[Users] Error taking snapshot

[Deepak C Shetty]

On 02/28/2012 06:49 PM, Itamar Heim wrote:
> On 02/28/2012 12:35 PM, Deepak C Shetty wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I have a DC which is FC based and i already have a virtual disk and
>> booting VM off it.
>> When i try to take a snapshot of this, it gives me a msg on OE side
>> ..something like..
>>
>> Error:
>>
>> vm-backed-by-fc-storage:
>>
>>   * Cannot ${action} ${type}. Same action in progress.
>
> this is a text bug that the action/type weren't replaced by the real 
> text.
> is this in UI or API?
>
In the UI, on the web browser interface.

>>
>>
>>
>>  From OE log.. this is what i found relevant...
>>
>> 2012-02-28 21:18:08,990 INFO
>> [org.ovirt.engine.core.bll.CreateAllSnapshotsFromVmCommand]
>> (http--0.0.0.0-8080-1) Failed to Acquire Lock to object EngineLock
>> [exclusiveLocks= key:
>> org.ovirt.engine.core.bll.CreateAllSnapshotsFromVmCommand value:
>> 99df0240-928b-47eb-a944-7c44ce7e9ece
>> , sharedLocks= ]
>>
>> How can i proceed from here ?
>
> sounds like expected behavior to me? you can't take a snapshot while 
> VM is running until live snapshot are implemented?
> or am i missing something?
>

I know that, but in this case VM status is down. There are no VMs running.
I tried this twice, and i see the same issue both the times. In fact
ps -ef| grep qemu also shows nothing (on the host), meaning  no VMs running.