[Users] Error taking snapshot

[Deepak C Shetty]

On 02/28/2012 07:14 PM, Itamar Heim wrote:
> On 02/28/2012 03:28 PM, Deepak C Shetty wrote:
>> 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.
>>
>>
>
> then sounds like a newly introduced bug/regression in engine side.
> please open a bug
>

Okay, not sure if it helps, but the same worked when i tried with 
localfs storage
(meaning host being part of local dc using host local storage)

Only when i try with fc storage, the snapshot fails. How is this 
specific to fc storage ?