[Users] Move single vmdk (or else) disk into oVirt/RHEV

[Itamar Heim]

On 14/02/2013 16:56, Nicolas Ecarnot wrote:
> Le 14/02/2013 15:05, Richard W.M. Jones a écrit :
>> On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 04:14:38PM +0100, Nicolas Ecarnot wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I find it hard to find any information about the way I have to
>>> follow to convert/import a vmdk/qcow/raw/etc... single disk into an
>>> oVirt disks list.
>>>
>>> I know how to use virt-v2v to import complete VMs (disk AND config),
>>> but don't know how to handle a single data disk.
>>
>> Assuming it's a data disk with no operating system on it, then it's
>> very likely the internal filesystem requires no conversion at all, so
>> it's outside the scope of virt-v2v.
>>
>> However the disk format might need to be converted, eg. from VMDK to
>> qcow2.  You can do this using 'qemu-img convert' or VMware's
>> vdiskmanager program.
>>
>> I'm not sure about how you would import a disk into oVirt.  I guess
>> that copying it onto the Export Storage Domain won't work because
>> oVirt will expect a full guest config.
>>
>> Do you intend to attach this data disk to some existing VM?
>>
>> Rich.
>>
>
> That is exactly the case : it is indeed a pure data disk with an ext3
> filesystem (no LVM, no nothing).
> I intend to attach it to some existing VM.
>
> I know how to convert it into qcow2 or whatever.
> I know how to create an additionnal disk in oVirt.
> I know I could trick the system by creating a disk in oVirt, then
> replace its content by playing with dd, or exploring LVs indide my
> domain master LUN.
>
> But I must admit I was dreaming of some 'official' way to do that.
>

keith - any thoughts on ovirt-image-uploader being able to uplaod a 
single disk?
ayal - on being able to import floating disks from the export domain 
rather than VMs