[Users] vmware image conversion

[Ted Miller]

On 2/9/2014 4:27 PM, Itamar Heim wrote:
> On 02/09/2014 10:28 PM, Maurice James wrote:
>> The instructions assume that I have an ESX instance to connect to. How do I
>> do this with an already exported vmware image with no esx available to
>> connect to? I have a turnkey drupal vm in ovf format
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Itamar Heim [mailto:iheim at redhat.com]
>> Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2014 2:24 PM
>> To: Maurice James; 'users'
>> Subject: Re: [Users] vmware image conversion
>>
>> On 02/09/2014 07:02 PM, Maurice James wrote:
>>> According to this https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2013-1749.html It
>>> does not do it
>>
>> please review:
>> https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Virtua
>> lization/3.3/html-single/V2V_Guide/index.html
>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Itamar Heim [mailto:iheim at redhat.com]
>>> Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2014 4:52 AM
>>> To: Maurice James; 'users'
>>> Subject: Re: [Users] vmware image conversion
>>>
>>> On 02/08/2014 04:18 PM, Maurice James wrote:
>>>> I submitted an RFE to have vmware image conversion added to 3.5. I
>>>> think that is a key feature that is lacking. Im just trying to get
>>>> some eyes on it here.
>>>>
>>>> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062910
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>
>>> can you comment on the gaps from virt-v2v which does this today (in
>>> the bug as well).
>>>
>>> thanks,
>>>       Itamar
>>>
>>
>
> iirc, you need an ESX currently.
Some of us are stuck without a way to try out ovirt because of this.  ESX is 
not the only platform that people run VMWare on.  I am trying to bring over 
VMs from an old VMWare Server setup on Centos 5.  Works fine, but there is no 
migration path.  Other people may have VMs on VMWare Workstation or other, 
older products.  We just get told to go fly a kite?

If the only choice is to bring up a full-blown, working ESX instance, I may 
bring up ESXi and stay there.

Ted Miller
Elkhart, IN