[Users] Network profile lost after host edit

Mon Jan 20 13:19:42 UTC 2014

Hi Simon,

Thanks, sorry for the grievance you had to suffer but I'm glad all is
well now :) Do let us know of any further trouble.

Yours, Lior.

On 20/01/14 15:15, Simon Barrett wrote:
> I built a new Engine Server on 3.3.2-1.el6, rebuilt my VM's and I no longer see the issue. All is now working as expected.
> 
> Simon
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Simon Barrett 
> Sent: 08 January 2014 08:50
> To: Lior Vernia; Itamar Heim
> Cc: users at ovirt.org
> Subject: RE: [Users] Network profile lost after host edit
> 
> To test this further I setup another 3.3.2-1.el6 ovirt-engine. I'm not seeing the same problem on the new engine.
> 
> I'm going to try and move all configuration/VM's etc from the problem ovirt-engine install to the new one to see if the problem re-appears. 
> 
> I'll let you know how it goes.
> 
> Simon
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lior Vernia [mailto:lvernia at redhat.com] 
> Sent: 08 January 2014 06:02
> To: Itamar Heim
> Cc: Simon Barrett; users at ovirt.org
> Subject: Re: [Users] Network profile lost after host edit
> 
> 
> 
> On 07/01/14 23:16, Itamar Heim wrote:
>> On 01/07/2014 08:59 AM, Lior Vernia wrote:
>>> Hi Simon,
>>>
>>> Thank you so much for tracking this down. I'm currently immersed in 
>>> oVirt 3.4 feature stuff, but I just wanted to let you know I saw this 
>>> and am planning to take care of it; I'll take a look in a week or two 
>>> when things calm down.
>>>
>>> The bad news are, I suspect there will be no workaround other than 
>>> upgrading to the next version that will include the fix (likely 3.3.3).
>>>
>>
>> is there an ovirt bug targeted to 3.3.3 tracking this?
>>
> 
> I'll open one as soon as I test the issue. Unless Simon would like to pick up the gauntlet and open one on bugzilla.redhat.com?...
> 
>>> Yours, Lior.
>>>
>>> On 06/01/14 12:21, Simon Barrett wrote:
>>>> I am now able to reproduce the problem where network profile 
>>>> definitions are lost on VM edit.
>>>>
>>>> - Create VM
>>>> - From the "Network Interfaces" tab, click on "New" and assign the 
>>>> ovirtmgt profile to nic1
>>>> - Edit VM, from the "nic1" drop down select another profile and 
>>>> click OK
>>>> - Edit the same VM again and nic1 lists as <Empty>
>>>>
>>>> I upgraded to 3.3.2-1.el6 and still see the problem.
>>>>
>>>> As ever, any help is very much appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Simon
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: users-bounces at ovirt.org [mailto:users-bounces at ovirt.org] On 
>>>> Behalf Of Simon Barrett
>>>> Sent: 12 December 2013 21:53
>>>> To: Lior Vernia
>>>> Cc: users at ovirt.org
>>>> Subject: Re: [Users] Network profile lost after host edit
>>>>
>>>> Lior,
>>>>
>>>> I'm running 3.3.1.
>>>>
>>>> I think it may be related to how I created the VM's. Another VM 
>>>> created using the blank template works fine and the network config 
>>>> displays correctly when I click on edit.
>>>>
>>>> The problem VM's were created with a different template. I'll dig a 
>>>> bit further to see if I can narrow it down any further.
>>>>
>>>> I don't have to click show advanced to exhibit the problem.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for the response
>>>>
>>>> Simon
>>>>
>>>>> On 12 Dec 2013, at 16:44, "Lior Vernia" <lvernia at redhat.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Simon,
>>>>>
>>>>> I apologize for the delay in my response. I've worked quite a bit 
>>>>> on that part of the dialog since oVirt 3.3, and while it was quite 
>>>>> buggy I haven't encountered this exact issue you're describing. It 
>>>>> does remind me of one bug though; could it be that pressing the 
>>>>> "Show Advanced Options" is what triggers the strange behavior?
>>>>>
>>>>> What version of oVirt engine are you running? Both 3.3.1 and 3.3.2 
>>>>> should be quite stable as far as this dialog is concerned, so 
>>>>> upgrading might be a good idea.
>>>>>
>>>>> As for workarounds, it sounds like a GUI issue so I don't think 
>>>>> there's anything you can do apart from upgrading the engine.
>>>>>
>>>>> Yours, Lior.
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 11/12/13 13:40, Simon Barrett wrote:
>>>>>> I have a problem where VM network profiles are lost when editing a 
>>>>>> host.
>>>>>> E.G.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *         VM is running fine on the correct network. Network
>>>>>> Interfaces
>>>>>> tab shows "nic1" and "Network Name" shows the correct network profile.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *         I shutdown the VM then right click and Edit.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *         The General settings for the node shows "nic1 <Empty>". If I
>>>>>> then edit config, something like increasing memory or changing CPU 
>>>>>> cores then click on OK, the VM configuration is saved without a 
>>>>>> network profile.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *         When I boot the VM I cannot connect to it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *         I then have to edit the node again configure back in the
>>>>>> correct network profile.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Does anyone know if this is a known issue? If not, any suggestions 
>>>>>> as to how I correct this so that the original network profile 
>>>>>> definition is retained after an edit?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Many thanks,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Simon
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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