[ovirt-users] How can I import VMWare OVA file to oVirt 4.0?

Shahar Havivi shavivi at redhat.com
Tue Dec 13 06:40:18 UTC 2016


What is the type of the target storage domain that you try to import
to?(nfs or iscsi)
if its iscsi try to change it to preallocate instead of thin-provision,
also please attach the engine log if you have more problems.

 Shahar.

On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 7:08 AM, <aleksey.maksimov at it-kb.ru> wrote:

> # LIBGUESTFS_BACKEND=direct virt-v2v -v -x -i ova
> /tmp/rhel_Vsp-4.4.0.GA-53.ova -of raw -o null
>
> ....
> fsync /dev/sda
> guestfsd: main_loop: proc 282 (internal_autosync) took 0.01 seconds
> libguestfs: trace: internal_autosync = 0
> libguestfs: sending SIGTERM to process 3338
> libguestfs: trace: shutdown = 0
> libguestfs: trace: close
> libguestfs: closing guestfs handle 0x2880a10 (state 0)
> libguestfs: command: run: rm
> libguestfs: command: run: \ -rf /tmp/libguestfsrxuByo
> [  99.0] Checking if the guest needs BIOS or UEFI to boot
> [  99.0] Copying disk 1/1 to /var/tmp/null.lP6vGa/sda (raw)
> target_file = /var/tmp/null.lP6vGa/sda
> target_format = raw
> target_estimated_size = 13480052354
> target_overlay = /var/tmp/v2vovle81937.qcow2
> target_overlay.ov_source = /var/tmp/ova.zJ6ks8/rhel_Vsp-
> 4.4.0.GA-53-disk1.vmdk
> qemu-img convert -p -n -f qcow2 -O 'raw' '/var/tmp/v2vovle81937.qcow2'
> '/var/tmp/null.lP6vGa/sda'
>     (100.00/100%)
> virtual copying rate: 95364.1 M bits/sec
> real copying rate: 811.7 M bits/sec
> sda: estimate 13480052354 (12.6G) versus actual 2339610624 (2.2G): 476.2%
> [ 126.0] Creating output metadata
> [ 126.0] Finishing off
>
>
> The output is very voluminous. Errors are seen.
>
>
>
> 13.12.2016, 07:59, "aleksey.maksimov at it-kb.ru" <aleksey.maksimov at it-kb.ru
> >:
> > -bash: annotate-output: command not found
> >
> > 12.12.2016, 21:26, "Derek Atkins" <derek at ihtfp.com>:
> >>  Hi,
> >>
> >>  What happened when you ran the virt-v2v command I suggested?
> >>
> >>  -derek
> >>
> >>  On Mon, December 12, 2016 12:32 pm, aleksey.maksimov at it-kb.ru wrote:
> >>>   I mount 5TB nfs-share to my host and tried to import OVA from this
> >>>   mount-point.
> >>>   Exact same error.
> >>>
> >>>   Do the import process attempts to use 256G inside the Engine virtual
> >>>   machine ???
> >>>
> >>>   12.12.2016, 18:01, "aleksey.maksimov at it-kb.ru"
> >>>   <aleksey.maksimov at it-kb.ru>:
> >>>>   1.2G is real OVA image size.
> >>>>   256G is virtual disk size.
> >>>>   Could this be a problem?
> >>>>
> >>>>   But before I start the import, in the settings I choose "Thin
> provision"
> >>>>   (see the attached screenshot)
> >>>>
> >>>>   12.12.2016, 17:47, "aleksey.maksimov at it-kb.ru"
> >>>>   <aleksey.maksimov at it-kb.ru>:
> >>>>>    Hi Derek
> >>>>>
> >>>>>    # df -H /tmp/
> >>>>>
> >>>>>    Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
> >>>>>    /dev/cciss/c0d0p2 53G 5.7G 45G 12% /
> >>>>>
> >>>>>    But my OVA file size - 1.2G
> >>>>>
> >>>>>    12.12.2016, 17:26, "Derek Atkins" <derek at ihtfp.com>:
> >>>>>>     Hi,
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>     Did you perhaps run out of disk space in /tmp? I'm not sure
> where
> >>>>>>   the
> >>>>>>     virt-v2v does it work, but the error "Conversion of VM from
> exteral
> >>>>>>     enironment failed: copy-disk stream closed unexpectedly" seems
> to
> >>>>>>   imply an
> >>>>>>     error there.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>     I had no issues myself on 4.0.5 (modulo setfiles taking a very
> long
> >>>>>>   time
> >>>>>>     in a few cases).
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>     -derek
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>     On Mon, December 12, 2016 9:19 am, aleksey.maksimov at it-kb.ru
> wrote:
> >>>>>>>      Hello oVirt guru`s!
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>      In the process of importing from OVA file (from
> >>>>>>>      /tmp/rhel_Vsp-4.4.0.GA-53.ova in one of hosts) VM first
> appears in
> >>>>>>>   the web
> >>>>>>>      console, then disappears.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>      In the oVirt Engine log:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>      ...
> >>>>>>>      2016-12-12 16:55:20,209 INFO
> >>>>>>>      [org.ovirt.engine.core.bll.exportimport.
> ImportVmFromOvaCommand]
> >>>>>>>   (default
> >>>>>>>      task-28) [6179021a] Lock Acquired to object
> >>>>>>>      'EngineLock:{exclusiveLocks='[rhel_Vsp-4.4.0.GA-53=<VM_NAME,
> >>>>>>>      ACTION_TYPE_FAILED_NAME_ALREADY_USED>,
> >>>>>>>      2a3d20f9-502a-4c60-8c14-371456cd4c99=<VM,
> >>>>>>>      ACTION_TYPE_FAILED_VM_IS_BEING_IMPORTED$VmName
> >>>>>>>   rhel_Vsp-4.4.0.GA-53>]',
> >>>>>>>      sharedLocks='null'}'
> >>>>>>>      2016-12-12 16:55:20,326 WARN
> >>>>>>>      [org.ovirt.engine.core.dal.job.ExecutionMessageDirector]
> >>>>>>>      (org.ovirt.thread.pool-6-thread-35) [6179021a] The message
> key
> >>>>>>>      'ImportVmFromOva' is missing from 'bundles/ExecutionMessages'
> >>>>>>>      ...
> >>>>>>>      2016-12-12 16:57:34,758 INFO
> >>>>>>>      [org.ovirt.engine.core.bll.exportimport.ConvertVmCallback]
> >>>>>>>      (DefaultQuartzScheduler4) [27df05b8] Conversion of VM from
> exteral
> >>>>>>>      enironment failed: copy-disk stream closed unexpectedly
> >>>>>>>      2016-12-12 16:57:35,761 ERROR
> >>>>>>>      [org.ovirt.engine.core.bll.exportimport.ConvertOvaCommand]
> >>>>>>>      (DefaultQuartzScheduler8) [77b50303] Ending command
> >>>>>>>      'org.ovirt.engine.core.bll.exportimport.ConvertOvaCommand'
> with
> >>>>>>>   failure.
> >>>>>>>      2016-12-12 16:57:35,827 INFO
> >>>>>>>      [org.ovirt.engine.core.dal.dbbroker.auditloghandling.
> AuditLogDirector]
> >>>>>>>      (DefaultQuartzScheduler8) [77b50303] Correlation ID: 3187db75,
> >>>>>>>   Call Stack:
> >>>>>>>      null, Custom Event ID: -1, Message: Failed to convert Vm
> >>>>>>>      rhel_Vsp-4.4.0.GA-53
> >>>>>>>      ...
> >>>>>>>      2016-12-12 16:57:38,458 INFO
> >>>>>>>      [org.ovirt.engine.core.vdsbroker.vdsbroker.
> DeleteV2VJobVDSCommand]
> >>>>>>>      (DefaultQuartzScheduler8) [5237b44a] FINISH,
> >>>>>>>   DeleteV2VJobVDSCommand, log
> >>>>>>>      id: 1a69f33d
> >>>>>>>      2016-12-12 16:57:38,459 WARN
> >>>>>>>      [org.ovirt.engine.core.bll.lock.InMemoryLockManager]
> >>>>>>>      (DefaultQuartzScheduler8) [5237b44a] Trying to release
> exclusive
> >>>>>>>   lock
> >>>>>>>      which does not exist, lock key:
> >>>>>>>   '2a3d20f9-502a-4c60-8c14-371456cd4c99VM'
> >>>>>>>      2016-12-12 16:57:38,459 INFO
> >>>>>>>      [org.ovirt.engine.core.bll.exportimport.ConvertOvaCommand]
> >>>>>>>      (DefaultQuartzScheduler8) [5237b44a] Lock freed to object
> >>>>>>>      'EngineLock:{exclusiveLocks='[2a3d20f9-
> 502a-4c60-8c14-371456cd4c99=<VM,
> >>>>>>>      ACTION_TYPE_FAILED_VM_IS_BEING_IMPORTED$VmName
> >>>>>>>   rhel_Vsp-4.4.0.GA-53>]',
> >>>>>>>      sharedLocks='null'}'
> >>>>>>>      2016-12-12 16:57:38,463 ERROR
> >>>>>>>      [org.ovirt.engine.core.dal.dbbroker.auditloghandling.
> AuditLogDirector]
> >>>>>>>      (DefaultQuartzScheduler8) [5237b44a] Correlation ID: 3187db75,
> >>>>>>>   Call Stack:
> >>>>>>>      null, Custom Event ID: -1, Message: Failed to import Vm
> >>>>>>>      rhel_Vsp-4.4.0.GA-53 to Data Center Default, Cluster Default
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>      What could be the problem?
> >>>>>>>      _______________________________________________
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> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>     --
> >>>>>>            Derek Atkins 617-623-3745
> >>>>>>            derek at ihtfp.com www.ihtfp.com
> >>>>>>            Computer and Internet Security Consultant
> >>
> >>  --
> >>         Derek Atkins 617-623-3745
> >>         derek at ihtfp.com www.ihtfp.com
> >>         Computer and Internet Security Consultant
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