[ovirt-users] Unable to delete VM disk

[cmc]

On the VM in the list of VMs, by right-clicking on it. It then gives
you a pop up window to edit the VM, starting in the 'General' section
(much as when you create a new one)

Thanks,

Cam

On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 5:04 PM, Fred Rolland <frolland at redhat.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Which version are you using ?
> When you mention "Edit", on which entity is it performed.?
>
> The disks are currently not part of the edit VM window.
>
> Thanks,
> Freddy
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 6:06 PM, cmc <iucounu at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> This VM wasn't running.
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 4:02 PM, Elad Ben Aharon <ebenahar at redhat.com>
>> wrote:
>> > In general, in order to delete a disk while it is attached to a running
>> > VM,
>> > the disk has to be deactivated (hotunplugged) first so it won't be
>> > accessible for read and write from the VM.
>> > In the 'edit' VM prompt there is no option to deactivate the disk, it
>> > should
>> > be done from the disks subtab under the virtual machine.
>> >
>> > On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 5:33 PM, cmc <iucounu at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Actually, I just tried to create a new disk via the 'Edit' menu once
>> >> I'd deleted it from the 'Disks' tab, and it threw an exception.
>> >>
>> >> Attached is the console log.
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 3:24 PM, cmc <iucounu at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> > Hi Elad,
>> >> >
>> >> > I was trying to delete the disk via the 'edit' menu, but noticed just
>> >> > now that there was a 'disks' tab when the machine was highlighted.
>> >> > This has a 'activate/deactivate' function, and once deactivated, was
>> >> > able to remove it without error.
>> >> >
>> >> > It does offer the option of deleting the disk when right clicking on
>> >> > the VM and choosing 'edit', however, there is no 'deactivate' option.
>> >> > Not sure if this is by design (so that users should look elsewhere).
>> >> > I
>> >> > can still try to run the delete from the 'Edit' page, and capture
>> >> > browser console output. Otherwise, apologies for troubling you with
>> >> > this.
>> >> >
>> >> > Kind regards,
>> >> >
>> >> > Cam
>> >> >
>> >> > On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 12:27 PM, Elad Ben Aharon
>> >> > <ebenahar at redhat.com>
>> >> > wrote:
>> >> >> There is no indication for image deletion in engine.log
>> >> >> The browser console log is located in your browser under
>> >> >> 'settings'->'developer'.
>> >> >> Please try to delete a disk as you tried before, get the console log
>> >> >> and
>> >> >> provide it.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Thanks
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Mon, Dec 12, 2016 at 7:40 PM, cmc <iucounu at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Hi Eled,
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> I've attached the ui log and the engine log but I'm not sure what
>> >> >>> the
>> >> >>> browser console log is - there is a 'console.log' in
>> >> >>> /var/log/ovirt-engine,
>> >> >>> but it is zero size (do I have to turn up debugging perhaps?).
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Kind regards,
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Cam
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> On Sun, Dec 11, 2016 at 2:26 PM, Elad Ben Aharon
>> >> >>> <ebenahar at redhat.com>
>> >> >>> wrote:
>> >> >>> > Hi,
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > Please attach browser console log and engine.log
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > Thanks
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > On Fri, Dec 9, 2016 at 8:04 PM, cmc <iucounu at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >>> >>
>> >> >>> >> Just another note on this: I now get a UI exception every time I
>> >> >>> >> try
>> >> >>> >> to provision a disk, although it does succeed so. I'm guessing
>> >> >>> >> something else is going on, but there is no error in the engine
>> >> >>> >> log.
>> >> >>> >>
>> >> >>> >> On Fri, Dec 9, 2016 at 2:54 PM, cmc <iucounu at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >>> >> > Hi,
>> >> >>> >> >
>> >> >>> >> > I'm trying to delete a disk from a host I have shut down, as I
>> >> >>> >> > need
>> >> >>> >> > to
>> >> >>> >> > provision a larger one. When I try to delete it, it gives me
>> >> >>> >> > an
>> >> >>> >> > exception on the UI. I've tried removing the bootable flag,
>> >> >>> >> > and
>> >> >>> >> > creating another disk, but it still won't allow the deletion
>> >> >>> >> > of
>> >> >>> >> > the
>> >> >>> >> > disk. I can't see a relevant error in the engine log, though
>> >> >>> >> > there
>> >> >>> >> > are
>> >> >>> >> > errors in the UI log, but I expect that is just as result of
>> >> >>> >> > the
>> >> >>> >> > underlying issue with deleting the disk.
>> >> >>> >> >
>> >> >>> >> > Thanks,
>> >> >>> >> >
>> >> >>> >> > Cam
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