[ovirt-users] Unable to delete VM disk

[cmc]

Sorry, forgot the version: 4.0.5.5-1.el7.centos

On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 5:37 PM, cmc <iucounu at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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