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

Shahar Havivi shavivi at redhat.com
Thu Dec 15 09:02:41 UTC 2016


Hi,
There is a patch and its working with you ova
you can apply it to your environment if you want it to work now
https://gerrit.ovirt.org/#/c/68510/

 Shahar.

On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 7:30 PM, <aleksey.maksimov at it-kb.ru> wrote:

> Derek, thank you for participating.
>
> In the end, I completed the task (OVA imported).
> The root of the problem is that I tried to use the import with thin
> provision.
> But there is a known issue https://bugzilla.redhat.com/
> show_bug.cgi?id=1382404
> Workaround: Import VM from OVA as preallocated
> It's not a very good solution, but it is better than nothing
>
> 14.12.2016, 17:50, "Derek Atkins" <derek at ihtfp.com>:
> > Hi Aleksey,
> >
> > One more question for debugging purposes: How long does the import go
> > before it dies? Do you have enough time to run:
> >
> >   ps aux | grep virt-v2v
> >
> > On the import host while it's running? This might help us determine
> > where it's trying to store the data. It should be storing it in the
> > target storage, but it's possible that it's using temp space and then
> > running out.
> >
> > -derek
> >
> > aleksey.maksimov at it-kb.ru writes:
> >
> >>  Hi Shahar.
> >>
> >>  Look at the attached screenshot
> >>
> >>  14.12.2016, 12:15, "Shahar Havivi" <shavivi at redhat.com>:
> >>
> >>      Hi,
> >>      I was able to import your VMs with storage domain that had 350GB
> free.
> >>      Your ova have a disk with 1GB actual size and 256 virtual size -
> when I
> >>      try to import to a storage with 50G I got the error that you had.
> >>
> >>      if you will look at /var/log/vdsm/import/... you will see the logs
> of each
> >>      import,
> >>      In the one that fail I found this line:
> >>      qemu-img: error while writing sector 423174528: No space left on
> device
> >>
> >>      virt-v2v try to convert via qemu-img the img from vmdk to qcow and
> >>      encountered free space issue in the storage domain.
> >>
> >>      Please consider asking the mailing list  libguestfs at redhat.com
> about this
> >>      issue or try to increase your storage domain if you want a quick
> fix.
> >>
> >>      The reason that I think you where able to import via the virt-v2v
> command
> >>      is the usage of 'virt-v2v -o null' which is not writing to the
> disk.
> >>
> >>      Shahar.
> >>
> >>      On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 12:54 PM, <aleksey.maksimov at it-kb.ru>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>          Engine - oVirt Engine Version: 4.0.5.5-1.el7.centos (CentOS
> 7.2)
> >>
> >>          All Hosts:
> >>          OS Version:RHEL - 7 - 2.1511.el7.centos.2.10
> >>          OS Description:CentOS Linux 7 (Core)
> >>          Kernel Version:3.10.0 - 327.36.3.el7.x86_64
> >>          KVM Version:2.3.0 - 31.el7.16.1
> >>          LIBVIRT Version:libvirt-2.0.0-10.el7_3.2
> >>          VDSM Version:vdsm-4.18.15.3-1.el7.centos
> >>          SPICE Version:0.12.4 - 15.el7_2.2
> >>          GlusterFS Version:[N/A]
> >>          CEPH Version:librbd1-0.80.7-3.el7
> >>
> >>          [root at KOM-AD01-VM31 ~]# virt-v2v -V
> >>          virt-v2v 1.28.1
> >>
> >>          13.12.2016, 13:20, "Shahar Havivi" <shavivi at redhat.com>:
> >>
> >>              version of Engine and Host and virt-v2v (which is running
> on your
> >>              host)
> >>              and are you running on Fedora, Centos ext?
> >>
> >>              On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 12:08 PM, <
> aleksey.maksimov at it-kb.ru>
> >>              wrote:
> >>
> >>                  1. No. This is an unacceptable option for me
> >>                  2. No. This is my first experience
> >>                  3. Versions where? On Engine or on Host ?
> >>                  4. Yes.
> >>
> >>                  13.12.2016, 13:03, "Shahar Havivi" <shavivi at redhat.com
> >:
> >>
> >>                      Thanks you,
> >>                      Several questions:
> >>                      1. did you try to import the disk target as
> preallocate?
> >>                      2. did you try to import other ova files?
> >>                      3. can you please send us version of virt-v2v,
> vdsm and
> >>                      engine and the os that you are running with.
> >>                      4. Is it possible for you to share the ova file?
> >>
> >>                      Thank you,
> >>                       Shahar.
> >>
> >>                      On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 11:23 AM, <
> >>                      aleksey.maksimov at it-kb.ru> wrote:
> >>
> >>                          Log attached
> >>
> >>                          13.12.2016, 11:32, "Shahar Havivi" <
> shavivi at redhat.com
> >>                          >:
> >>
> >>                              Thank you,
> >>                              We need the vdsm log as well please - its
> the host
> >>                              that you try to import the ova from under
> /var/log
> >>                              /vdsm/vdsm.log
> >>
> >>                               Shahar.
> >>
> >>                              On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 9:58 AM, <
> >>                              aleksey.maksimov at it-kb.ru> wrote:
> >>
> >>                                  Log attached
> >>
> >>                                  13.12.2016, 10:04, "Shahar Havivi" <
> >>                                  shavivi at redhat.com>:
> >>
> >>                                      Please attach the log and will
> see what
> >>                                      the error is.
> >>
> >>                                      On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 9:01 AM, <
> >>                                      aleksey.maksimov at it-kb.ru> wrote:
> >>
> >>                                          Preallocated ?
> >>                                          I'm trying to import image of
> virtual
> >>                                          appliance "HP 3PAR Virtual
> Service
> >>                                          Processor"
> >>                                          This virtual machine has
> drive 256GB.
> >>                                          But really, this is a 40GB
> disk never
> >>                                          grows. I don't want to waste
> that much
> >>                                          disk space.
> >>
> >>                                          There is no other way ?
> >>
> >>                                          13.12.2016, 09:53, "Shahar
> Havivi" <
> >>                                          shavivi at redhat.com>:
> >>
> >>                                          Ok
> >>                                          so try to import as
> preallocated and
> >>                                          attach the log if you have
> any errors.
> >>
> >>                                          Shahar.
> >>
> >>                                          On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 8:47
> AM, <
> >>                                          aleksey.maksimov at it-kb.ru>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>                                          All my Data-Domains - FC SAN.
> Not
> >>                                          ISCSI.
> >>
> >>                                          13.12.2016, 09:41, "Shahar
> Havivi" <
> >>                                          shavivi at redhat.com>:
> >>
> >>                                          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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> list
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> >>                                          >>>>>>>
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> ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users
> >>                                          >>>>>>
> >>                                          >>>>>>     --
> >>                                          >>>>>>            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
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> Internet
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