[ovirt-users] oVirt 4.1: clone option of importing from VMware

[Yaniv Kaul]

On Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 3:36 PM Gianluca Cecchi <gianluca.cecchi at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hello,
> I'm doing some tests to import VMs from VMware and verify functionality.
> Great newcomer in 4.1
>

It was added in 4.0, I believe.


> In my initial test, ESXi host is 5.5 and vcsa 6.0U2
>
> What does it mean the "clone" check box I can select in the last screen
> before running the import?
>
> Also, after pressing OK it seems nothing is then running, apart the symbol
> that VM is locked and its status is "initializing"
> See here:
>
> https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwoPbcrMv8mvYWhwMllPSFRnakU/view?usp=sharing
>
> BTW: the alerts are not related to the import...
>
> The tasks(N) header shows tasks(0) as if no task in execution
>
> In events I have:
> Feb 27, 2017 2:01:35 PM Starting to convert Vm T-RHEL6-64
>

That 'Starting' is kind of a hint a task is executing.


> Feb 27, 2017 2:01:18 PM Starting to import Vm T-RHEL6-64 to Data Center
> Default, Cluster Default
>

Here again.


> Feb 27, 2017 2:01:18 PM Add-Disk operation of 'T-RHEL6-64' was initiated
> by the system.
>

And 'was initiated' means there is a task.


>
> From hypervisor point of view I see:
>
> [root at ovmsrv06 vdsm]# pstree 18777
> vdsm─┬─3*[ioprocess───5*[{ioprocess}]]
>      ├─tee
>      ├─virt-v2v─┬─qemu-kvm───5*[{qemu-kvm}]
>      │          └─virt-v2v
>      └─50*[{vdsm}]
> [root at ovmsrv06 vdsm]#
>
> And after about 20 minutes (the original VM has only one thin provisioned
> disk 4Gb/8Gb) the lock goes away and the status of the VM becomes down and
> in events pane I get only now the sequence:
>
> Feb 27, 2017 2:20:42 PM Vm T-RHEL6-64 was imported successfully to Data
> Center Default, Cluster Default
>

And this is the end of the task.


> It seems to me not so clear experience for the user importing, especially
> I imagine in case of more than one import and with big disks.
>

I guess as always, we could try to improve with progress bar...
Y.


>
> Thanks,
> Gianluca
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