[ovirt-users] After the export, the import OVA failed

[Oliver Riesener]

> Am 07.03.2018 um 00:03 schrieb Arik Hadas <ahadas at redhat.com>:
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> On Wed, Mar 7, 2018 at 12:10 AM, Oliver Riesener <Oliver.Riesener at hs-bremen.de <mailto:Oliver.Riesener at hs-bremen.de>> wrote:
> Hi Arik, Hi Fabrice,
> 
> i have tried the same procedure with 4.2.1, with same results.
> 
> After commands:
> 
> # mkdir /var/log/ovirt-engine/ova
> # chown ovirt.ovirt /var/log/ovirt-engine/ova
> 
> I can provide log files. See ansible script failed. 
> 
> /export/ovirt/export/xx is the correct directory where i have extracted the *.ova file because the UI search for *.ovf file and didn’t recognize *.ova files directly ? 
> 
> Thanks for providing the logs.
> We don't support OVA directory with content (OVF, disks) that was created by oVirt yet (it only works with content that was created by VMware).
> The OVA tar file should not be extracted and the path to the OVA should include the filename, e.g., /export/ovirt/export/xx/my.ova

With the fullname to *.ova, the VM is importable. yeah!

> If you pack the directory's content into an OVA file, please note that the OVF should be placed at the first entry.
> 
> There is a bug about changing 'path' to something like 'path to ova file' in the import dialog [1], I may add a validation for that as well until we'll also support the OVA directory format.
> 
> [1] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1547636 <https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1547636>
At this point, path is ok, but *.ova should be **browsed** too.

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> Please see attachments:
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> Cheers
> Olri
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>> Am 06.03.2018 um 19:25 schrieb Fabrice SOLER <fabrice.soler at ac-guadeloupe.fr <mailto:fabrice.soler at ac-guadeloupe.fr>>:
>> 
>> Hi, 
>> 
>> I have deleted the VM amon and tried to import the OVA. It does not work.
>> I think there is a problem in the ovf file (XML format) like I posted in the precedente mail :
>> 
>> I constated that the ovf format is not the same when I made the export ova with vmware and ovirt.
>> 
>> Export ova with vmware :
>> 
>> [root at eple-rectorat-proto AntiVirus]# file AntiVirus.ovf
>> AntiVirus.ovf: XML 1.0 document, ASCII text, with very long lines, with CRLF line terminators
>> 
>> Export ova with ovirt :
>> [root at ovirt-eple amon]# file vm.ovf
>> vm.ovf: XML 1.0 document, ASCII text, with very long lines, with no line terminators
>> 
>> With Ovirt there is no line terminators.
>> 
>> Is that normal ? Is that why the OVA import does not work ?
>> 
>> 
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>> Le 06/03/2018 à 12:11, Oliver Riesener a écrit :
>>> Hi Fabrice,
>>> try to rename the already existing old VM to another name like amon-old.
>>> The import the OVA machine again.
>>> 
>>> On 06.03.2018 15:33, Fabrice SOLER wrote:
>>>> Hello,
>>>> 
>>>> I have upgraded the engine and the node, so the version is : 4.2.1.1.1-1.el7
>>>> To import, I made a "tar xvf file.ova".
>>>> Then from the portal, I import the VM
>>>> 
>>>> <fnoenhmgochfekoh.png>
>>>> I saw that :
>>>> 
>>>> <ieaciiocgjjgcbcg.png>
>>>> 
>>>> After that the amon was removed as we can see in the events  :
>>>> 
>>>> <hljdjnbeojagoppc.png>
>>>> 
>>>> It seems it does not work. Maybe the VM is hide somewhere ?
>>>> 
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> <Fabrice SOLER.PNG>
>>>> 
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