kiranchavala opened a new issue, #13007: URL: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack/issues/13007
### The required feature described as a wish As a Admin /Operator I would like to see the correct error message for the instance conversion from vmware to kvm fails Steps to reproduce the issue 1. Select a kvm host which does not have the virt-v2v installed The following exception is thrown in the UI > this not clear to the end user <img width="429" height="242" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/418c227d-a1c7-4dd3-badc-d4e767d099de"; /> 2. On checking the logs ``` 2026-04-13 06:32:30,120 ERROR [o.a.c.v.UnmanagedVMsManagerImpl] (API-Job-Executor-85:[ctx-de7abe65, job-145, ctx-d94fe1bb]) (logid:03b36fd8) The host Host {"id":2,"name":"ref-trl-6210-k-Mr9-kiran-chavala-kvm2","type":"Routing","uuid":"ee80e6e2-2e52-4dce-b554-6af6027303c6"} doesn't support conversion of instance i-2-14-VM from VMware to KVM due to: Cannot convert the instance from VMware using VDDK on host 10.1.34.207. Please make sure virt-v2v, nbdkit-vddk and a valid VDDK library directory are available on the host. 2026-04-13 06:32:30,120 ERROR [o.a.c.v.UnmanagedVMsManagerImpl] (API-Job-Executor-85:[ctx-de7abe65, job-145, ctx-d94fe1bb]) (logid:03b36fd8) Error importing VM: The host Host {"id":2,"name":"ref-trl-6210-k-Mr9-kiran-chavala-kvm2","type":"Routing","uuid":"ee80e6e2-2e52-4dce-b554-6af6027303c6"} doesn't support conversion of instance i-2-14-VM from VMware to KVM due to: Cannot convert the instance from VMware using VDDK on host 10.1.34.207. Please make sure virt-v2v, nbdkit-vddk and a valid VDDK library directory are available on the host. com.cloud.utils.exception.CloudRuntimeException: The host Host {"id":2,"name":"ref-trl-6210-k-Mr9-kiran-chavala-kvm2","type":"Routing","uuid":"ee80e6e2-2e52-4dce-b554-6af6027303c6"} doesn't support conversion of instance i-2-14-VM from VMware to KVM due to: Cannot convert the instance from VMware using VDDK on host 10.1.34.207. Please make sure virt-v2v, nbdkit-vddk and a valid VDDK library directory are available on the host. at org.apache.cloudstack.vm.UnmanagedVMsManagerImpl.checkConversionSupportOnHost(UnmanagedVMsManagerImpl.java:2110) at org.apache.cloudstack.vm.UnmanagedVMsManagerImpl.importUnmanagedInstanceFromVmwareToKvm(UnmanagedVMsManagerImpl.java:1704) at org.apache.cloudstack.vm.UnmanagedVMsManagerImpl.baseImportInstance(UnmanagedVMsManagerImpl.java:1366) at org.apache.cloudstack.vm.UnmanagedVMsManagerImpl.importVm(UnmanagedVMsManagerImpl.java:1517) 2026-04-13 06:32:30,130 ERROR [c.c.a.ApiAsyncJobDispatcher] (API-Job-Executor-85:[ctx-de7abe65, job-145]) (logid:03b36fd8) Unexpected exception while executing org.apache.cloudstack.api.command.admin.vm.ImportVmCmd java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "com.cloud.vm.ImportVMTaskVO.setUpdated(java.util.Date)" because "importVMTaskVO" is null at org.apache.cloudstack.vm.ImportVmTasksManagerImpl.updateImportVMTaskErrorState(ImportVmTasksManagerImpl.java:166) at org.apache.cloudstack.vm.UnmanagedVMsManagerImpl.importUnmanagedInstanceFromVmwareToKvm(UnmanagedVMsManagerImpl.java:1768)'' ``` Expected behaviour The following error message should be shown in the ui ``` Cannot convert the instance from VMware using VDDK on host 10.1.34.207. Please make sure virt-v2v, nbdkit-vddk and a valid VDDK library directory are available on the host. ``` -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected]
