On Wed, Sep 14, 2022 at 7:38 PM Kaushal Shriyan <kaushalshri...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On Sat, Sep 3, 2022 at 12:28 AM Kaushal Shriyan <kaushalshri...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 1, 2022 at 9:39 PM Kaushal Shriyan <kaushalshri...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Is there a way to backup KVM Guest VM in kvmguestosimage.ova or >>> kvmguestosimage.vmdk format as I am trying to restore it in AWS by >>> referring to https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/vm-import/ article as per the >>> below supported file format. >>> >>> [1] Open Virtualization Archive (OVA) >>> [2] Virtual Machine Disk (VMDK) >>> [3] Virtual Hard Disk (VHD/VHDX) >>> [4] raw >>> >>> Also any method to take full and incremental backup of KVM Guest VM. >>> >>> Any help will be highly appreciated. I look forward to hearing from you. >>> Thanks in Advance. >>> >>> Best Regards, >>> >>> Kaushal >>> >>> >>> >> Hi, >> >> Checking in again if someone can pitch in for my earlier post to this >> mailing list. Thanks in advance. >> >> Best Regards, >> >> Kaushal >> > > Hi, > > I followed the below steps by referring to > https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vm-import/latest/userguide/vmimport-image-import.html > . > > # qemu-img -h | grep Supported > Supported formats: blkdebug blklogwrites blkverify compress > copy-before-write copy-on-read file ftp ftps gluster host_cdrom host_device > http https iscsi iser luks nbd null-aio null-co nvme preallocate qcow2 > quorum raw rbd ssh throttle vhdx vmdk vpc > > # qemu-img --version > qemu-img version 6.2.0 (qemu-kvm-6.2.0-12.module_el8.7.0+1140+ff0772f9) > Copyright (c) 2003-2021 Fabrice Bellard and the QEMU Project developers > # > > *Step No. 1* > #qemu-img convert -O vmdk openapibox.img openapibox.vmdk -p > > *Step No. 2* > #aws ec2 import-image --disk-containers > Format=vmdk,UserBucket="{S3Bucket=daclabservers,S3Key=openapidbox.vmdk}" > { > "ImportTaskId": "import-ami-0232f452194f6efe0", > "Progress": "1", > "SnapshotDetails": [ > { > "DiskImageSize": 0.0, > "Format": "VMDK", > "UserBucket": { > "S3Bucket": "daclabservers", > "S3Key": "openapibox.vmdk" > } > } > ], > "Status": "active", > "StatusMessage": "pending" > } > > *Step No. 3* > #aws ec2 describe-import-image-tasks --import-task-ids > import-ami-0232f452194f6efe0 > { > "ImportImageTasks": [ > { > "ImportTaskId": "import-ami-0232f452194f6efe0", > "SnapshotDetails": [ > { > "DiskImageSize": 0.0, > "Status": "completed" > } > ], > "Status": "deleted", > "StatusMessage": "ClientError: Disk validation failed > [Unsupported VMDK File Format]", > "Tags": [] > } > ] > } > > Please guide me. Am I missing anything? Thanks in advance. > > Best Regards, > > Kaushal > Hi, I will appreciate it if someone can pitch in for my earlier post to this mailing list and need guidance in this regard. I look forward to hearing from you. Thanks in advance. Best Regards, Kaushal