Guess that means no for now. I will create the request here shortly and send the link after.
Hope I can get enough votes for serious consideration. Thanks again! On 2013/04/12, at 13:21, Chiradeep Vittal <chiradeep.vit...@citrix.com> wrote: > I think this is a great idea. First step would be to log a request in > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK > > > And folks, please vote. > > On 4/11/13 7:18 PM, "Jake G." <dj_dark_jungl...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> Is there an easier way to migrate existing VMs on a VMware host into >> Cloudstack without exporting as OVF/OVA then importing into Cloudstack as >> a template, then deploying again? >> This method is also hit or miss. A lot of times I get a BSoD or Kernal >> Panic with some VMs I migrated. >> >> If this is the only way to migrate then Cloudstack is going to have a big >> problem trying to get people with large existing infrastructures to >> switch over to Cloudstack. >> There has to be a way that the management server can look at vCenter for >> existing VMs and have some sort of wizard or even API only script that >> does the following. >> >> 1. Lists Existing VMs on a vCenter cluster. >> 2. Allow you to select the VMs you would like to migrate into cloudstack >> and assign each vm to a user/group >> Click migrate >> 3. A process starts to snapshot the existing server, renames and copies >> the VM files to Cloudstack primary storage. >> 4. Cloudstack then updates its database to reflect the new inventory. >> >> I am sure my process is missing a bunch of things but in general this >> should be possible I think. I wish I was a programmer so I could help >> with this. >> >> Thank you very much! >
