FWIW some of my VMs wouldn't convert...and I had to do the "dump and restore" method...
I know, I know...that way sucks...but it worked for the few VMs I had that didn't migrate over Thank you, Christian Hernandez 1225 Los Angeles Street Glendale, CA 91204 Phone: 877-782-2737 ext. 4566 Fax: 818-265-3152 christi...@4over.com <mailto:christi...@4over.com> www.4over.com <http://www.4over.com> On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 6:11 PM, Maurice James <midnightst...@msn.com>wrote: > So far I got my company to run oVirt in our lab. They love it so far. The > nail in the coffin for vmware would be easy migration path options. > Conversions are kicking my tail right now. Im looking for a way around > this. > https://access.redhat.com/site/solutions/235053 , which includes not > having > to depend on a connection to ESX > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bob Doolittle [mailto:b...@doolittle.us.com] > Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2014 9:08 PM > To: Maurice James > Subject: OFFLIST: Re: [Users] vmware image conversion > > It's possible I am the real noob here. > > I did try it about a year ago (although I no longer recall if I was > converting ESX or VBox images since I had both), in a standalone mode, and > failed miserably and didn't pursue it. My hope is that it has matured and > that somebody with more expertise and luck could do so successfully. > > We'll see how the experts weigh in. > > Good luck, > Bob > > On 02/19/2014 05:59 PM, Maurice James wrote: > > Forgive my noobness, but are you telling me that I can convert an ESX > > image without the existence of a running ESX server? If someone gave > > me an ESX image on a DVD or hard drive I could then use virt-v2v to > convert it? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Bob Doolittle [mailto:b...@doolittle.us.com] > > Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2014 8:54 PM > > To: Maurice James; 'Ted Miller'; users@ovirt.org > > Subject: Re: [Users] vmware image conversion > > > > Yes. > > So: > > > > VMware non-ESX -> ESX, using VMware's tool, then ESX -> RHEV using > > virt-v2v > > > > no? > > > > If this is viable, it's easy to understand why nobody wants to put > > effort into supporting a bevy of VMware VM formats, when there's a > > tool already available to convert to one and they can focus on it. > > > > -Bob > > > > On 02/19/2014 05:52 PM, Maurice James wrote: > >> I want to change it from VMware to RHEV/oVirt > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Bob Doolittle [mailto:b...@doolittle.us.com] > >> Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2014 8:51 PM > >> To: Maurice James; 'Ted Miller'; users@ovirt.org > >> Subject: Re: [Users] vmware image conversion > >> > >> My recollection is that VMware provides a converter to change your > >> VMware non-ESX VMs into ESX format. > >> Do you have to buy ESX to gain access to it? > >> > >> -Bob > >> > >> On 02/19/2014 05:46 PM, Maurice James wrote: > >>> I even open a feature request that they closed pretty quickly with > >>> WONTFIX > >>> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062910 . Why is this > >>> such a touchy issue? > >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: users-boun...@ovirt.org [mailto:users-boun...@ovirt.org] On > >>> Behalf Of Ted Miller > >>> Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2014 7:28 PM > >>> To: users@ovirt.org > >>> Subject: Re: [Users] vmware image conversion > >>> > >>> > >>> On 2/9/2014 4:27 PM, Itamar Heim wrote: > >>>> On 02/09/2014 10:28 PM, Maurice James wrote: > >>>>> The instructions assume that I have an ESX instance to connect to. > >>>>> How do I do this with an already exported vmware image with no esx > >>>>> available to connect to? I have a turnkey drupal vm in ovf format > >>>>> > >>>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>>> From: Itamar Heim [mailto:ih...@redhat.com] > >>>>> Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2014 2:24 PM > >>>>> To: Maurice James; 'users' > >>>>> Subject: Re: [Users] vmware image conversion > >>>>> > >>>>> On 02/09/2014 07:02 PM, Maurice James wrote: > >>>>>> According to this > >>>>>> https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2013-1749.html > >>>>>> It does not do it > >>>>> please review: > >>>>> https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterpr > >>>>> i s e _Virtua lization/3.3/html-single/V2V_Guide/index.html > >>>>> > >>>>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>>>> From: Itamar Heim [mailto:ih...@redhat.com] > >>>>>> Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2014 4:52 AM > >>>>>> To: Maurice James; 'users' > >>>>>> Subject: Re: [Users] vmware image conversion > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On 02/08/2014 04:18 PM, Maurice James wrote: > >>>>>>> I submitted an RFE to have vmware image conversion added to 3.5. > >>>>>>> I think that is a key feature that is lacking. Im just trying to > >>>>>>> get some eyes on it here. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062910 > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>>> Users mailing list > >>>>>>> Users@ovirt.org > >>>>>>> http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> can you comment on the gaps from virt-v2v which does this today > >>>>>> (in the bug as well). > >>>>>> > >>>>>> thanks, > >>>>>> Itamar > >>>>>> > >>>> iirc, you need an ESX currently. > >>> Some of us are stuck without a way to try out ovirt because of this. > >>> ESX is not the only platform that people run VMWare on. I am trying > >>> to bring over VMs from an old VMWare Server setup on Centos 5. > >>> Works fine, but there is no migration path. Other people may have > >>> VMs on VMWare Workstation or other, older products. We just get > >>> told to go fly a > >> kite? > >>> If the only choice is to bring up a full-blown, working ESX > >>> instance, I may bring up ESXi and stay there. > >>> > >>> Ted Miller > >>> Elkhart, IN > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Users mailing list > >>> Users@ovirt.org > >>> http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Users mailing list > >>> Users@ovirt.org > >>> http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users > > _______________________________________________ > Users mailing list > Users@ovirt.org > http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users >
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