[Libguestfs] Trying to use virt-p2v

[Greg Scott]

OK.  I changed the subject line so it fits in with the post I did a few
minutes ago to the list. 

I did my virt-p2v-image-builder on June 28, version virt-p2v 0.8.1
devel.20110628025409.  You just released virt-v2v 0.8.3 and I can go
grab that and install it on my Fedora 14 VM.  It looks like my virt-P2v
CD that I burned 2 months ago is still current.  

But what I still don't get is, how do I set up the conversion server?
This is part of what I tried earlier today and it blows up with a
bizarre error.  I'm guessing I want ssh:// but I haven't found any
guidance.

> [root at megahost gregs]# sh -v EOCHSP2V.sh
> date
> Wed Aug 31 11:53:39 CDT 2011
> virt-v2v -ic ssh://10.10.10.127/?no_verify=1 -o libvirt -os
EOCHSVMStorage --bridge br0 10.10.10.127
> virt-v2v: Failed to connect to ssh://10.10.10.127/?no_verify=1:
libvirt error code: 38, message: Cannot access CA certificate
'/etc/pki/CA/cacert.pem': No such file or directory
>
> date
> Wed Aug 31 11:53:40 CDT 2011
> [root at megahost gregs]#


- Greg Scott


-----Original Message-----
From: Richard W.M. Jones [mailto:rjones at redhat.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 1:01 PM
To: Greg Scott
Cc: Matthew Booth; libguestfs at redhat.com
Subject: Re: Some more Virt-P2V CD results

On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 12:56:50PM -0500, Greg Scott wrote:
> OK, thanks.  I just did a yum install virt-v2v on a Fedora 14 VM - but
> the man pages don't have anything about how to do physical machines.
I
> already have a p2v CD built with virt-p2v-image-builder a while ago.
I
> boot my source server from that CD - what do I do on the Fedora 14
> conversion VM?  How do I tell it to get its input from a physical
server
> instead of another VM?

Let's keep this on the upstream mailing list so that
discussion benefits everyone.

I'm not sure how compatible the protocol was between an old version of
the ISO and current versions.  Matt will know in detail.

However I just pushed virt-p2v-image-builder to F14 quite recently.
The version in *F16* is known to be broken, but the version in F14 is
worth trying ...

https://rwmj.wordpress.com/2011/08/30/virt-p2v-virt-v2v-in-fedora-14/

Rich.

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