[Libguestfs] virt-v2v: Died at /usr/bin/virt-p2v-server line 411

[Nicolas Ecarnot]

Le 19/11/2014 13:03, Richard W.M. Jones a écrit :
> On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 12:58:11PM +0100, Nicolas Ecarnot wrote:
>> But it is now failing with an error message telling it can not
>> connect to the local socket /var/run/libvirt/libvirt-sock.
>
> This is basically a libvirt bug that you have to solve separately.
> I'm guessing that basic commands such as `virsh nodeinfo' also fail.
>
> I don't know what the reason for that will be, but you can ask the
> libvirt users list to help you fix it.
>
>>> To avoid libvirt problems, do:
>>>
>>>     export LIBGUESTFS_BACKEND=direct
>>
>> But in this use case, I don't know where to set this variable?
>
> I believe it will work if you put this into root's .bash_profile or
> .bashrc (ie. /root/.bash_profile).

PROGRESS !

I added the setting above into the root profile, and now, things are 
beginning to move.

The first server I have to convert is a production server, so I can not 
easily halt it to run many test conversion.
So these days I'm trying to convert a VM (and I don't know if this is 
possible though I don't see why it wouldn't be).

When trying to p2v an Oracle Linux 7.0 VM, it ran very verbosely then 
failed saying it was not a kind of OS it knows how to convert.
When trying to p2v a old windows XP VM, it ran the same long way then 
failed telling that no root device was found in this operating system image.

As I read in detail the very long log, I saw different things failing, 
and amongst them, the issue telling that the 36:36 permissions on the 
NFS export share will prevent the import into RHEV. I don't know if it 
is an issue at this point. Anyway, I don't see any image coming into 
this nfs subtree at present.

Asap, I will try to run a P2V on the windows 2003 server source - the 
one I'm struggling for for weeks, and let you know.

Stay tuned.

PS : Thank you Richard for your support.

-- 
Nicolas Ecarnot