[libvirt-users] failed to pivot job for disk vdc

Nerijus Baliunas nerijus at users.sourceforge.net
Tue Oct 20 20:50:40 UTC 2015


Hello,

it happened with another VM: 

# virsh snapshot-create-as --domain rasa sn1 --diskspec
 vda,file=/var/lib/libvirt/images/rasa-sn1.qcow2 --disk-only
 --atomic --no-metadata

# virsh blockcommit rasa vda --active --verbose --pivot
Block commit: [100 %]error: failed to pivot job for disk vda
error: block copy still active: disk 'vda' not ready for pivot yet

# virsh domblklist rasa
Target     Source
------------------------------------------------
vda        /var/lib/libvirt/images/rasa-sn1.qcow2

If blockcommit had succeeded, it would be now:
vda        /var/lib/libvirt/images/rasa.qcow2

Now both files rasa.qcow2 and rasa-sn1.qcow2 are written to, and
# virsh blockjob rasa vda
Active Block Commit: [100 %]

But trying to virsh blockcommit rasa vda --active --verbose --pivot once more:
error: block copy still active: disk 'vda' already in active block job

How do I make rasa.qcow2 the only active vda?

I use qemu-kvm-ev-2.3.0-29.1.el7.

Thanks,
Nerijus





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