problem converting a vmware image to kvm using virt-v2v

Fri Nov 12 10:51:39 UTC 2010

Hi,

You could use libguestfs tools to add the virtio driver to the Xen VM's image

virt-v2v connects to the other virt's hypervisor i think to start the automated conversion,I don't think you can convert images with it..

qemu-img and libguestfs are your friends..

qemu-img convert image.vmdk image.img
then use libguestfs tools to edit the image so it has either the virtio drivers installed (if you want to use virtio on RHEV) or the vmware drivers removed (if you use IDE on RHEV)
 Afterwards dd the image to the disk image on RHEV.

I used rsync to migrate Xen paravirt guests to KVM (vnot sure if you have Xen )

I have to add this docs to my blog if i find the time to do it.

Regards,
Vincent

Vincent Van der Kussen
System Engineer
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Vincent.VanderKussen at btr-services.be

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From: redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com [redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of ESGLinux [esggrupos at gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, November 12, 2010 11:23
To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list
Subject: Re: problem converting a vmware image to kvm using virt-v2v

Hi,

Yes I did,

i have found my problem. I have not ESX so It does not work. I have
vmare-server.

when finally I get a normal error I get this:

virt-v2v  -f /etc/virt-v2v.conf -ic esx://192.168.1.94:8333/?no_verify=1 -o
rhev -osd 192.168.1.230:/exportDomain MACHINE1
virt-v2v: Fail to connecct to esx://192.168.1.94:8333/?no_verify=1: libvirt
error code: 1, message: internal error 192.168.1.94 is neither an ESX 3.5
host nor an ESX 4.0 host

What I´m doing now is converting the vmdk image to xen, using:

http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/VMDKImage

and when I have the xen image, I use virt-v2v to convert to kvm.

I think this way i´m going to be sucessfull (although i need to make 2
conversions instead of only one)

What do you think?

ESG

2010/11/11 Vincent Van der Kussen <Vincent.VanderKussen at btr-services.be>

> Hi,
>
> did you chmod 600 tje .netrc file?
>
> Regards,
> Vincent.
>
>
> Vincent Van der Kussen
> System Engineer
> direct: +32 3 369 01 93
> Vincent.VanderKussen at btr-services.be
>
> BTR Services
> Groene Hofstraat 31
> 2850 Boom
> Belgium
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> tel: +32 3 450 89 80
> fax: +32 3 450 89 89
>
>
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> From: redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com [redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com] On
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> Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2010 1:18 PM
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> Subject: problem converting a vmware image to kvm using virt-v2v
>
> Hi all,
>
> I´m migrating all of my virtual machines to the KVM format using the
> virt-v2v tool,
>
> With the xen images I have not problems but when I try to convert the
> vmware
> images I get this error:
>
> virt-v2v  -f /etc/virt-v2v.conf -ic esx://192.168.1.94/?no_verify=1 -o
> rhev
> -osd 192.168.1.230:/exportDomain MACHINE1
> virt-v2v: Fail to connect to esx://192.168.1.94/?no_verify=1: libvirt
> error
> code: 1, message: error interno curl_easy_perform() returned an error:
> couldn't connect to server (7) : couldn't connect to host
>
> I have configured .netrc as the documentation tells:
>
> machine esx.example.com login root password s3cr3t
>
> (of course with my own data)
>
> If I change the configuration on the .netrc file I get oher errors:
> Username request failed
> Password request failed
>
> so I suposse the authentication is not the  problem,
>
> I have not idea about what is wrong because virt-v2v does not give extra
> information and the server doesn´l log anything (or I don´t find it)
>
> Any help?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> ESG
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