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Ahmad,
For the VM info on the VCL web site, you need to give it a public IP, private
IP, public MAC address, and a private MAC address. You need to have entries
in /etc/hosts on your management node for your ESXi system and for your VMs.
The IPs you use in /etc/hosts should be your private IPs. The VM does need to
be running to be able to capture it. Yes, you can be connected to the image
using vSphere when you start the capture process.
Also, just to double check. You need to have a computer entry for your ESXi
system. You should select "blade" as the type, "None" for "Provisioning
Engine", "vmhostinuse" as the State, and a "VM Host Profile" that you have
configured to match your ESXi system. Finally, under Virtual Hosts->VM Hosts,
you need to have your VMs assigned to your Virtual Host.
Josh
On Friday, November 08, 2013 8:30:17 PM Ahmad Diab wrote:
> Greetings ..
>
> Im working for a while on VCL and Im still stuck in the phase where I have
> to create a base image. I will briefly describe my configuration, any help
> is appreciated.
>
> we have a management node running CentOS with all components (DB, web) and
> we have one machine (worker) connected to this node via switch (private
> network).
> this machine has Esxi 5.0 running on it and we could create a virtual
> machine ( with Ubuntu as OS) using another windows machine running Vsphere.
>
> now my question; I failed creating a base image, what IP's should I give
> the VM info on the website ?? should it be running while creating the base
> image ?? is it ok if I ran it using windows machine running Vsphere and
> connected to it ??
>
> sorry if my questions seem simple, but I got confused when I failed and I
> didn't know what to do.
>
> again, any help is appreciated, many thanks in advance
> Ahmad Diab
>
>
>
> here is the part of my logfile where I think the problem is:
> *************************************************************************
>
> 2013-11-06
> 14:41:41|28511|11:11|image|utils.pm:rename_vcld_process(6823)|renamed
> process to 'vcld 11:11 image VMN1
>
> vmwareubuntu-IAA19-v0 admin'
> 2013-11-06
> 14:41:41|28511|11:11|image|DataStructure.pm:is_parent_reservation(993)|retur
> ning true: parent reservation ID
>
> for this request: 11
> 2013-11-06
> 14:41:41|28511|11:11|image|DataStructure.pm:is_parent_reservation(993)|retur
> ning true: parent reservation ID
>
> for this request: 11
> 2013-11-06
> 14:41:41|28511|11:11|image|Module.pm:create_os_object(308)|VCL::Module::OS::
> Linux::Ubuntu module loaded
> 2013-11-06
> 14:41:41|28511|11:11|image|Module.pm:new(196)|VCL::Module::OS::Linux::Ubuntu
> object created for image
>
> vmwareubuntu-IAA19-v0, address: 2bf7870
> 2013-11-06
> 14:41:41|28511|11:11|image|Module.pm:create_os_object(314)|VCL::Module::OS::
> Linux::Ubuntu OS object created,
>
> address: 2bf7870
> 2013-11-06 14:41:41|28511|11:11|image|State.pm:initialize(132)|computer is
> NOT a VM, VM host OS object not created
> 2013-11-06
> 14:41:41|28511|11:11|image|Module.pm:create_provisioning_object(519)|VCL::Mo
> dule::Provisioning::VMware::VMware
>
> module loaded
> 2013-11-06
> 14:41:41|28511|11:11|image|Module.pm:new(200)|VCL::Module::Provisioning::VMw
> are::VMware object created for
>
> computer VMN1, address: 2c93f80
> 2013-11-06
> 14:41:41|28511|11:11|image|VMware.pm:initialize(267)|initializing
> VCL::Module::Provisioning::VMware::VMware
>
> object
>
> |28511|11:11|image| ---- WARNING ----
> |28511|11:11|image| 2013-11-06
>
> 14:41:41|28511|11:11|image|DataStructure.pm:_automethod(814)|corresponding
> data has not
>
> been initialized for get_vmhost_computer_id:
> $self->request_data->{reservation}{11}{computer}{vmhost}{computerid}
>
> |28511|11:11|image| ( 0) DataStructure.pm, _automethod (line: 814)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-1) Autoload.pm, __ANON__ (line: 80)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-2) VMware.pm, get_vmhost_datastructure (line: 1363)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-3) VMware.pm, initialize (line: 270)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-4) Module.pm, new (line: 207)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-5) Module.pm, create_provisioning_object (line: 522)
> |28511|11:11|image| ---- WARNING ----
> |28511|11:11|image| 2013-11-06
>
> 14:41:41|28511|11:11|image|DataStructure.pm:_automethod(814)|corresponding
> data has not
>
> been initialized for get_vmhost_profile_image_id:
> $self->request_data->{reservation}{11}{computer}{vmhost}{vmprofile}
>
> {imageid}
>
> |28511|11:11|image| ( 0) DataStructure.pm, _automethod (line: 814)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-1) Autoload.pm, __ANON__ (line: 80)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-2) VMware.pm, get_vmhost_datastructure (line: 1364)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-3) VMware.pm, initialize (line: 270)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-4) Module.pm, new (line: 207)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-5) Module.pm, create_provisioning_object (line: 522)
>
> 2013-11-06
> 14:41:41|28511|11:11|image|VMware.pm:get_vmhost_datastructure(1392)|created
> DataStructure object for VM host:
>
> VMN1
>
> |28511|11:11|image| ---- WARNING ----
> |28511|11:11|image| 2013-11-06
>
> 14:41:41|28511|11:11|image|DataStructure.pm:_automethod(814)|corresponding
> data has not
>
> been initialized for get_vmhost_computer_id:
> $self->request_data->{reservation}{11}{computer}{vmhost}{computerid}
>
> |28511|11:11|image| ( 0) DataStructure.pm, _automethod (line: 814)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-1) Autoload.pm, __ANON__ (line: 80)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-2) VMware.pm, initialize (line: 282)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-3) Module.pm, new (line: 207)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-4) Module.pm, create_provisioning_object (line: 522)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-5) State.pm, initialize (line: 136)
> |28511|11:11|image| ---- WARNING ----
> |28511|11:11|image| 2013-11-06
>
> 14:41:41|28511|11:11|image|DataStructure.pm:_automethod(814)|corresponding
> data has not
>
> been initialized for get_vmhost_profile_name:
> $self->request_data->{reservation}{11}{computer}{vmhost}{vmprofile}
>
> {profilename}
>
> |28511|11:11|image| ( 0) DataStructure.pm, _automethod (line: 814)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-1) Autoload.pm, __ANON__ (line: 80)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-2) VMware.pm, initialize (line: 283)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-3) Module.pm, new (line: 207)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-4) Module.pm, create_provisioning_object (line: 522)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-5) State.pm, initialize (line: 136)
> |28511|11:11|image| ---- WARNING ----
> |28511|11:11|image| 2013-11-06
>
> 14:41:41|28511|11:11|image|vcld:warning_handler(613)|Use of uninitialized
> value in
>
> concatenation (.) or string at
> /usr/local/vcl/bin/../lib/VCL/Module/Provisioning/VMware/VMware.pm line 287.
> |28511|11:11|image| ( 0) vcld, warning_handler (line: 613)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-1) VMware.pm, initialize (line: 287)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-2) Module.pm, new (line: 207)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-3) Module.pm, create_provisioning_object (line: 522)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-4) State.pm, initialize (line: 136)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-5) Module.pm, new (line: 207)
>
> 2013-11-06 14:41:41|28511|11:11|image|VMware.pm:initialize(287)|VM profile
>
> assigned to VMN1:
> |28511|11:11|image| ---- WARNING ----
> |28511|11:11|image| 2013-11-06
>
> 14:41:41|28511|11:11|image|DataStructure.pm:_automethod(814)|corresponding
> data has not
>
> been initialized for get_vmhost_computer_id:
> $self->request_data->{reservation}{11}{computer}{vmhost}{computerid}
>
> |28511|11:11|image| ( 0) DataStructure.pm, _automethod (line: 814)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-1) Autoload.pm, __ANON__ (line: 80)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-2) VMware.pm, get_vmhost_datastructure (line: 1363)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-3) VMware.pm, get_vmhost_api_object (line: 1484)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-4) VMware.pm, initialize (line: 290)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-5) Module.pm, new (line: 207)
> |28511|11:11|image| ---- WARNING ----
> |28511|11:11|image| 2013-11-06
>
> 14:41:41|28511|11:11|image|DataStructure.pm:_automethod(814)|corresponding
> data has not
>
> been initialized for get_vmhost_profile_image_id:
> $self->request_data->{reservation}{11}{computer}{vmhost}{vmprofile}
>
> {imageid}
>
> |28511|11:11|image| ( 0) DataStructure.pm, _automethod (line: 814)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-1) Autoload.pm, __ANON__ (line: 80)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-2) VMware.pm, get_vmhost_datastructure (line: 1364)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-3) VMware.pm, get_vmhost_api_object (line: 1484)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-4) VMware.pm, initialize (line: 290)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-5) Module.pm, new (line: 207)
>
> 2013-11-06
> 14:41:41|28511|11:11|image|VMware.pm:get_vmhost_datastructure(1392)|created
> DataStructure object for VM host:
>
> VMN1
> 2013-11-06
> 14:41:41|28511|11:11|image|VMware.pm:get_vmhost_api_object(1495)|attempting
> to load VMware control module:
>
> VCL::Module::Provisioning::VMware::vSphere_SDK
> 2013-11-06
> 14:41:41|28511|11:11|image|VMware.pm:get_vmhost_api_object(1501)|loaded
> VMware control module:
>
> VCL::Module::Provisioning::VMware::vSphere_SDK
>
> |28511|11:11|image| ---- WARNING ----
> |28511|11:11|image| 2013-11-06
>
> 14:41:41|28511|11:11|image|Module.pm:vmhost_os(593)|unable to return VM
> host OS object,
>
> $self->{vmhost_os} is not set
>
> |28511|11:11|image| ( 0) Module.pm, vmhost_os (line: 593)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-1) VMware.pm, (eval) (line: 1505)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-2) VMware.pm, get_vmhost_api_object (line: 1505)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-3) VMware.pm, initialize (line: 290)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-4) Module.pm, new (line: 207)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-5) Module.pm, create_provisioning_object (line: 522)
> |28511|11:11|image| ---- WARNING ----
> |28511|11:11|image| 2013-11-06
>
> 14:41:41|28511|11:11|image|vcld:warning_handler(613)|Odd number of elements
> in anonymous
>
> hash at /usr/local/vcl/bin/../lib/VCL/Module/Provisioning/VMware/VMware.pm
> line 1505.
>
> |28511|11:11|image| ( 0) vcld, warning_handler (line: 613)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-1) VMware.pm, (eval) (line: 1505)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-2) VMware.pm, get_vmhost_api_object (line: 1505)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-3) VMware.pm, initialize (line: 290)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-4) Module.pm, new (line: 207)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-5) Module.pm, create_provisioning_object (line: 522)
>
> 2013-11-06
> 14:41:41|28511|11:11|image|Module.pm:new(200)|VCL::Module::Provisioning::VMw
> are::vSphere_SDK object created for
>
> computer VMN1, address: 32899c0
> 2013-11-06 14:41:41|28511|11:11|image|vSphere_SDK.pm:initialize(98)|vSphere
> SDK for Perl does not appear to be installed
>
> on this managment node, unable to load VMware vSphere SDK Perl modules,
>
> error:
> |28511|11:11|image| Can't locate VMware/VIRuntime.pm in @INC (@INC
>
> contains: /usr/local/vcl/bin/../../../..
>
> /usr/local/vcl/bin/../.. /usr/local/vcl/bin/../../.. /usr/local/vcl/bin/..
> /usr/local/vcl/bin/../lib
>
> /usr/lib64/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/x86_64-linux-thread-multi
> /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl
>
> /usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8/x86_64-linux-thread-multi
> /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8 /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl
>
> /usr/lib64/perl5/5.8.8/x86_64-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8 .) at
> (eval 195) line 1.
>
> |28511|11:11|image| BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at (eval 195) line 1.
>
> 2013-11-06
> 14:41:41|28511|11:11|image|VMware.pm:get_vmhost_api_object(1515)|API object
> could not be created:
>
> VCL::Module::Provisioning::VMware::vSphere_SDK
>
> |28511|11:11|image| ---- WARNING ----
> |28511|11:11|image| 2013-11-06
>
> 14:41:41|28511|11:11|image|Module.pm:vmhost_os(593)|unable to return VM
> host OS object,
>
> $self->{vmhost_os} is not set
>
> |28511|11:11|image| ( 0) Module.pm, vmhost_os (line: 593)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-1) VMware.pm, initialize (line: 297)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-2) Module.pm, new (line: 207)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-3) Module.pm, create_provisioning_object (line: 522)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-4) State.pm, initialize (line: 136)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-5) Module.pm, new (line: 207)
> |28511|11:11|image| ---- WARNING ----
> |28511|11:11|image| 2013-11-06
>
> 14:41:41|28511|11:11|image|VMware.pm:initialize(298)|unable to control VM
> host VMN1,
>
> vSphere SDK cannot be used and the VM host OS object is not available
>
> |28511|11:11|image| ( 0) VMware.pm, initialize (line: 298)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-1) Module.pm, new (line: 207)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-2) Module.pm, create_provisioning_object (line: 522)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-3) State.pm, initialize (line: 136)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-4) Module.pm, new (line: 207)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-5) vcld, make_new_child (line: 567)
> |28511|11:11|image| ---- WARNING ----
> |28511|11:11|image| 2013-11-06
>
> 14:41:41|28511|11:11|image|Module.pm:create_provisioning_object(530)|provisi
> oning object
>
> could not be created, returning 0
>
> |28511|11:11|image| ( 0) Module.pm, create_provisioning_object (line: 530)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-1) State.pm, initialize (line: 136)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-2) Module.pm, new (line: 207)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-3) vcld, make_new_child (line: 567)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-4) vcld, main (line: 350)
> |28511|11:11|image| ---- WARNING ----
> |28511|11:11|image| 2013-11-06
>
> 14:41:41|28511|11:11|image|State.pm:initialize(145)|failed to create
> provisioning object
>
> |28511|11:11|image| ( 0) State.pm, initialize (line: 145)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-1) Module.pm, new (line: 207)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-2) vcld, make_new_child (line: 567)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-3) vcld, main (line: 350)
>
> 2013-11-06
> 14:41:41|28511|11:11|image|utils.pm:delete_computerloadlog_reservation(6429
> )|removing computerloadlog entries
>
> matching loadstate = begin
> 2013-11-06
> 14:41:41|28511|11:11|image|utils.pm:delete_computerloadlog_reservation(6476
> )|deleted rows from computerloadlog
>
> for reservation id=11
> 2013-11-06 14:41:41|28511|11:11|image|State.pm:DESTROY(929)|VCL::image
> process duration: 0 seconds
> 2013-11-06
> 14:41:41|28511|11:11|image|DataStructure.pm:get_computer_private_ip_address(
> 1630)|attempting to retrieve
>
> private IP address for computer: VMN1
> 2013-11-06
> 14:41:41|28511|11:11|image|DataStructure.pm:get_computer_private_ip_address(
> 1634)|retrieved contents of
>
> /etc/hosts on this management node, contains 12 lines
> 2013-11-06
> 14:41:41|28511|11:11|image|DataStructure.pm:get_computer_private_ip_address(
> 1673)|did not find any lines in
>
> /etc/hosts containing 'VMN1', returning private IP address defined in the
> database: 192.168.1.21
> 2013-11-06 14:41:41|28511|11:11|image|utils.pm:getnewdbh(2512)|unable to
> use database handle stored in $ENV{dbh}
> 2013-11-06 14:41:41|28511|11:11|image|utils.pm:getnewdbh(2569)|database
> handle stored in $ENV{dbh}
> 2013-11-06 14:41:41|28511|11:11|image|utils.pm:is_inblockrequest(5793)|zero
> rows were returned from database select
> 2013-11-06
> 14:41:41|28511|11:11|image|DataStructure.pm:get_image_affiliation_name(2118)
> |image owner id: 1
> 2013-11-06
> 14:41:41|28511|11:11|image|DataStructure.pm:retrieve_user_data(1401)|attempt
> ing to retrieve and store data for
>
> user: user.id = '1'
> 2013-11-06
> 14:41:41|28511|11:11|image|DataStructure.pm:retrieve_user_data(1464)|data
> has been retrieved for user: admin
>
> (id: 1)
> 2013-11-06 14:41:42|28511|11:11|image|utils.pm:mail(1253)|SUCCESS --
> Sending mail To: [email protected], PROBLEM --
>
> localhost|11:11|image|vcld|VMN1|vmwareubuntu-IAA19-v0|admin
>
> |28511|11:11|image| ---- CRITICAL ----
> |28511|11:11|image| 2013-11-06
>
> 14:41:41|28511|11:11|image|vcld:make_new_child(574)|VCL::image object could
> not be created
>
> and initialized
>
> |28511|11:11|image| ( 0) vcld, make_new_child (line: 574)
> |28511|11:11|image| (-1) vcld, main (line: 350)
>
> 2013-11-06 14:41:42|28511|11:11|image|utils.pm:switch_state(6939)|called
> from VCL::vcld::make_new_child(575)
> 2013-11-06 14:41:42|28511|11:11|image|utils.pm:switch_state(6975)|parent:
> parent reservation ID for this request: 11
> 2013-11-06 14:41:42|28511|11:11|image|utils.pm:switch_state(6986)|previous
> request state is image, not setting request
>
> state to failed, setting request state to maintenance
> 2013-11-06 14:41:42|28511|11:11|image|utils.pm:insertloadlog(3703)|inserted
> computer=11, info, VCL::vcld: switching
>
> request state to maintenance
> 2013-11-06
> 14:41:42|28511|11:11|image|utils.pm:update_request_state(1545)|request 11
> state updated to: maintenance,
>
> laststate to: image
> 2013-11-06 14:41:42|28511|11:11|image|utils.pm:switch_state(7010)|request
> state changed: image->maintenance, laststate:
>
> image->image
> 2013-11-06 14:41:42|28511|11:11|image|utils.pm:insertloadlog(3703)|inserted
> computer=11, info, VCL::vcld: request state
>
> changed to maintenance, laststate to image
> 2013-11-06 14:41:42|28511|11:11|image|utils.pm:insertloadlog(3703)|inserted
> computer=11, info, VCL::vcld: switching
>
> computer state to maintenance
> 2013-11-06
> 14:41:42|28511|11:11|image|utils.pm:update_computer_state(1587)|computer 11
> state updated to: maintenance
> 2013-11-06 14:41:42|28511|11:11|image|utils.pm:switch_state(7028)|computer
> VMN1 state changed: available->maintenance
> 2013-11-06 14:41:42|28511|11:11|image|utils.pm:switch_state(7038)|log table
> id=0, ending set to failed
> 2013-11-06 14:41:42|28511|11:11|image|utils.pm:insertloadlog(3703)|inserted
> computer=11, info, VCL::vcld: process exiting
> 2013-11-06 14:41:42|28511|11:11|image|utils.pm:switch_state(7054)|process
> exiting
> 2013-11-06 14:41:42|4257|vcld:REAPER(721)|VCL process exited for
> reservation 11, PID: 28511, signal: CHLD
>
>
> ****************************************************************************
> *************
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