Sorry richard seems that it failed even when i tried to set that variable
Maybe i set up the command incorrectly? here is what i ran [root@server3 ~]# cat convrtesxhost.sh #!/bin/bash export LIBGUESTFS_TRACE=1 export LIBGUESTFS_DEBUG=1 export LIBGUESTFS_BACKEND=direct virt-v2v -ic esx://ESX.decllc.biz/?no_verify=1 -o rhev -os server3.decllc.biz:/localstorage/nfs --network ovirtmgmt razDC 2>&1 | tee /var/log/virt-v2v.log *** and here is the same result .. note the guestfs switches back to appliance backend [root@server3 ~]# ./convrtesxhost.sh virt-v2v: Transferring storage volume razDC_razDC: 107374182400 bytes libguestfs: trace: set_verbose true libguestfs: trace: set_verbose = 0 libguestfs: trace: set_backend "direct" libguestfs: trace: set_backend = 0 libguestfs: create: flags = 0, handle = 0x30c1090, program = perl libguestfs: trace: set_attach_method "appliance" libguestfs: trace: set_backend "appliance" libguestfs: trace: set_backend = 0 libguestfs: trace: set_attach_method = 0 libguestfs: trace: add_drive "/tmp/dgsXFuqz0X/8eff2927-3bff-4b15-bdd0-8c4e0f40652d/v2v.nCJ17ysL/e1660d18-b67b-4002-9835-10c654e7ee0e/a7afe4c5-ece8-4022-a8ec-964984a8db17" "format:raw" "iface:ide" "name:sda" libguestfs: trace: add_drive = -1 (error) /tmp/dgsXFuqz0X/8eff2927-3bff-4b15-bdd0-8c4e0f40652d/v2v.nCJ17ysL/e1660d18-b67b-4002-9835-10c654e7ee0e/a7afe4c5-ece8-4022-a8ec-964984a8db17: Permission denied at /usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/Sys/Guestfs.pm line 670. libguestfs: trace: close libguestfs: closing guestfs handle 0x30c1090 (state 0) -M On Fri, 2014-01-10 at 10:38 -0500, Madhav V Diwan wrote: > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard W.M. Jones <[email protected]> > To: Madhav V Diwan <[email protected]>, [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Users] issue with conversion of ESXi 5 centos VM to > fedora19 ovirt host > Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2014 15:32:28 +0000 > > On Thu, Jan 09, 2014 at 09:49:25PM -0500, Madhav V Diwan wrote: > > > > Hello everybody! I seem to be having a problem similar to > > > > the posting from > > > > " importing VM from ESXI " > > posted by > > [email protected] > > on 25.09.2013 21:10 UTC > > " I'm not being able to import a VM from ESXI:" > > > > > > In my case i have a bit more of a trace on the permission issue but not > > much more > > > > > virt-v2v: Transferring storage volume razDC_razDC: 107374182400 bytes > > > libguestfs: trace: set_verbose true > > > libguestfs: trace: set_verbose = 0 > > > libguestfs: create: flags = 0, handle = 0x4725420, program = perl > > > libguestfs: trace: set_attach_method "appliance" > > > libguestfs: trace: set_backend "appliance" > > > libguestfs: trace: set_backend = 0 > > > libguestfs: trace: set_attach_method = 0 > > > libguestfs: trace: add_drive > > > "/tmp/a7SyYhkkeX/8eff2927-3bff-4b15-bdd0-8c4e0f40652d/v2v.z_Lv0fTf/81388ffb-6aed-4ae4-bed8-6b1999e78907/2cc85d68-d343-4961-9a28-58e4c695d78f" > > > "format:raw" "iface:ide" "name:sda" > > > libguestfs: trace: add_drive = -1 (error) > > > /tmp/a7SyYhkkeX/8eff2927-3bff-4b15-bdd0-8c4e0f40652d/v2v.z_Lv0fTf/81388ffb-6aed-4ae4-bed8-6b1999e78907/2cc85d68-d343-4961-9a28-58e4c695d78f: > > > Permission denied at /usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/Sys/Guestfs.pm line > > > 670. > > > libguestfs: trace: close > > > libguestfs: closing guestfs handle 0x4725420 (state 0) > > > > > > Has this issue been solved ? if so how as i do not see the resolution > > on the archives. Else would you all help me resolve it please? > > > > It is very annoying to have a hundred gig disk copied over to your NFS > > export and then deleted because qemu or libguestfs has a permissions > > issue in opening it. > > > > > > > > this is an issue with Ovirt Version 3.3.2-1.fc19 > > > > virt-v2v version is > > > > virt-v2v --version > > 0.9.0 > > > > and libguestfs version and qemu version are : > > > > libguestfs-1.22.7-4.fc19.x86_64 > > > > QEMU emulator version 1.4.2 > > Are you running virt-v2v as root? If so my guess is that it's this > libvirt bug: > > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1045069 > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1045039 > > The easiest thing is to disable libvirt by doing: > > sudo bash > export LIBGUESTFS_BACKEND=direct > virt-v2v [..etc..] > > Rich. > > ********* > > yes unfortunately i am running as root.. hate doing that but > > what account SHOULD i use? myself? VDSM? > > sudo -u who > > interesting idea.. Ill try it now on a smaller vm. > > _______________________________________________ > Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users _______________________________________________ Users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users

