On Wed, Jun 13, 2018, 4:05 PM RabidCicada <rabidcic...@gmail.com> wrote:
> All, > I recently tried to used the OVA export/import functionality. It > seems I misunderstood the intentions. I expected OVA export/import to > be reciprocal functionalities. I expected what we export as OVA to be > importable as OVA in ovirt. > > What I have found is the following: > > * It seems OVA export does export an OVA, though the format is not > spec compliant > Which spec? * We use 'disk/' in the HostResource xml field instead of '/disk/' > for example in the ovf. > Who's 'we'? * It seems OVA import is intended specifically for VMWare OVA's? > That's a common case, but we can look at other OVAs. The problem is that the spec is quite loose. Y. * I thought I read about export domains being deprecated, and > incorrectly assumed the recently added OVA export/import was to make > things better for one off import/export. > > > Can anyone clarify the following: > * Is OVA import really just VMWare OVA's? > * Are we really not spec compliant with the OVA/OVF format as my > example above shows? OR do I misunderstand something? > * After spending my time yesterday, I recall now that the deprecation > of export domain is in favor of detaching and re-attaching ANY data > domain. > * What is the purpose of our OVA export if we ourselves indeed cannot > import our own OVA? Or can you tell me how we import our own if I'm > wrong. > > Please feel free to overshare details :), as any context will help > prevent more confusion on my part. > > ~Kyle > _______________________________________________ > Users mailing list -- users@ovirt.org > To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@ovirt.org > Privacy Statement: https://www.ovirt.org/site/privacy-policy/ > oVirt Code of Conduct: > https://www.ovirt.org/community/about/community-guidelines/ > List Archives: > https://lists.ovirt.org/archives/list/users@ovirt.org/message/MYWHJF4ZJS4VSJ2RWBSYDPPOWTI6VWW5/ >
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