Re: [Libguestfs] [ovirt-users] OVA import of FC21 VM hangs during virt-v2v conversion?

On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 05:30:55PM -0500, Derek Atkins wrote: > Hi, > > On Wed, November 16, 2016 5:15 pm, Richard W.M. Jones wrote: > > On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 05:09:56PM -0500, Derek Atkins wrote: > > > > I'll try to reproduce the issue here, but you can also do > > the following command directly on the guest disk image if you > > want to test something: > > > > time LIBGUESTFS_BACKEND=direct guestfish --ro -a fc21-64.qcow2 -i > > selinux-relabel /etc/selinux/targeted/contexts/files/file_contexts / > > force:true > > > > As long as you make sure you use the '--ro' flag, this will not make > > any changes to the disk image. > > The OVA has a .vmdk file inside it. I have no idea where ovirt put the > .qcow2 file. I suppose I would need to track it down through the VM > GUID? Safest and easiest would be to run the command on the .vmdk file. The command creates an overlay and works in roughly the same was as virt-v2v itself does. > Can I run this command on the disk image of a running VM that's already > been imported? As long as you use --ro it's safe to use. However I'd suggest running it on the source .vmdk to be as close as possible to what virt-v2v was doing. [...] > So noted. Like I said, I can supply you the ova file if you think it > would help. It's only 1.7GB ;) Let's see if this command takes a long time first. It could be the cause is elsewhere.

Rich.