[Libguestfs] [PATCH v2] v2v: docs: VDSM location of virt-v2v log file.

See this bug for background information: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1350465 Thanks: Tomáš Golembiovský --- v2v/virt-v2v.pod | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/v2v/virt-v2v.pod b/v2v/virt-v2v.pod index e68d75cf8..0943bf305 100644 --- a/v2v/virt-v2v.pod +++ b/v2v/virt-v2v.pod @@ -1909,18 +1909,32 @@ that guest through the RHV-M UI, you may encounter an import failure. Diagnosing these failures is infuriatingly difficult as the UI generally hides the true reason for the failure. -There are two log files of interest. The first is stored on the -RHV-M server itself, and is called -F</var/log/ovirt-engine/engine.log> - -The second file, which is the most useful, is found on the SPM host -(SPM stands for "Storage Pool Manager"). This is a RHV node that is -elected to do all metadata modifications in the data center, such as -image or snapshot creation. You can find out which host is the -current SPM from the "Hosts" tab "Spm Status" column. Once you have -located the SPM, log into it and grab the file -F</var/log/vdsm/vdsm.log> which will contain detailed error messages -from low-level commands. +There are three log files of interest: + +=over 4 + +=item F</var/log/vdsm/import/> + +In oVirt E<ge> 4.1.0, vdsm preserves the virt-v2v log file for +30 days in this directory. + +This directory is found on the host which performed the conversion. +The host can be selected in the import dialog, or can be found under +the C<Events> tab in oVirt administration. + +=item F</var/log/vdsm/vdsm.log> + +As above, this file is present on the host which performed the +conversion. It contains detailed error messages from low-level +operations executed by VDSM, and is useful if the error was not caused +by virt-v2v, but by VDSM. + +=item F</var/log/ovirt-engine/engine.log> + +This log file is stored on the RHV-M server. It contains more detail +for any errors caused by the oVirt GUI. + +=back =head1 MINIMAL XML FOR -i libvirtxml OPTION -- 2.13.2