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Posted to users@cloudstack.apache.org by Valdinei Rodrigues dos Reis <ne...@unesp.br> on 2015/03/26 16:51:26 UTC

How to import production VMs

Hi there.

How to correctly import a VM running in a external KVM(not controlled by Cloudstack) into Cloudstack?

Best Regards

Re: How to import production VMs

Posted by Nux! <nu...@li.nux.ro>.

Hello,

Copy the qcow2 file somewhere on the web, then add it as a template in Cloudstack with the appropriate settings, then create an instance from it.
Once this is done you can delete the template, if you need to save space.

IPs will need some attention, I'm guessing you won't move those over as well.

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----- Original Message -----
> From: "Valdinei Rodrigues dos Reis" <ne...@unesp.br>
> To: "users cloudstack" <us...@cloudstack.apache.org>
> Sent: Thursday, 26 March, 2015 15:51:26
> Subject: How to import production VMs

> Hi there.
> 
> How to correctly import a VM running in a external KVM(not controlled by
> Cloudstack) into Cloudstack?
> 
> Best Regards

RE: How to import production VMs

Posted by Suresh Sadhu <Su...@citrix.com>.

+1 It will be good If we implement this .

Regards
sadhu

-----Original Message-----
From: Valdinei Rodrigues dos Reis [mailto:nei@unesp.br] 
Sent: 27 March 2015 00:13
To: users@cloudstack.apache.org
Subject: Re: How to import production VMs

Thanks Nux and Michael.

I think that a migration to Cloudstack in a large environment would be painful this way.
Maybe some plugins or script to automatize this process would be interesting.

Preferrable something generic, that suits to either KVM, XenSever, VMware, etc.

Best Regards

----- Mensagem original -----
De: "Michael Phillips" <mp...@hotmail.com>
Para: users@cloudstack.apache.org
Enviadas: Quinta-feira, 26 de março de 2015 14:33:43
Assunto: RE: How to import production VMs

Not sure of the KVM equivalent, but with vmware I export the VM as an OVA, then create the new vm in cloudstack from a template, selecting the exported OVA file. Hope this helps...

> Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2015 12:51:26 -0300
> From: nei@unesp.br
> To: users@cloudstack.apache.org
> Subject: How to import production VMs
> 
> Hi there.
> 
> How to correctly import a VM running in a external KVM(not controlled by Cloudstack) into Cloudstack?
> 
> Best Regards

Re: How to import production VMs

Posted by Valdinei Rodrigues dos Reis <ne...@unesp.br>.

Thanks Nux and Michael.

I think that a migration to Cloudstack in a large environment would be painful this way.
Maybe some plugins or script to automatize this process would be interesting.

Preferrable something generic, that suits to either KVM, XenSever, VMware, etc.

Best Regards

----- Mensagem original -----
De: "Michael Phillips" <mp...@hotmail.com>
Para: users@cloudstack.apache.org
Enviadas: Quinta-feira, 26 de março de 2015 14:33:43
Assunto: RE: How to import production VMs

Not sure of the KVM equivalent, but with vmware I export the VM as an OVA, then create the new vm in cloudstack from a template, selecting the exported OVA file. Hope this helps...

> Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2015 12:51:26 -0300
> From: nei@unesp.br
> To: users@cloudstack.apache.org
> Subject: How to import production VMs
> 
> Hi there.
> 
> How to correctly import a VM running in a external KVM(not controlled by Cloudstack) into Cloudstack?
> 
> Best Regards

RE: How to import production VMs

Posted by Michael Phillips <mp...@hotmail.com>.

Not sure of the KVM equivalent, but with vmware I export the VM as an OVA, then create the new vm in cloudstack from a template, selecting the exported OVA file. Hope this helps...

> Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2015 12:51:26 -0300
> From: nei@unesp.br
> To: users@cloudstack.apache.org
> Subject: How to import production VMs
> 
> Hi there.
> 
> How to correctly import a VM running in a external KVM(not controlled by Cloudstack) into Cloudstack?
> 
> Best Regards