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Posted to users@cloudstack.apache.org by "Werner, Mark" <Ma...@unisys.com> on 2018/06/21 08:11:42 UTC
Migrating workloads into CloudStack
Hi,
If using one of the several popular migration/replication software tools
available to migrate workloads into a CloudStack managed cloud
infrastructure what CloudStack API commands does the migration/replication
software tool require access to?
For example, if using a migration/replication software tool to migrate a
VMware vCenter managed VM running on an ESXi hypervisor into a CloudStack
managed cloud infrastructure, what CloudStack API commands would you (or the
migration/replication software tool) require access to and what type or
role, or what level of access, would you need?
Thank you,
Mark Werner | Senior Systems Engineer | Cloud & Infrastructure Services
Unisys | Mobile Phone 586.214.9017 | <ma...@unisys.com>
mark.werner@unisys.com
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Re: Migrating workloads into CloudStack
Posted by Andrija Panic <an...@gmail.com>.
We do it this way (as Dag mentioned) - but in general I would not advise DB
hacks unless tested 100+ times - on next upgrade you might face issues
while updating DB schema etc, though I do have a lot of experience with DB
manipulation, (un)fortunately :)
On Wed, 4 Jul 2018 at 11:29, Dag Sonstebo <Da...@shapeblue.com>
wrote:
> Hi Mark,
>
> I think there was a similar thread a few weeks back either on users@ or
> dev@. In short there is no mechanism for simply onboarding existing VMs
> in CloudStack yet.
> So the official process is:
> - Export existing VM to the respective hypervisor format (OVA, QCOW2, etc).
> - Import as new template into CloudStack using the GUI or registerTemplate
> API:
> http://cloudstack.apache.org/api/apidocs-4.11/apis/registerTemplate.html
> - Start new VM from this.
>
> I believe there are a couple of people on the list who have managed to
> shoehorn existing running VMs into CloudStack – but this does take a lot of
> DB hacking to achieve.
>
> Regards,
> Dag Sonstebo
> Cloud Architect
> ShapeBlue
>
> From: Daan Hoogland <da...@gmail.com>
> Reply-To: "users@cloudstack.apache.org" <us...@cloudstack.apache.org>
> Date: Friday, 22 June 2018 at 08:15
> To: "users@cloudstack.apache.org" <us...@cloudstack.apache.org>
> Subject: Re: Migrating workloads into CloudStack
>
> Mark I do not feel qualified to answer but nobody else does, so ... I
> don't know these tools. Can your send a pointert to the one you wish to
> use? I would expect the root admin priovilidges are required as you would
> have to create the proper offerings and networks for the VMs to be migated
> too. That might be overdone if you have all in place and only need to
> deployVm()s.
>
>
> Dag.Sonstebo@shapeblue.com
> www.shapeblue.com
> 53 Chandos Place, Covent Garden, London WC2N 4HSUK
> @shapeblue
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 21, 2018 at 10:11 AM, Werner, Mark <Mark.Werner@unisys.com
> <ma...@unisys.com>> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> If using one of the several popular migration/replication software tools
> available to migrate workloads into a CloudStack managed cloud
> infrastructure what CloudStack API commands does the migration/replication
> software tool require access to?
>
> For example, if using a migration/replication software tool to migrate a
> VMware vCenter managed VM running on an ESXi hypervisor into a CloudStack
> managed cloud infrastructure, what CloudStack API commands would you (or
> the migration/replication software tool) require access to and what type or
> role, or what level of access, would you need?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Mark Werner | Senior Systems Engineer | Cloud & Infrastructure Services
> Unisys | Mobile Phone 586.214.9017 | mark.werner@unisys.com<mailto:
> mark.werner@unisys.com>
> 11720 Plaza America Drive, Reston, VA 20190<
> https://maps.google.com/?q=11720+Plaza+America+Drive,+Reston,+VA+20190&entry=gmail&source=g
> >
>
> [nisys_logo]<http://www.unisys.com/>
>
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Re: Migrating workloads into CloudStack
Posted by Dag Sonstebo <Da...@shapeblue.com>.
Hi Mark,
I think there was a similar thread a few weeks back either on users@ or dev@. In short there is no mechanism for simply onboarding existing VMs in CloudStack yet.
So the official process is:
- Export existing VM to the respective hypervisor format (OVA, QCOW2, etc).
- Import as new template into CloudStack using the GUI or registerTemplate API: http://cloudstack.apache.org/api/apidocs-4.11/apis/registerTemplate.html
- Start new VM from this.
I believe there are a couple of people on the list who have managed to shoehorn existing running VMs into CloudStack – but this does take a lot of DB hacking to achieve.
Regards,
Dag Sonstebo
Cloud Architect
ShapeBlue
From: Daan Hoogland <da...@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "users@cloudstack.apache.org" <us...@cloudstack.apache.org>
Date: Friday, 22 June 2018 at 08:15
To: "users@cloudstack.apache.org" <us...@cloudstack.apache.org>
Subject: Re: Migrating workloads into CloudStack
Mark I do not feel qualified to answer but nobody else does, so ... I don't know these tools. Can your send a pointert to the one you wish to use? I would expect the root admin priovilidges are required as you would have to create the proper offerings and networks for the VMs to be migated too. That might be overdone if you have all in place and only need to deployVm()s.
Dag.Sonstebo@shapeblue.com
www.shapeblue.com
53 Chandos Place, Covent Garden, London WC2N 4HSUK
@shapeblue
On Thu, Jun 21, 2018 at 10:11 AM, Werner, Mark <Ma...@unisys.com>> wrote:
Hi,
If using one of the several popular migration/replication software tools available to migrate workloads into a CloudStack managed cloud infrastructure what CloudStack API commands does the migration/replication software tool require access to?
For example, if using a migration/replication software tool to migrate a VMware vCenter managed VM running on an ESXi hypervisor into a CloudStack managed cloud infrastructure, what CloudStack API commands would you (or the migration/replication software tool) require access to and what type or role, or what level of access, would you need?
Thank you,
Mark Werner | Senior Systems Engineer | Cloud & Infrastructure Services
Unisys | Mobile Phone 586.214.9017 | mark.werner@unisys.com<ma...@unisys.com>
11720 Plaza America Drive, Reston, VA 20190<https://maps.google.com/?q=11720+Plaza+America+Drive,+Reston,+VA+20190&entry=gmail&source=g>
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Re: Migrating workloads into CloudStack
Posted by Daan Hoogland <da...@gmail.com>.
Mark I do not feel qualified to answer but nobody else does, so ... I don't
know these tools. Can your send a pointert to the one you wish to use? I
would expect the root admin priovilidges are required as you would have to
create the proper offerings and networks for the VMs to be migated too.
That might be overdone if you have all in place and only need to
deployVm()s.
On Thu, Jun 21, 2018 at 10:11 AM, Werner, Mark <Ma...@unisys.com>
wrote:
> Hi,
>
>
>
> If using one of the several popular migration/replication software tools
> available to migrate workloads into a CloudStack managed cloud
> infrastructure what CloudStack API commands does the migration/replication
> software tool require access to?
>
>
>
> For example, if using a migration/replication software tool to migrate a
> VMware vCenter managed VM running on an ESXi hypervisor into a CloudStack
> managed cloud infrastructure, what CloudStack API commands would you (or
> the migration/replication software tool) require access to and what type or
> role, or what level of access, would you need?
>
>
>
> Thank you,
>
>
>
> *Mark Werner* | Senior Systems Engineer | Cloud & Infrastructure Services
>
> Unisys | Mobile Phone 586.214.9017 | mark.werner@unisys.com
>
> 11720 Plaza America Drive, Reston, VA 20190
> <https://maps.google.com/?q=11720+Plaza+America+Drive,+Reston,+VA+20190&entry=gmail&source=g>
>
>
>
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