Using Export domain should work also, but I would go the way I described earlier.
On Sun, Mar 4, 2018 at 1:27 PM, Andrei V <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > On 02/27/2018 04:29 PM, Fred Rolland wrote: > > Hi, > > Just to make clear what you want to achieve: > - DC1 - local storage - host1 - VMs > - DC2 - local storage - host2 > > You want to move the VMs from DC1 to DC2. > > > Yes, thanks, this is exactly what I want to accomplish. > BTW, are export domains from different data centers visible to each other? > > If not, wouldn't be simpler to export VM#1 in DC #1 to Export domain #1, > copy over ssh to DC #2 Export domain, and finally import it into DC #2. > > PS. I can't test right now myself, sitting home on sick leave.. > > > > What you can do: > - Add a shared storage domain to the DC#1 > - Move VM disk from local SD to shared storage domain > - Put shared storage domain to maintenance > - Detach shared storage from DC1 > - Attach shared storage to DC2 > - Activate shared storage > - You should be able to register the VM from the shared storage into the > DC2 > - If you want/need move disks from shared storage to local storage in DC2 > > Please test this flow with a dummy VM before doing on important VMs. > > Regards, > > Freddy > > On Mon, Feb 26, 2018 at 1:46 PM, Andrei Verovski <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Thanks for clarification. I’m using 4.2. >> Anyway, I have to define another data center with shared storage domain >> (since data center with local storage domain can have only 1 host), and the >> do what you have described. >> >> Is it possible to copy VM disks from 1 data center #1 local storage >> domain to another data center #2 NFS storage domain, or need to use export >> storage domain ? >> >> >> >> On 26 Feb 2018, at 13:30, Fred Rolland <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> Which version are you using? >> >> in 4.1 , the support of adding shared storage to local DC was added [1]. >> You can copy/move disks to the shared storage domain, then detach the SD >> and attach to another DC. >> >> In any case, you wont be able to live migrate VMs from the local DC, it >> is not supported. >> >> Regards, >> Fred >> >> [1] https://ovirt.org/develop/release-management/features/storag >> e/sharedStorageDomainsAttachedToLocalDC/ >> >> On Fri, Feb 23, 2018 at 1:35 PM, Andrei V <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I have oVirt setup, separate PC host engine + 2 nodes (#10 + #11) with >>> local storage domains (internal RAIDs). >>> 1st node #10 is currently active and can’t be turned off. >>> >>> Since oVirt doesn’t support more then 1 host in data center with local >>> storage domain as described here: >>> http://lists.ovirt.org/pipermail/users/2018-January/086118.html >>> defined another data center with 1 node #11. >>> >>> Problem: >>> 1) can’t copy or move VM disks from node #10 (even of inactive VMs) to >>> node #11, this node is NOT being shown as possible destination. >>> 2) can’t migrate active VMs to node #11. >>> 3) Added NFS shares to data center #1 -> node #10, but can’t change data >>> center #1 -> storage type to Shared, because this operation requires >>> detachment of local storage domains, which is not possible, several VMs are >>> active and can’t be stopped. >>> >>> VM disks placed on local storage domains because of performance >>> limitations of our 1Gbit network. >>> 2 VMs running our accounting/inventory control system, and are critical >>> to NFS storage performance limits. >>> >>> How to solve this problem ? >>> Thanks in advance. >>> >>> Andrei >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Users mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users >>> >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Users mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users >> >> > >
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