Libguestfs - Feb 2017 - Re: virt-v2v and import of Debian OVAs

Hi
Is virt-v2v able to import a debian guest from an OVA archive ?

According to the "true" in convert_linux.ml, I would have said yes

  let matching = function
    | { i_type = "linux";
        i_distro = ("fedora"
                       | "rhel" | "centos" |
"scientificlinux" |
"redhat-based"
                       | "oraclelinux"
                       | "sles" | "suse-based" |
"opensuse") } -> true
    | { i_type = "linux";
        i_distro = ("debian" | "ubuntu" |
"linuxmint") } -> true
    | _ -> false

But an OVA import fails with:

virt-v2v  --machine-readable -i ova
turnkey-wordpress-14.1-jessie-amd64.ova -o qemu -of qcow2 -os v2v/
[   0.0] Opening the source -i ova turnkey-wordpress-14.1-jessie-amd64.ova
[   1.2] Creating an overlay to protect the source from being modified
[   1.2] Initializing the target -o qemu -os v2v/
[   1.2] Opening the overlay
[   3.5] Inspecting the overlay
[   4.8] Checking for sufficient free disk space in the guest
[   4.8] Estimating space required on target for each disk
[   4.8] Converting 8.4 to run on KVM
virt-v2v: error: virt-v2v is unable to convert this guest type
(linux/debian)


Using:
virt-v2v --version
virt-v2v 1.34.3

I am using an OVA from the following location

https://www.turnkeylinux.org/download?file=turnkey-wordpress-14.1-jessie-amd64.ova

Am I missing something ?

Emmanuel

On Thursday, 23 February 2017 16:47:57 CET Emmanuel Kasper
wrote:
> Is virt-v2v able to import a debian guest from an OVA archive ?
> 
> According to the "true" in convert_linux.ml, I would have said
yes
> 
>   let matching = function
>     | { i_type = "linux";
>         i_distro = ("fedora"
>                        | "rhel" | "centos" |
"scientificlinux" |
> "redhat-based"
>                        | "oraclelinux"
>                        | "sles" | "suse-based" |
"opensuse") } -> true
>     | { i_type = "linux";
>         i_distro = ("debian" | "ubuntu" |
"linuxmint") } -> true
>     | _ -> false
This is current master.
> But an OVA import fails with:
> 
> virt-v2v  --machine-readable -i ova
> turnkey-wordpress-14.1-jessie-amd64.ova -o qemu -of qcow2 -os v2v/
> [   0.0] Opening the source -i ova turnkey-wordpress-14.1-jessie-amd64.ova
> [   1.2] Creating an overlay to protect the source from being modified
> [   1.2] Initializing the target -o qemu -os v2v/
> [   1.2] Opening the overlay
> [   3.5] Inspecting the overlay
> [   4.8] Checking for sufficient free disk space in the guest
> [   4.8] Estimating space required on target for each disk
> [   4.8] Converting 8.4 to run on KVM
> virt-v2v: error: virt-v2v is unable to convert this guest type
> (linux/debian)
> 
> Using:
> virt-v2v --version
> virt-v2v 1.34.3
This from latest stable.

Support for Debian guests was added only in the 1.35 development series;
see https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362497 for more details
on the status of it.
> I am using an OVA from the following location
> 
>
https://www.turnkeylinux.org/download?file=turnkey-wordpress-14.1-jessie-amd64.ova
I'm checking it to see whether it might work fine or not.

Thanks,
-- 
Pino Toscano

On 02/23/2017 05:06 PM, Pino Toscano wrote:
> On Thursday, 23 February 2017 16:47:57 CET Emmanuel Kasper wrote:
>> Is virt-v2v able to import a debian guest from an OVA archive ?
>>
>> According to the "true" in convert_linux.ml, I would have
said yes
>>
>>   let matching = function
>>     | { i_type = "linux";
>>         i_distro = ("fedora"
>>                        | "rhel" | "centos" |
"scientificlinux" |
>> "redhat-based"
>>                        | "oraclelinux"
>>                        | "sles" | "suse-based" |
"opensuse") } -> true
>>     | { i_type = "linux";
>>         i_distro = ("debian" | "ubuntu" |
"linuxmint") } -> true
>>     | _ -> false
> 
> This is current master.
you're right sorry for the confusion