Re: Using VBox created VMDK

Joseph Mocker
2009-02-03T23:57:00Z

Mark Johnson wrote:
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> Joseph Mocker wrote:
>> Thanks Mark, for verifying syntax. Seems like that was my problem.
>>
>> Now onto attempting to import a zpool from the device. ZFS is not
>> happy about doing so, weird.
>
> OH, what problems do you see.  It should just work?
Trying to do a zpool import (zpool import 6545049493936246812 npool)
results in

    cannot import ''rpool'': pool is formatted using a newer ZFS
version

I was also getting strange messages just checking to see if there are
any pools available to import. Note it shows "rpool",

# zpool import
  pool: rpool
    id: 6545049493936246812
 state: UNAVAIL
status: The pool was last accessed by another system.
action: The pool cannot be imported due to damaged devices or data.
   see: http://www.sun.com/msg/ZFS-8000-EY
config:

        rpool       UNAVAIL  newer version
          c3d3s0    ONLINE

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>> My real goal is to try to build a virtual machine with VirtualBox,
>> and deploy and start it as an xVM Domain. Should this be possible?
>
> Depends on the guest.. You''ll need to use ide on vbox. Also,
> you will have to reconfigure the NIC.
>
> For Solaris and Linux, this does work though.
Yeah, Solaris would be the main guest. Nothing HVM
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>
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>> And then, really what I want to do is copy the vdi or vmdk image to
>> an iSCSI LUN. I''m guessing a simple dd would not work.
>
> No, we are currently working on import/export, and convert
> functionality to be able to move back and forth between
> zvols, disks, vdi, vmdk, vhd, etc..
>
> Susan should have the preliminary code ready by
> Feb 20th''ish.

Can''t wait!

  --joe