qemu-img: error - how to solve?

[ztek]

Hello,

i want to move a esxi VM to proxmox, created the ovf export but when i try to import i am getting this:

root@proxmox:/mnt/pve/localext4/import# qm importovf 200 ubuntu.ovf local-lvm
Logical volume "vm-200-disk-0" created.
transferred 0.0 B of 200.0 GiB (0.00%)
transferred 2.0 GiB of 200.0 GiB (1.00%)
transferred 4.0 GiB of 200.0 GiB (2.00%)
transferred 6.0 GiB of 200.0 GiB (3.00%)
transferred 8.0 GiB of 200.0 GiB (4.00%)
transferred 10.0 GiB of 200.0 GiB (5.00%)
qemu-img: error while reading at byte 10607198208: Invalid argument
Logical volume "vm-200-disk-0" successfully removed.
error during import, cleaning up created resources...
import failed - copy failed: command '/usr/bin/qemu-img convert -p -n -f vmdk -O raw /mnt/pve/localext4/import/ubuntu-0.vmdk zeroinit:/dev/pve/vm-200-disk-0' failed: exit code 1


I repeated the command and it stops at the same place.
How to fix it and how to import the VM?

 

[fiona]

Hi,
what if you run qemu-img check -f vmdk /mnt/pve/localext4/import/ubuntu-0.vmdk?

 

[ztek]

Many thanks and the result is very promising:
qemu-img check -f vmdk /mnt/pve/localext4/import/ubuntu-0.vmdk
No errors were found on the image.


Please help to get it on proxmox!!!

 

[WadohS]

Hello,
same problem with many VMs windows or debian with Esxi 7.0.3 to proxmox 8.0.
no errors with the qemu check.
100 Gb to 200Gb for the Vm Storage.
I test with the vmdk flat image but not very useful if i do it for all VM.
any idea to resolve this error ?

 

[ztek]

proxmox is awesome but we need a working path to migrate from esxi. I even run licensed proxmox server to support the proxmox development. Lets hope they come up with something

 

[WadohS]

i'm new to proxmox, and this new world is very amazing than esxi, and i passed my Lab to proxmox but it's not win if i don't fund solution,
i don't wont recreate other VM.

I have used ovftools from vmware, the latest version, same problem on direct transfer

 

[WadohS]

after exporting a VM with flat vmdk, the import is succesfull :
for processing :
- In esxi, stop your exporting VM before, go to Datastore, and going to your VM than you like,
select vmdk and download from your browser, you have 2 files .vmdk.
- copy this 2 files in a folder to your proxmox! VMexport.vmdk is the smaller file (1kb), the other are with -flat.vmdk
on your proxmox shell, go to your folder where your have copy your 2 fils and passed this command :
$ qm disk import <VM_ID> VMExport.vmdk <Location_disk>
after that your see your disk is unused to your proxmox VM config, make a sata disk and maker priority and bootable on options,
that's all !!
look this link :
https://knowledgebase.45drives.com/...virtual-machine-disks-from-vmware-to-proxmox/

 

[ztek]

unfortunately i no longer have the esxi, i reinstalled with proxmox. I have the ovf exported 2 files. Something.ovf and something.vmdk. This vmdk is 60GB smaller size as the orginal disk was. Can I use this somehow to recreate the VM?

 

[WadohS]

i have test this method but not working for me
and i havent test to install a vm with esxi, to import ovf file and re-export to flat format,
maybe a converter tools make a flat format
i'm lucky, i have 2 computer, my production (esxi) and my test( proxmox for next production).