[SOLVED] Import Virtual Machine in local-lvm

[sushi]

Hello,

I'm new on proxmox (4.2) and I try to import my VMs (vdmk format).

So I read the documentation. I try to import Metaspoitable, a vulnerable VM.

So I ignored windows specific instructions and I just do this:

1) I create my VM on the web proxmox interface

2) I copy Metaspoitable.vdmk on my server in this path: /var/lib/vz/images/100

3) I execute this command:

qemu-img convert -f vmdk Metaspoitable.vdmk -O qcow2 Metaspoitable.qcow2

And when I start the VM, the boot fail (repetitive boot).

By defaut, I have two "storage": local and local-lvm. Metaspoitable.qcow2 is in local but not in local-lvm.

Maybe it is the source of the problem.

This is a screenshoot on my web interface administration:

Regards,

sushi

 

[wolfgang]

Hi,

what error message do you get?

 

[Alexander Pytlev]

Look you VM config (/etc/pve/qemu-server/100.conf), what name of your disks. Best chose in you situation - rename Metaspoitable.qcow2 to vm-100-disk-1.qcow2 and edit VM config.

sample for ide:
boot: cdn
bootdisk: ide0
ide0: file=local:100/vm-100-disk-1.qcow2,size=8G

Read this: https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Storage_Model

 

[kotakomputer]

Look like your backed up VM < Proxmox 4.2, if so read this: https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/local-lvm-storage-and-vm-format.27209/

 

[sushi]

I follow your instruction Alexender and this is my 100.conf file:

bootdisk: ide0
cores: 1
ide2: none,media=cdrom
memory: 1024
name: metaspoitable
net0: bridge=vmbr0,e1000=62:66:38:30:30:66
numa: 0
ostype: l26
smbios1: uuid=44c64ee9-f664-45f3-8e25-b415a5274a91
sockets: 1
ide0: file=local:100/Metaspoitable.qcow2,size=16G

And when I try to start the VM, I obtain this message:
Error: Volume 'local:100/Metaspoitable.qcow2' does not exist

And I confirm: /var/lib/vz/images/100/Metasploitable.qcow2 exists.

By defaut, it is not ide0 but it is virtuo0 (in the last line).

This is the first time that I use proxmox, I don't have old VMs from to other proxmox version < 4.2.

 

[Alexander Pytlev]

I follow your instruction Alexender and this is my 100.conf file:

ide0: file=local:100/Metaspoitable.qcow2,size=16G

Error: Volume 'local:100/Metaspoitable.qcow2' does not exist

And I confirm: /var/lib/vz/images/100/Metasploitable.qcow2 exists.

This is the first time that I use proxmox, I don't have old VMs from to other proxmox version < 4.2.

Check attentively file names. Don't copy/paste without thinking. I mistake and lose 'l' in file name on sample, you copy these without check.

 

[sushi]

Sorry but I don't understand. I don't see your mistake.

I read this documentation: https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Manual:_vm.conf

By default the 100.conf file had virtio0 instead of ide0. Maybe to use ide0 is a mistake?

 

[Alexander Pytlev]

Compare:
Metasploitable.qcow2 - real file name
Metaspoitable.qcow2 - in config

 

[sushi]

Shame on me!

rah stupid error!

It's works! Thanks a lot!