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[Shawn Hartsock <hartsocks@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I think it would be a great if you could post this. 

# Shawn Hartsock 

----- Original Message -----

> From: "Jay Kumbhani" <jkumbhani@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Anne Gentle" <anne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: "Shawn Hartsock" <hartsocks@xxxxxxxxxx>, "Openstack"
> <openstack-translation@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Openstack"
> <openstack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 9:05:20 AM
> Subject: Re: [Openstack] Vmware running images

> Team,

> Thank you for support.

> Finally i am able to migrate running VM from VMware player to openstack
> private cloud.

> I used thick ("-flat.vmdk") for importing to openstack.

> Let me know if anyone looking for steps. I am happy to help.

> Thanks
> Jay
> On May 16, 2013, at 7:39 PM, Anne Gentle < anne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > wrote:

> > On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 9:02 AM, Shawn Hartsock < hartsocks@xxxxxxxxxx >
> > wrote:
> 

> > > So, a couple of points:
> > 
> 

> > > * when OpenStack manages a VM it does so, cradle to grave
> > 
> 

> > > * it sounds like you want to manage existing vSphere inventory and that's
> > > not
> > > a supported use case remember: cradle-to-grave in one stack or the other.
> > 
> 
> > > * at the moment sharing part of your vSphere resources (say a resource
> > > pool)
> > > with OpenStack is possible but not documented someone needs to write that
> > > doc (and perhaps submit code)
> > 
> 
> > > *
> > 
> 
> > > use thick ("-flat.vmdk") provisioned VMDK with glance at the moment (we
> > > notice problems using 'thin' in some setups)     * official docs
> > > http://docs.openstack.org/trunk/openstack-compute/admin/content/vmware.html
> > 
> 

> > > * These docs need updating, I'd do it but I don't know how
> > 
> 

> > Hi Shawn, I'm happy to walk you through the process if you get stuck,
> > basically git clone the openstack-manuals directory and edit
> > https://github.com/openstack/openstack-manuals/blob/master/doc/src/docbkx/common/vmware.xml
> > . Dan Wendlandt had a patch go in last week to improve those docs so you
> > might want to coordinate efforts.
> 

> > See http://wiki.openstack.org/Documentation/HowTo for details.
> 
> > Thanks,
> 
> > Anne
> 

> > > * BTW: we fixed the bit where you do stuff with tomcat and the SDK
> > 
> 
> > > Hope that helps. Please correct me if I've gotten something wrong.
> > 
> 

> > > # Shawn Hartsock
> > 
> 

> > > > From: "Marcos Antônio Cavenaghi" < marcos@xxxxxxxxxxxx >
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > To: "Jay Kumbhani" < jkumbhani@xxxxxxxxx >
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Cc: "Openstack" < openstack-translation@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >,
> > > > "Openstack"
> > > > <
> > > > openstack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 9:39:33 AM
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > Subject: Re: [Openstack] Vmware running images
> > > 
> > 
> 

> > > > You have to pick up the <image>.vmdk file and add it using glance. The
> > > > syntax
> > > > here depends on the version (essex, folsom, ...) you are using.
> > > 
> > 
> 

> > > > glance add name="My VMware Image" is_public=true container_format=bare
> > > > disk_format=vmdk < My_VMware_Image.vmdk
> > > 
> > 
> 

> > > > If you have more than one vmdk file (the image is split), use qemu-img
> > > > to
> > > > convert them to a single file.
> > > 
> > 
> 

> > > > Marcos
> > > 
> > 
> 

> > > > On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 11:36 PM, Jay Kumbhani < jkumbhani@xxxxxxxxx >
> > > > wrote:
> > > 
> > 
> 

> > > > > Guys
> > > > 
> > > 
> > 
> 

> > > > > I am trying to import running vmware virtual machines into openstack
> > > > > private
> > > > > cloud.
> > > > 
> > > 
> > 
> 

> > > > > I did some steps but couldn't succeed. Please send me steps or links
> > > > > to
> > > > > follow.
> > > > 
> > > 
> > 
> 

> > > > > Thanks
> > > > 
> > > 
> > 
> 
> > > > > Jay
> > > > 
> > > 
> > 
> 

> > > > > Sent from my iPad
> > > > 
> > > 
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