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When importing a instance from VMware to KVM, CloudStack performs the following actions:
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- Clones the Source Instance on the selected VMware Datacenter for running
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VMs: The source instance will be cloned in the original state for running
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VMs. The recommended state is the stopped state to prevent data
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inconsistencies or loss when cloning the instance.
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VMs: The source instance will be cloned in the original state for running
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VMs. The recommended state is the stopped state to prevent data
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inconsistencies or loss when cloning the instance.
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- Imports the VM files (OVF) of the Cloned instance for running VMs, Source
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Instance for stopped VMs to a temporary storage location (which can be
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selected by the administrator) from KVM host if ovftool installed or
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management server (can be forced by the administrator).
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Instance for stopped VMs to a temporary storage location (which can be
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selected by the administrator) from KVM host if ovftool installed or
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management server (can be forced by the administrator).
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- Converts the OVF on the temporary storage location to KVM using virt-v2v:
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CloudStack (or the administrator) selects a running and enabled KVM host to
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perform the conversion from VMware to KVM using **virt-v2v**. If the binary
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is not installed, then the host will fail the migration. In case it is
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installed, it will perform the conversion into the temporary location to
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store the converted QCOW2 disks of the instance. The disks are then moved
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into the destination storage pools for the instance. The conversion is a
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long-lasting process which can be set to time out by the global setting
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'convert.vmware.instance.to.kvm.timeout'. The conversion processes takes a
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long time because virt-v2v creates a temporary instance to inspect the
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source VM and generate the converted disks with the correct
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drivers. Additionally, it needs to copy the converted disks into
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the temporary location.
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CloudStack (or the administrator) selects a running and enabled KVM host to
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perform the conversion from VMware to KVM using **virt-v2v**. If the binary
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is not installed, then the host will fail the migration. In case it is
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installed, it will perform the conversion into the temporary location to
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store the converted QCOW2 disks of the instance. The disks are then moved
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into the destination storage pools for the instance. The conversion is a
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long-lasting process which can be set to time out by the global setting
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'convert.vmware.instance.to.kvm.timeout'. The conversion processes takes a
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long time because virt-v2v creates a temporary instance to inspect the
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source VM and generate the converted disks with the correct
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drivers. Additionally, it needs to copy the converted disks into
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the temporary location.
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- The converted instance is then imported into the selected KVM cluster.
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The instance for conversion is selected randomly from the selected
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destination cluster if no host for importing is selected.
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The host for conversion is selected randomly from the selected
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destination cluster if no host for importing is selected. Only enabled
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cluster & enabled host are considered for importing.
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.. note:: Please consider not restarting the management servers while importing as it will lead to the interruption of the process and you will need to start again.
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