@fohdeesha said in Preventing "new network" detection on different XCP-NG hosts: @Zevgeny As you suspected, this is caused by the VMs booting with new & fresh MAC addresses they've never seen before, which from their point of view means an entirely new NIC. The "clean" solution here would be to have an option or toggle inside of XOA backup jobs, that allows MAC addresses to be preserved - this way the replicated DR VMs on the backup site still have the same MAC addresses. This could be something you could file as a feature request on our github However note that pretty much any VM copy/replicate action will trigger xen to generate a new MAC address (for safety, duplicated MACs are usually bad). This means that even if the MAC is preserved to the DR VMs, when your admin copies the DR VMs and boots them, the new copies will have newly generated MACs. I suppose it would be possible to add a "preserve MAC" checkbox for copy operations too, but I'm not sure if XAPI currently exposes such functionality. Yea, keeping the mac adress would really solve this. We actually edit the mac adress manually on the copied VM's incase we need to start the DR copy up for testing.

thanks everyone for the replies really appreciate this community! so its not a disaster, the server that runs the freepbx vm is still online. i merged the other vms from the other servers just fine to new xcp-ng servers anyways, i actually have the original vms for all of them still ready to spin up in esxi. so far every single distro lol except this custom Sangoma centos 7 has been good to go nothing else needed. i think what i will do since the esxi servers are no longer connected to a vcenter appliance is make a copy of the hard disk, stop the original, boot up the copy and see if i cant play around with it with some of the suggestions here. if in fact i do manage to get it working, ill post a 'how i made it work in this instance' thread for anyone else who may encounter it. in the meantime all suggestions are welcome, im not very versed with boot configurations in linux. im more of a windows systems technician, i can operate *nix just fine and do whatever i need to if the installation is working lol, troubleshooting boot issues has never been something i learned, so crash course engaged.

Yep the snapshots solved it. And I was even able to import the VMs while they're still running so that was a bonus. Thanks for your help @Danp

@florent will do

@manilx 2 more and yes seems to be confusing and just to round it up. Same VM as above Delta (full) backup using NBD without and with "nconnect=6" in the remote setting: [image: 1714397312022-screenshot-2024-04-29-at-14.27.19.png] with nconnect=6 [image: 1714397346566-screenshot-2024-04-29-at-14.28.57.png] nconnect=6 doesn't seem to do a lot.

Your pre-recorded Cloudconfig own setup is user-wide (so per user). It won't be universal for everyone.

@olivierlambert Hey thanks a lot for that tip.

@gb-123 Yes, I have tried that and it appears to have deleted the tasks. First I had to register as follows: # xo-cli --register <URL of XOA> <admin username> <password> Then: # xo-cli rest get tasks which showed a list of tasks IDs. I verified the IDs with the ID show in the raw log for each of the tasks listed in XOA. Once I figured out which task(s) I wanted to delete, I did the following for each tasks: # xo-cli rest del <tasks/task ID> I have not seen an ill effects since I deleted some tasks last August. Below is a link to removing tasks using xo-cli: https://help.vates.tech/kb/en-us/31-troubleshooting-and-tips/123-how-to-remove-xo-tasks

Currently in commit 2f962 and it's working. Thanks you all

@Pyroteq said in Easy way to find a failed task?: It seems as soon as you refresh the page everything disappears. The Tasks page only shows logs while you're viewing it. Afterwards I think they get recorded to the Logs, but if your system fell asleep XO wouldn't know what happened. Besides the connection getting dropped and I don't know if that would get recorded.

Yes indeed, if you are not passing a static IP in the template, Cloud init will wait to get an IP for few minutes before continuing to boot

@wttw said in OVA import support?: @olivierlambert said in OVA import support?: Yes it's supposed to work. Sadly, there's as much as different OVAs than VMs and VMware versions. Every time we are fixing new stuff when it's reported. Please provide the OVA somewhere so we can find why and fix it https://tupid.org/debian11.ova - it's about 850MB. I just created this on ESXi 7.0U3, then exported it with ./ovftool --noSSLVerify --diskMode=thin --targetType=ova --compress=9 "vi://skull/debian11" . (VMware ovftool 4.6.2 (build-22220919)) Import from VMware should work if you have indeed the XCP-ng machine in extra for it. The hardware is on order, but I thought I'd start testing this weekend. But we could fix the OVA already, at least as soon we can check what's wrong with the XML. Here's debian11.ovf, for anyone who wants to look without downloading the ova. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!--Generated by VMware ESX Server, User: root, UTC time: 2024-04-07T15:42:54.40766Z--> <Envelope vmw:buildId="build-19482537" xmlns="http://schemas.dmtf.org/ovf/envelope/1" xmlns:cim="http://schemas.dmtf.org/wbem/wscim/1/common" xmlns:ovf="http://schemas.dmtf.org/ovf/envelope/1" xmlns:rasd="http://schemas.dmtf.org/wbem/wscim/1/cim-schema/2/CIM_ResourceAllocationSettingData" xmlns:vmw="http://www.vmware.com/schema/ovf" xmlns:vssd="http://schemas.dmtf.org/wbem/wscim/1/cim-schema/2/CIM_VirtualSystemSettingData" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <References> <File ovf:compression="gzip" ovf:href="debian11-disk1.vmdk.gz" ovf:id="file1" ovf:size="856235944"/> <File ovf:compression="gzip" ovf:href="debian11-file1.nvram.gz" ovf:id="file2" ovf:size="1821"/> </References> <DiskSection> <Info>Virtual disk information</Info> <Disk ovf:capacity="16" ovf:capacityAllocationUnits="byte * 2^30" ovf:diskId="vmdisk1" ovf:fileRef="file1" ovf:format="http://www.vmware.com/interfaces/specifications/vmdk.html#streamOptimized" ovf:populatedSize="2324692992"/> </DiskSection> <NetworkSection> <Info>The list of logical networks</Info> <Network ovf:name="VM Network"> <Description>The VM Network network</Description> </Network> </NetworkSection> <VirtualSystem ovf:id="debian11"> <Info>A virtual machine</Info> <Name>debian11</Name> <OperatingSystemSection ovf:id="1" vmw:osType="debian11Guest"> <Info>The kind of installed guest operating system</Info> </OperatingSystemSection> <VirtualHardwareSection> <Info>Virtual hardware requirements</Info> <System> <vssd:ElementName>Virtual Hardware Family</vssd:ElementName> <vssd:InstanceID>0</vssd:InstanceID> <vssd:VirtualSystemIdentifier>debian11</vssd:VirtualSystemIdentifier> <vssd:VirtualSystemType>vmx-19</vssd:VirtualSystemType> </System> <Item> <rasd:AllocationUnits>hertz * 10^6</rasd:AllocationUnits> <rasd:Description>Number of Virtual CPUs</rasd:Description> <rasd:ElementName>1 virtual CPU(s)</rasd:ElementName> <rasd:InstanceID>1</rasd:InstanceID> <rasd:ResourceType>3</rasd:ResourceType> <rasd:VirtualQuantity>1</rasd:VirtualQuantity> </Item> <Item> <rasd:AllocationUnits>byte * 2^20</rasd:AllocationUnits> <rasd:Description>Memory Size</rasd:Description> <rasd:ElementName>2048MB of memory</rasd:ElementName> <rasd:InstanceID>2</rasd:InstanceID> <rasd:ResourceType>4</rasd:ResourceType> <rasd:VirtualQuantity>2048</rasd:VirtualQuantity> </Item> <Item> <rasd:Address>0</rasd:Address> <rasd:Description>SATA Controller</rasd:Description> <rasd:ElementName>SATA Controller 0</rasd:ElementName> <rasd:InstanceID>3</rasd:InstanceID> <rasd:ResourceSubType>vmware.sata.ahci</rasd:ResourceSubType> <rasd:ResourceType>20</rasd:ResourceType> <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="slotInfo.pciSlotNumber" vmw:value="34"/> </Item> <Item> <rasd:Address>0</rasd:Address> <rasd:Description>SCSI 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<rasd:Description>IDE Controller</rasd:Description> <rasd:ElementName>VirtualIDEController 1</rasd:ElementName> <rasd:InstanceID>6</rasd:InstanceID> <rasd:ResourceType>5</rasd:ResourceType> </Item> <Item> <rasd:Address>0</rasd:Address> <rasd:Description>IDE Controller</rasd:Description> <rasd:ElementName>VirtualIDEController 0</rasd:ElementName> <rasd:InstanceID>7</rasd:InstanceID> <rasd:ResourceType>5</rasd:ResourceType> </Item> <Item ovf:required="false"> <rasd:AutomaticAllocation>false</rasd:AutomaticAllocation> <rasd:ElementName>VirtualVideoCard</rasd:ElementName> <rasd:InstanceID>8</rasd:InstanceID> <rasd:ResourceType>24</rasd:ResourceType> <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="useAutoDetect" vmw:value="true"/> <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="videoRamSizeInKB" vmw:value="4096"/> <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="enable3DSupport" vmw:value="false"/> <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="use3dRenderer" vmw:value="automatic"/> <vmw:Config 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1</rasd:ElementName> <rasd:HostResource>ovf:/disk/vmdisk1</rasd:HostResource> <rasd:InstanceID>11</rasd:InstanceID> <rasd:Parent>4</rasd:Parent> <rasd:ResourceType>17</rasd:ResourceType> <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="backing.writeThrough" vmw:value="false"/> </Item> <Item> <rasd:AddressOnParent>7</rasd:AddressOnParent> <rasd:AutomaticAllocation>true</rasd:AutomaticAllocation> <rasd:Connection>VM Network</rasd:Connection> <rasd:Description>VmxNet3 ethernet adapter on &quot;VM Network&quot;</rasd:Description> <rasd:ElementName>Ethernet 1</rasd:ElementName> <rasd:InstanceID>12</rasd:InstanceID> <rasd:ResourceSubType>VmxNet3</rasd:ResourceSubType> <rasd:ResourceType>10</rasd:ResourceType> <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="slotInfo.pciSlotNumber" vmw:value="192"/> <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="wakeOnLanEnabled" vmw:value="false"/> <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="connectable.allowGuestControl" vmw:value="true"/> </Item> <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="cpuHotAddEnabled" vmw:value="false"/> <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="cpuHotRemoveEnabled" vmw:value="false"/> <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="memoryHotAddEnabled" vmw:value="false"/> <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="firmware" vmw:value="bios"/> <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="cpuAllocation.shares.shares" vmw:value="1000"/> <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="cpuAllocation.shares.level" vmw:value="normal"/> <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="tools.syncTimeWithHost" vmw:value="false"/> <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="tools.syncTimeWithHostAllowed" vmw:value="true"/> <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="tools.afterPowerOn" vmw:value="true"/> <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="tools.afterResume" vmw:value="true"/> <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="tools.beforeGuestShutdown" vmw:value="true"/> <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="tools.beforeGuestStandby" vmw:value="true"/> <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="tools.toolsUpgradePolicy" vmw:value="manual"/> <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="powerOpInfo.powerOffType" vmw:value="soft"/> <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="powerOpInfo.resetType" vmw:value="soft"/> <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="powerOpInfo.suspendType" vmw:value="soft"/> <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="nestedHVEnabled" vmw:value="false"/> <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="vPMCEnabled" vmw:value="false"/> <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="virtualICH7MPresent" vmw:value="false"/> <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="virtualSMCPresent" vmw:value="false"/> <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="flags.vvtdEnabled" vmw:value="false"/> <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="flags.vbsEnabled" vmw:value="false"/> <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="bootOptions.efiSecureBootEnabled" vmw:value="false"/> <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="powerOpInfo.standbyAction" vmw:value="checkpoint"/> <vmw:ExtraConfig ovf:required="false" vmw:key="nvram" vmw:value="ovf:/file/file2"/> <vmw:ExtraConfig ovf:required="false" vmw:key="svga.autodetect" vmw:value="TRUE"/> </VirtualHardwareSection> </VirtualSystem> </Envelope> this is an ova with vmdk disk compressed. They are not supported for now (since vmdk are already compressed per block). TBF, we're putting much of the import/export effort into the v2v tool

@julien-f 0k, is there a specific rule on the format of this identifier? When I create a backup, I set an email address for reporting but that address or notification setting) is not present in the JSON, why and how can I set it ? For rolling snapshots, the content is 0k (same identifier in both settings and schedule): { "name": "rolling snapshots", "mode": "full", "schedules": { "gbkk1mbemhg": { "cron": "15 12 * * *", "enabled": true, "name": "daily rolling snapshots", "timezone": "Europe/Rome" } }, "settings": { "": { "concurrency": 2, "nRetriesVmBackupFailures": 3, "timeout": 7200000, "offlineSnapshot": false, "checkpointSnapshot": true }, "gbkk1mbemhg": { "healthCheckSr": "ac595bf5-ca14-586e-6f89-9e4e884043eb", "healthCheckVmsWithTags": [], "snapshotRetention": 2 } }, "vms": { "id": { "__or": [ "64adb2e9-e0f3-9e70-b08f-7c8653415053", "aaf9e807-3ee9-37ff-05ec-cf782ba74d56", "7cd276ae-b7df-06d8-3da8-48262750051d", "9ccfcd0c-a35e-7f45-a0d2-19db678291f1", "42afaaea-ada4-fb7f-dc55-f62a51a6997a", "54b97ba5-9858-a563-e02f-89b0a6c450a1", "9524834a-3577-4445-54c6-1c786775749d" ] } } } Ok for the VM backup using: { "name": "vm backups", "mode": "full", "compression": "zstd", "schedules": { "fdi73l44ewf": { "cron": "40 12 * * 6", "enabled": true, "name": "weekly vm backups", "timezone": "Europe/Rome" } }, "settings": { "": { "concurrency": 2, "nRetriesVmBackupFailures": 3, "timeout": 7200000, "offlineSnapshot": false, "checkpointSnapshot": true }, "fdi73l44ewf": { "exportRetention": 1, "healthCheckSr": "ac595bf5-ca14-586e-6f89-9e4e884043eb", "healthCheckVmsWithTags": [] } }, "remotes": { "id": "40e5ecde-f12f-43c7-befd-c1f0a76e8a25" }, "vms": { "id": { "__or": [ "64adb2e9-e0f3-9e70-b08f-7c8653415053", "aaf9e807-3ee9-37ff-05ec-cf782ba74d56", "7cd276ae-b7df-06d8-3da8-48262750051d", "9ccfcd0c-a35e-7f45-a0d2-19db678291f1", "42afaaea-ada4-fb7f-dc55-f62a51a6997a", "54b97ba5-9858-a563-e02f-89b0a6c450a1", "9524834a-3577-4445-54c6-1c786775749d" ] } } }

We'll keep XOA standalone for XenServer, the pricing will likely change for those (per host and only with Premium). In your case, you'll have 2 options: going for XOA standalone for XenServer per host (dunno yet the price per host we'll have) migrating to XCP-ng to get an Essential bundle

This helped me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5PJ_tHQlZk

@jessepeterson I did, using the disk mounting method, but the solution didn't really spark joy in me. For the last 18 months I've been on LXD and now Incus, which I found easier to use different distros on.

@olivierlambert Thank you.

@lukasz-engel said in Feature request - VM folders: My 2 cents as current vSphere user (searching for replacement after new VMware prices knocked my socks off): Tags in XO are currently only "view filtering feature", nothing more. There is no method in XO to (without selecting each vm separately): attach ACL to group of vms select group of vms for backup job Tags are also error-prone, as I have to manually enter tag name each time (for each vm) and possibly make a typo (there are not even "hints" from current tag names). I would like to add vm to "group" and this should cause deriving ACLs from "group" and adding to backup job assigned to "group", etc; whatever this "group" would be - folder/tag. As I have ~500 vms, grouping is "must have" for me. I'll live if "groups" are tags not folders. But not having this at all in XO is BIG disadvantage for me. (without this I quite like what I found in xcp-ng/xo). For me - something like folder seems more natural for such things than tags, but I am biased (as vSphere has folders...). And generally - in current situation (new prices for vSphere) I suspect there may be more users like me, searching for vSphere replacement, and making XO more friendly for them would be advantage for them... I do think a lot of this 'group' idea could be made possible using the self service resourceSets, especially if we were able to maybe set "Operator" ACLs on said resourceSet. Maybe even allow tags to be applied to a resourceSet so things like backups would be applied to entire resourceSets vs. an individual VM?

@olivierlambert

Hi and welcome! Have you registered your XOA already? Enable the free trial to get all the plugins