Our doc is up to date here: https://docs.xcp-ng.org/project/ecosystem/#-vm-backup

@olivierlambert Merci Oliver!

Ah indeed, it's written in bold in the documentation, I forgot to ask you about this ^^ Enjoy XO!

Thanks everyone for the report!

@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.

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 Controller</rasd:Description> <rasd:ElementName>SCSI Controller 0</rasd:ElementName> <rasd:InstanceID>4</rasd:InstanceID> <rasd:ResourceSubType>VirtualSCSI</rasd:ResourceSubType> <rasd:ResourceType>6</rasd:ResourceType> <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="slotInfo.pciSlotNumber" vmw:value="160"/> </Item> <Item ovf:required="false"> <rasd:Address>0</rasd:Address> <rasd:Description>USB Controller (EHCI)</rasd:Description> <rasd:ElementName>USB Controller</rasd:ElementName> <rasd:InstanceID>5</rasd:InstanceID> <rasd:ResourceSubType>vmware.usb.ehci</rasd:ResourceSubType> <rasd:ResourceType>23</rasd:ResourceType> <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="slotInfo.pciSlotNumber" vmw:value="32"/> <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="slotInfo.ehciPciSlotNumber" vmw:value="33"/> <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="autoConnectDevices" vmw:value="false"/> <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="ehciEnabled" vmw:value="true"/> </Item> <Item> <rasd:Address>1</rasd:Address> <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 ovf:required="false" vmw:key="graphicsMemorySizeInKB" vmw:value="262144"/> </Item> <Item ovf:required="false"> <rasd:AutomaticAllocation>false</rasd:AutomaticAllocation> <rasd:ElementName>VirtualVMCIDevice</rasd:ElementName> <rasd:InstanceID>9</rasd:InstanceID> <rasd:ResourceSubType>vmware.vmci</rasd:ResourceSubType> <rasd:ResourceType>1</rasd:ResourceType> <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="allowUnrestrictedCommunication" vmw:value="false"/> </Item> <Item ovf:required="false"> <rasd:AddressOnParent>0</rasd:AddressOnParent> <rasd:AutomaticAllocation>false</rasd:AutomaticAllocation> <rasd:ElementName>CD-ROM 1</rasd:ElementName> <rasd:InstanceID>10</rasd:InstanceID> <rasd:Parent>3</rasd:Parent> <rasd:ResourceSubType>vmware.cdrom.atapi</rasd:ResourceSubType> <rasd:ResourceType>15</rasd:ResourceType> <vmw:Config ovf:required="false" vmw:key="connectable.allowGuestControl" vmw:value="true"/> </Item> <Item> <rasd:AddressOnParent>0</rasd:AddressOnParent> <rasd:ElementName>Hard Disk 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.