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    • olivierlambertO Offline
      olivierlambert Vates 🪐 Co-Founder CEO
      last edited by

      Hi,

      Thanks for the feedback, anyone can confirm a similar behavior? Also @gasky are you 100% up to date? Can you reproduce with XOA on latest release channel?

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      • florentF Offline
        florent Vates 🪐 XO Team @gasky
        last edited by

        @gasky said in ova export not functional:

        VERR_TAR_BAD_CHKSUM_FIELD

        Hi,
        I tested locally with the latest xoa version, and virtual box 6.1 it seems ok

        Can you rename the ova to tar, and try to export it ? Is there only one problematic VM, or do all the VM fails ? Would it be ok to give access to the generated ova file ?

        Regards

        Florent

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        • GheppyG Offline
          Gheppy
          last edited by Gheppy

          export Rocky Linux VM with ova and input into VirtualBox 7.0 all is ok, except the fact that I need to configure Video and Linux version

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          • G Offline
            gasky
            last edited by

            Hi, so I signed up for a free trial of XOA to test if it was an issue with the Community version (or my setup of it) but I am getting the same results. I have tried it with Windows 10, 11 and Server 22 also with Ubuntu.

            The version of XOA is:
            5cd5e734-6c84-4822-845b-1db36839011e-image.png

            If I try to open the OVA file directly using VMware (which would be my first choice for when I need to use VMs locally) I get one of the 2 following errors:

            This one when using XOA and a clean install of Windows server 22:
            VMerrror.png

            This one when using XO Community version and a clean install of Windows 10:
            9130933f-987d-4f29-8728-a5c9673d2b28-image.png

            When I make the OVA file a TAR file and extract it using 7zip I get the following error:
            ExtractTar Erorr.png

            I'm using Chrome to do the export. The VMs are brand new and created in Xen Orchestra.

            I tried with and without Citrix PV drivers installed and found no difference.

            I've also tried this on multiple different platforms. So I have a setup at home that I'm running on an old PC and using the Docker installation provided by https://hub.docker.com/r/ronivay/xen-orchestra. At work I have tried the Docker version, I've tried creating a Ubuntu VM on the XCP-ng host and compiled the community version of Xen Orchestra and then I've also tried XOA via the quick deploy. So far I am having the same issue on all of them.

            I'm using XCP-ng host 8.2.1 but I have also tried the latest beta version and found the same issue.

            I'm using VMware Workstation v16.2.5 and Virtualbox v7.0.12

            Here is a Windows 10 VM I just created without any license for testing that I can share. I've shared it using Google drive as that is what I have available but if you want to access it you will need to request access so that I can approve. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sIyjs0ldpn60pN5xBXUKYFa45VqLFu7a/view?usp=drive_link

            Thanks,

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            • florentF Offline
              florent Vates 🪐 XO Team @gasky
              last edited by

              @gasky thansk, I sent you an email

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              • GheppyG Offline
                Gheppy
                last edited by Gheppy

                With ova from you I get the error
                456f9e60-0db8-492e-bc38-f6b801c791b1-image.png

                Edit:
                The problem with ova is only on windows export, with linux export all is ok.

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                • florentF Offline
                  florent Vates 🪐 XO Team @gasky
                  last edited by

                  @gasky
                  Does a xva export and then import works ? If yes could you give me the xva corresponding to this ova ?

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                  • G Offline
                    gasky
                    last edited by

                    Hi, thanks again for your help.

                    So I have also tried using the OVA with a Ubuntu machine and had the same error (I have uploaded that OVA file to the drive folder).

                    I did what you suggested with the XVA file and yes it successfully exported (with compression disabled - the only one I tried) and then imported back into another instance of XCP-ng. I have included the XVA file in the drive folder also.

                    1f525a73-5193-455c-9226-9222075482df-image.png

                    I hope this helps to get to the root cause of the error.

                    Thanks,

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                    • florentF Offline
                      florent Vates 🪐 XO Team @gasky
                      last edited by

                      @gasky that is a good thing that the xva export / import works : this probbaly a bug in the OVA export, not on the XCP side or a problem on your storage

                      I am downloading the image right now and will look for a solution

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                      • GheppyG Offline
                        Gheppy
                        last edited by

                        I have the same thing with OVA of windows VM, on linux VM all is ok.
                        Import is done on VirtualBox 7

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                        • florentF Offline
                          florent Vates 🪐 XO Team
                          last edited by

                          it reminds another bug with bigger VM

                          @gasky @Gheppy Do you have any VM with less than 8Gb data ? can you try exporting it in ova and loading it in virtual box ?

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                          • GheppyG Offline
                            Gheppy
                            last edited by Gheppy

                            Linux, yes. Windows has by default 15Gb+, maybe core one has less

                            EDIT:
                            Windows 2022 Core, it works
                            Size on VHD,
                            816cf975-d5e9-46b6-828c-db1119f602ae-image.png

                            Rocky Linux 9, it works
                            Size on VHD
                            a0d18447-daa5-4b2d-89e0-22f1c2771465-image.png

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                            • G Offline
                              gasky
                              last edited by

                              Sorry, I don't have any VMs that small. But if I understand correctly from @Gheppy it seems the issue is related to the VMs size?

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                              • olivierlambertO Offline
                                olivierlambert Vates 🪐 Co-Founder CEO
                                last edited by

                                It might be this. @florent is the opportunity to make them test your branch 😉

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                                • florentF Offline
                                  florent Vates 🪐 XO Team @olivierlambert
                                  last edited by

                                  @olivierlambert yes, as soon as my branch is working as intended

                                  For now I can generate a valid tar (with pax header) , but virtual box don't like it

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                                  • florentF Offline
                                    florent Vates 🪐 XO Team @gasky
                                    last edited by

                                    @gasky @Gheppy

                                    could you try this branch : fix_re_re_ova_export (PR is https://github.com/vatesfr/xen-orchestra/pull/7183/files ) ?

                                    don't forget to do a yarn install before relaunching xo, since we updated a dependency

                                    fbeauchamp opened this pull request in vatesfr/xen-orchestra

                                    closed fix(xo-vmdk-to-vhd): improve compatibilty of ova with disk bigger than 8.2GB #7183

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                                    • GheppyG Offline
                                      Gheppy
                                      last edited by

                                      Windows 22h2 ova is exported fine. The import goes to the end only if:

                                      • it is not set to EFI boot by default
                                      • the type of Operating System is on Other and the version is Other/Unknown
                                      • video is under 16Mb

                                      Linux ova export is fine. The import goes to the end with the same missconfiguration.

                                      After the settings are done everything works fine.
                                      Size of ova
                                      1a878af3-5ba4-4ac1-a6a2-3a3d32ea753c-image.png

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                                      • florentF Offline
                                        florent Vates 🪐 XO Team @Gheppy
                                        last edited by

                                        @Gheppy yes

                                        at least if fixes import \o/

                                        I am creatig card in the backlog to improve the import. Could you extract the ovf file of the windows ova ( rename it to tar and extract it) , and send it to me or post in in the forum ( it should not contains any confidential information )

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                                        • GheppyG Offline
                                          Gheppy
                                          last edited by

                                          this is the metadata.ovf

                                          <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
                                          <!--Generated by Xen Orchestra-->
                                          <ovf:Envelope xmlns="http://schemas.dmtf.org/ovf/envelope/1" xmlns:ovf="http://schemas.dmtf.org/ovf/envelope/1"
                                              xmlns:rasd="http://schemas.dmtf.org/wbem/wscim/1/cim-schema/2/CIM_ResourceAllocationSettingData"
                                              xmlns:vssd="http://schemas.dmtf.org/wbem/wscim/1/cim-schema/2/CIM_VirtualSystemSettingData">
                                            <References>
                                              <File ovf:href="w10-22h2_sda.vmdk" ovf:id="file1"/>
                                            </References>
                                            <DiskSection>
                                              <Info>Virtual disk information</Info>
                                              <Disk ovf:capacity="51200" ovf:capacityAllocationUnits="byte * 2^20" ovf:diskId="vmdisk1" ovf:fileRef="file1" ovf:format="http://www.vmware.com/interfaces/specifications/vmdk.html#streamOptimized" />
                                            </DiskSection>
                                            <NetworkSection>
                                              <Info>The list of logical networks</Info>
                                              <Network ovf:name="LAN0-1Gb"/>
                                            </NetworkSection>
                                            <VirtualSystem ovf:id="w10-22h2">
                                              <Info>A virtual machine</Info>
                                              <Name>w10-22h2</Name>
                                              <OperatingSystemSection ovf:id="1">
                                                <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>w10-22h2</vssd:VirtualSystemIdentifier>
                                                  <vssd:VirtualSystemType>vmx-11</vssd:VirtualSystemType>
                                                </System>
                                                <Item>
                                                  <rasd:AllocationUnits>hertz * 10^6</rasd:AllocationUnits>
                                                  <rasd:Description>Number of Virtual CPUs</rasd:Description>
                                                  <rasd:ElementName>4 virtual CPU(s)</rasd:ElementName>
                                                  <rasd:InstanceID>1</rasd:InstanceID>
                                                  <rasd:ResourceType>3</rasd:ResourceType>
                                                  <rasd:VirtualQuantity>4</rasd:VirtualQuantity>
                                                </Item>
                                                <Item>
                                                  <rasd:AllocationUnits>byte * 2^20</rasd:AllocationUnits>
                                                  <rasd:Description>Memory Size</rasd:Description>
                                                  <rasd:ElementName>4096MB of memory</rasd:ElementName>
                                                  <rasd:InstanceID>2</rasd:InstanceID>
                                                  <rasd:ResourceType>4</rasd:ResourceType>
                                                  <rasd:VirtualQuantity>4096</rasd:VirtualQuantity>
                                                </Item>
                                                <Item>
                                                  <rasd:Address>0</rasd:Address>
                                                  <rasd:Description>IDE Controller</rasd:Description>
                                                  <rasd:ElementName>VirtualIDEController 0</rasd:ElementName>
                                                  <rasd:InstanceID>4</rasd:InstanceID>
                                                  <rasd:ResourceType>5</rasd:ResourceType>
                                                </Item>
                                                <Item ovf:required="false">
                                                  <rasd:AutomaticAllocation>false</rasd:AutomaticAllocation>
                                                  <rasd:ElementName>VirtualVideoCard</rasd:ElementName>
                                                  <rasd:InstanceID>5</rasd:InstanceID>
                                                  <rasd:ResourceType>24</rasd:ResourceType>
                                                </Item>
                                          
                                                <Item>
                                                  <rasd:AddressOnParent>0</rasd:AddressOnParent>
                                                  <rasd:ElementName>Hard Disk 1</rasd:ElementName>
                                                  <rasd:HostResource>ovf:/disk/vmdisk1</rasd:HostResource>
                                                  <rasd:InstanceID>vmdisk1</rasd:InstanceID>
                                                  <rasd:Parent>4</rasd:Parent>
                                                  <rasd:ResourceType>17</rasd:ResourceType>
                                                </Item>
                                              
                                          
                                                <Item>
                                                  <rasd:AddressOnParent>0</rasd:AddressOnParent>
                                                  <rasd:AutomaticAllocation>true</rasd:AutomaticAllocation>
                                                  <rasd:Connection>LAN0-1Gb</rasd:Connection>
                                                  <rasd:Description>PCNet32 ethernet adapter on "LAN0-1Gb"</rasd:Description>
                                                  <rasd:ElementName>Connection to LAN0-1Gb</rasd:ElementName>
                                                  <rasd:InstanceID>nic0</rasd:InstanceID>
                                                  <rasd:ResourceSubType>PCNet32</rasd:ResourceSubType>
                                                  <rasd:ResourceType>10</rasd:ResourceType>
                                                </Item>
                                          
                                              </VirtualHardwareSection>
                                              <AnnotationSection ovf:required="false">
                                                <Info>A human-readable annotation</Info>
                                                <Annotation>w10-22h2</Annotation>
                                              </AnnotationSection>
                                            </VirtualSystem>
                                          </ovf:Envelope>
                                          
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                                          • florentF Offline
                                            florent Vates 🪐 XO Team @Gheppy
                                            last edited by

                                            @Gheppy could you get us an ovf file generated by vmware ?
                                            it would help us find the right fields to use

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