Convert to VM - Automate Essentials

spole83 · November 13, 2017, 4:35pm

Hi,

I downloaded the automate essentials automate domain, and I’m trying to leverage covert to VM button. (from template)

When trying to convert the template to a machine this is what I get:

----] I, [2017-09-15T11:16:14.476791 #2890:6d112c] INFO – : <AEMethod [/PitneyBowes/Integration/VMware/vCenter/MarkVMAsVirtualMachine]> Starting [----] I, [2017-09-15T11:16:15.563096 #2890:6cf5c0] INFO – : CloudForms Automate Method Started [----] I, [2017-09-15T11:16:15.564225 #2890:6cf5c0] INFO – : Begin $evm.root.attributes [----] I, [2017-09-15T11:16:15.609472 #2874:6d112c] INFO – : Q-task_id([miq_provision_1000000005950]) Updated namespace [miqaedb:/Infrastructure/VM/Provisioning/StateMachines/Methods/CheckProvisioned#create ManageIQ/Infrastructure/VM/Provisioning/StateMachines] [----] I, [2017-09-15T11:16:15.634854 #2890:d1ad44] INFO – : Attribute: ae_provider_category = infrastructure [----] I, [2017-09-15T11:16:15.641386 #2890:d1ad44] INFO – : Attribute: miq_group = #MiqAeMethodService::MiqAeServiceMiqGroup:0x00000017e18180 [----] I, [2017-09-15T11:16:15.645138 #2890:d1ad44] INFO – : Attribute: miq_server = #MiqAeMethodService::MiqAeServiceMiqServer:0x0000001ad77340 [----] I, [2017-09-15T11:16:15.647627 #2890:d1ad44] INFO – : Attribute: miq_server_id = 1000000000009 [----] I, [2017-09-15T11:16:15.651090 #2890:d1ad44] INFO – : Attribute: object_name = Request [----] I, [2017-09-15T11:16:15.654041 #2890:d1ad44] INFO – : Attribute: request = vmware_MarkVMAsVirtualMachine [----] I, [2017-09-15T11:16:15.657900 #2890:d1ad44] INFO – : Attribute: tenant = #MiqAeMethodService::MiqAeServiceTenant:0x00000017e1a160 [----] I, [2017-09-15T11:16:15.660549 #2890:d1ad44] INFO – : Attribute: user = #MiqAeMethodService::MiqAeServiceUser:0x00000017d94ec0 [----] I, [2017-09-15T11:16:15.662119 #2890:d1ad44] INFO – : Attribute: user_id = 1000000000001 [----] I, [2017-09-15T11:16:15.666604 #2890:d1ad44] INFO – : Attribute: vm = EngageOne3.1.2+Jboss_6.2+Win2012r2+OpenEDMS+SQLServer2012 [----] I, [2017-09-15T11:16:15.668275 #2890:d1ad44] INFO – : Attribute: vm_id = 1000000041286 [----] I, [2017-09-15T11:16:15.669670 #2890:d1ad44] INFO – : Attribute: vmdb_object_type = vm [----] I, [2017-09-15T11:16:15.671283 #2890:6cf5c0] INFO – : End $evm.root.attributes [----] I, [2017-09-15T11:16:15.672211 #2890:6cf5c0] INFO – : [----] I, [2017-09-15T11:16:15.691351 #2890:6cf5c0] INFO – : Detected VM: EngageOne3.1.2+Jboss_6.2+Win2012r2+OpenEDMS+SQLServer2012 vendor: vmware provider: Watford ems_ref: vm-64024 [----] I, [2017-09-15T11:16:15.692233 #2890:6cf5c0] INFO – : Resource Pool Name: Default for Cluster / Deployment Role Watford Cluster [----] I, [2017-09-15T11:16:18.561973 #2874:6d112c] INFO – : Q-task_id([miq_provision_1000000005950]) Updated namespace [Infrastructure/VM/Provisioning/StateMachines/Methods/check_provisioned ManageIQ/Infrastructure/VM/Provisioning/StateMachines] [----] I, [2017-09-15T11:16:18.577716 #2874:6d112c] INFO – : Q-task_id([miq_provision_1000000005950]) Invoking [inline] method [/ManageIQ/Infrastructure/VM/Provisioning/StateMachines/Methods/check_provisioned] with inputs [{}] [----] I, [2017-09-15T11:16:18.581791 #2874:6d112c] INFO – : Q-task_id([miq_provision_1000000005950]) <AEMethod [/ManageIQ/Infrastructure/VM/Provisioning/StateMachines/Methods/check_provisioned]> Starting [----] E, [2017-09-15T11:16:20.525908 #2890:6cf5c0] ERROR – : [(ServerFaultCode) The object has already been deleted or has not been completely created] /opt/rh/cfme-gemset/gems/savon-2.2.0/lib/savon/response.rb:70:in `raise_soap_and_http_errors!’

[----] I, [2017-09-18T12:36:20.876586 #2111:93353c] INFO – : Attribute: miq_server_id = 1000000000013 [----] I, [2017-09-18T12:36:20.879656 #2111:93353c] INFO – : Attribute: object_name = Request [----] I, [2017-09-18T12:36:20.881229 #2111:93353c] INFO – : Attribute: request = vmware_MarkVMAsVirtualMachine [----] I, [2017-09-18T12:36:20.883599 #2111:93353c] INFO – : Attribute: tenant = #MiqAeMethodService::MiqAeServiceTenant:0x00000011180dd8 [----] I, [2017-09-18T12:36:20.886081 #2111:93353c] INFO – : Attribute: user = #MiqAeMethodService::MiqAeServiceUser:0x00000011740cc8 [----] I, [2017-09-18T12:36:20.887590 #2111:93353c] INFO – : Attribute: user_id = 1000000000001 [----] I, [2017-09-18T12:36:20.894266 #2111:93353c] INFO – : Attribute: vm = CentOS 6.6 - GUI [----] I, [2017-09-18T12:36:20.895919 #2111:93353c] INFO – : Attribute: vm_id = 1000000040287 [----] I, [2017-09-18T12:36:20.897426 #2111:93353c] INFO – : Attribute: vmdb_object_type = vm [----] I, [2017-09-18T12:36:20.898943 #2111:4aa344] INFO – : End $evm.root.attributes [----] I, [2017-09-18T12:36:20.899950 #2111:4aa344] INFO – : [----] I, [2017-09-18T12:36:20.933583 #2111:4aa344] INFO – : Detected VM: CentOS 6.6 - GUI vendor: vmware provider: Watford ems_ref: vm-46370 [----] I, [2017-09-18T12:36:22.345276 #2087:4af13c] INFO – : Q-task_id([miq_provision_1000000005958]) Updated namespace [Infrastructure/VM/Provisioning/StateMachines/VMProvision_vm/update_provision_status PitneyBowes/Infrastructure/VM /Provisioning/StateMachines] [----] I, [2017-09-18T12:36:22.675623 #2087:4af13c] INFO – : Q-task_id([miq_provision_1000000005958]) Invoking [inline] method [/PitneyBowes/Infrastructure/VM/Provisioning/StateMachines/VMProvision_VM/update_provision_status] with inpu ts [{}] [----] I, [2017-09-18T12:36:22.677390 #2087:4af13c] INFO – : Q-task_id([miq_provision_1000000005958]) <AEMethod [/PitneyBowes/Infrastructure/VM/Provisioning/StateMachines/VMProvision_VM/update_provision_status]> Starting [----] I, [2017-09-18T12:36:24.704318 #2087:4af13c] INFO – : Q-task_id([miq_provision_1000000005958]) <AEMethod [/PitneyBowes/Infrastructure/VM/Provisioning/StateMachines/VMProvision_VM/update_provision_status]> Ending [----] I, [2017-09-18T12:36:24.704528 #2087:4af13c] INFO – : Q-task_id([miq_provision_1000000005958]) Method exited with rc=MIQ_OK [----] I, [2017-09-18T12:36:24.706159 #2087:4af13c] INFO – : Q-task_id([miq_provision_1000000005958]) Followed Relationship [miqaedb:/Infrastructure/VM/Provisioning/StateMachines/VMProvision_vm/clone_to_vm#create] [----] I, [2017-09-18T12:36:24.707506 #2087:4af13c] INFO – : Q-task_id([miq_provision_1000000005958]) Followed Relationship [miqaedb:/infrastructure/VM/Lifecycle/Provisioning#create] [----] E, [2017-09-18T12:36:27.467770 #2111:4aa344] ERROR – : [(ServerFaultCode) Attribute xsi:nil not allowed on element vim25:pool, which is not nillable.

I ran CF in debug mode and got this:

#client.operations.sort.each { |operation| $evm.log(:info, “Savon Operation: #{operation}”) } # login and set cookie login(client, username, password) mark_as_virtual_machine_result = client.call(:mark_as_virtual_machine) do message( { ‘_this’ => vm.ems_ref, :attributes! => { ‘type’ => “VirtualMachine”}, ‘pool’ => resource_pool_ems_ref } ).to_hash end likely in client.call(:mark_as_virtual_machine) as per the trace [----] E, [2017-09-18T12:36:27.467770 #2111:4aa344] ERROR – : [(ServerFaultCode) Attribute xsi:nil not allowed on element vim25:pool, which is not nillable. while parsing call information for method MarkAsVirtualMachine at line 1, column 239 while parsing SOAP body at line 1, column 229 while parsing SOAP envelope at line 1, column 38 while parsing HTTP request for method markAsVirtualMachine on object of type vim.VirtualMachine at line 1, column 0] /opt/rh/cfme-gemset/gems/savon-2.2.0/lib/savon/response.rb:70:in raise_soap_and_http_errors!' /opt/rh/cfme-gemset/gems/savon-2.2.0/lib/savon/response.rb:13:ininitialize’ /opt/rh/cfme-gemset/gems/savon-2.2.0/lib/savon/operation.rb:53:in new' /opt/rh/cfme-gemset/gems/savon-2.2.0/lib/savon/operation.rb:53:incall’ /opt/rh/cfme-gemset/gems/savon-2.2.0/lib/savon/client.rb:36:in call' /PitneyBowes/Integration/VMware/vCenter/MarkVMAsVirtualMachine:78:in’

Can Kevin maybe add some input here?

Thanks

jonnyfiveiq · November 13, 2017, 6:06pm

Not sure, but could be that the task is using SOAP to speak to CFME
which is no longer supported, we removed the SOAP server side some
releases ago.

Though I would question why you need the essentials for this? We have
this out of the box, converting a template to vm and back again. (on
VMware) Just select VM or template NOT VM and Template view…

thanks

spole83 · November 13, 2017, 6:13pm

Can you provide some screenshot sto that function? I only have “provision Vm’s using this template” and “clone selected template”. Nothing else looks like it will convert the template to a VM. I specifcally want ‘convert’ as there’s a number of snapshots that are used for linked clones which are lost when you clone the template to something new.

Thanks

jonnyfiveiq · July 5, 2019, 1:26am

Sure, attached…hope this works by email!

spole83 · November 13, 2017, 6:48pm

Sorry which one of those converts a template to a VM?
I see publish VM to a template but thats the wrong way round.

Thanks

jhardy · July 5, 2019, 1:26am

So we have provision from this, which would retain the template and give you a vm. You could then delete the template (using a custom button) I guess you want the feature that is convert template to vm? also Ansible does not seem to provide anything here so it will be back to the SOAP VIM API which is very nasty to work with. Sounds to me like a good RFE. I shall raise one and schedule.

Sorry which one of those converts a template to a VM?
I see publish VM to a template but thats the wrong way round.

Thanks

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ramrexx · November 14, 2017, 4:09am

First you are correct that we only support cloning to template not converting which i wrote these methods to begin with. To be fair I haven’t touched these methods in a very long time but i imported them into my CloudForms 4.5 environment that is running vSphere 6.0 this evening and the only thing i had to change was to use the provider’s hostname instead of the ipaddress:

vcenter_mark_template_as_vm.rb
…
servername = vm.ext_management_system.hostname

vcenter_mark_vm_as_template.rb:
…
servername = vm.ext_management_system.hostname

The only thing i can think of is either there is something corrupt with the templates perhaps with the snapshots or with there is some incompatibility with the VM container version (i.e. vsphere version 11 versus 12, etc.)

Does the error only happen to that resource pool or all of them? What version of vSphere are running 6?

spole83 · July 5, 2019, 1:26am

Hi Kevin,

I’ve changed it to hostname instead of ipaddress & turned on debug mode.

We have Vcenter 6 with esxi 5.5 hosts - the HW version is 7.

I’ve attached the log:

template.log (20.0 KB)

Thanks!

ramrexx · November 14, 2017, 7:33pm

Thanks for the log. The problem appears to be that the resource pool is nil.

[----] I, [2017-11-14T10:47:22.638995 #12878:ab2f70] INFO – : Method STDOUT: D, [2017-11-14T10:47:22.637975 #26597] DEBUG – : <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><env:Envelope xmlns:xsd=“http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema” xmlns:xsi=“http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance” xmlns:vim25=“urn:vim25” xmlns:env=“http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/”>env:Body vim25:MarkAsVirtualMachine vim25:_thisvm-46370</vim25:_this><vim25:pool xsi:nil=“true”/></vim25:MarkAsVirtualMachine></env:Body></env:Envelope>

I am guessing there is something with your service dialog because if you take a closer look at your dump of the root objects in the beginning of the method you will notice that the $evm.root[‘dialog_resource_pool’] attribute is missing.

Can you supply the logs leading up to this with the dialog output?

ramrexx · November 14, 2017, 7:36pm

In fact i am wondering if you are evening running the service dialog at all. Please make sure that you are using the dialog with your button:

github.com

ramrexx/CloudForms_Essentials/blob/cf4.2/service_dialogs/vcenter_dialogs.yml#L332


      auto_refresh: 
      trigger_auto_refresh: 
      resource_action:
        action: 
        resource_type: DialogField
        ae_namespace: 
        ae_class: 
        ae_instance: 
        ae_message: 
        ae_attributes: {}
- description: 
buttons: submit,cancel
label: vcenter_button_mark_template_as_vm
dialog_tabs:
- description: 
  display: edit
  label: vCenter
  display_method: 
  display_method_options: 
  position: 0
  dialog_groups:

spole83 · November 16, 2017, 9:48am

Hi Kevin

That was it I created this many months ago but didn’t realise there were specific dialogs for it. I did create my own dialog where the resource pool was hardcoded (name) to the default RP for the cluster but that doesn’t appear to have worked. Using the dynamiclist works perfect.

Many Thanks for your assistance!