Uploaded image for project: 'Migration Toolkit for Virtualization'
  1. Migration Toolkit for Virtualization
  2. MTV-3796

MTV doesn't recognise the VirtualPCNet32 adapter type from VMware

XMLWordPrintable

    • Icon: Bug Bug
    • Resolution: Unresolved
    • Icon: Major Major
    • 2.11.0
    • 2.9.5
    • Controller
    • MTV Sprint 5, MTV Sprint 6
    • Low
    • Customer Reported

      Description of problem:

      For legacy 32 bit guest OS, VMware have an option of "Vlance" network type[1]. For these devices, we can see the network type as "VirtualPCNet32"  from VMware mob https://<vcenter-url>/mob/?moid=<vm-id>&doPath=config.hardware.device. This interface is not detected by MTV. The forklift inventory of this VM doesn't show any network interface attached to this VM.

       

      # curl -k -X GET -H "Authorization: Bearer $token" https://127.0.0.1:8443/providers/vsphere/423cef6f-efb9-42db-bcbf-8fc335121c58/vms/vm-86359?detail=1 2>/dev/null' |jq '.nics'
      []
      

      So when we migrate this VM, it is created without any network interface. 

      Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

      Migration Toolkit for Virtualization Operator   2.9.5

      How reproducible:

      Always
      

      Steps to Reproduce:

      1. Create a RHEL 5 32 bit VM in VMware. Add the interface with "Adapter Type: Flexible" 
      2. Try migrating this VM to OpenShift Virtualization. The VM will be created without any interface in OpenShift Virtualization.

      Actual results:

      MTV doesn't recognise the VirtualPCNet32 adapter type from VMware

      Expected results:

      Map it to compatible network driver in OpenShift Virtualization side.

       [1] https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/321259/choosing-a-network-adapter-for-your-virt.html

              marnold@redhat.com Matthew Arnold
              rhn-support-nashok Nijin Ashok
              Votes:
              0 Vote for this issue
              Watchers:
              5 Start watching this issue

                Created:
                Updated: