Re: [libvirt-users] migrate a guest from VMware to KVM

I am trying to migrate a VMware guest to KVM. I have the .vmdk file which I convert to qcow2 format using qemu-img convert. The next step is to import the new img file. If I use virt-install --import <guest config options> it all works fine. But when I try the same think using the libvirt API I get the "no boot disk found" message when starting the vm. When importing the VM through the libvirtAPI, I use the same xml description virsh outputs (dumpxml) after initially doing the import. xml - the description I got using virsh xmldump <domain name> xmlDesx = xml conn.defineXML(xmlDesc) One other important aspect is I am using a directory storage pool to store all my volumes (.img files). When I use virsh to import the vm, the storage pool recognizes the new volume (the .img file I converted from the .vmdk file). But when I use the libvirtAPI, it does not. So my guess is that because the storage pool does not see the new volume when I import the vm is the reason I get the "no boot disk found message". Is there a way to tell the storage pool about the new volume? What exactly does virsh do and I am not ?