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Veeam - Defect ID: kb4345

Converting Disk from RAW to QCOW2 to Allow For Incremental Backup

Veeam - Defect ID: kb4345

Converting Disk from RAW to QCOW2 to Allow For Incremental Backup

Last updated on September 30th, 2024

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6.5 Medium

Overall: 6.5

Severity: 6.4

Community: 9.3

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Bug Details

Description

Purpose

This article documents how to convert a Disk from RAW to QCOW2, allowing Veeam Backup for Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager and Red Hat Virtualization to create an incremental backup of the disk. As documented in the Veeam Backup for Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager and Red Hat Virtualization User Guide, Incremental Backup requires that "the disk is formatted in QCOW2 format."

Solution

Method 1: Convert Disk Format Using REST API With oVirt version 4.5 and higher, RHV REST API can be used to convert a RAW disk to QCOW2 format. For more information, review: oVirt REST API documentation - disk - convert POST Example API request: curl \ --cacert '/etc/pki/ovirt-engine/ca.pem' \ --user 'admin@internal:mypassword' \ --request POST \ --header 'Version: 4' \ --header 'Content-Type: application/xml' \ --header 'Accept: application/xml' \ --data ' <action> <disk> <sparse>true</sparse> <format>cow</format> </disk> </action> ' \ https://<myengine.example.com>/ovirt-engine/api/disks/<disk id>/convert

Change history

2024-09-30 Added: 4.1, 1a, 5, 7, 3, 6, 4, 2

2024-09-30 Removed: ALL

2024-09-30 Added: 4.1, 7, 2, 1a, 3, 4, 5, 6

2024-09-30 Removed: ALL

2024-09-30 Added: 4, 2, 6, 1a, 4.1, 7, 5, 3

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2024-09-30 Added: 6, 1a, 2, 4, 7, 3, 5, 4.1

2024-09-30 Removed: ALL

2024-09-30 Added: 7, 5, 3, 4, 2, 6, 1a, 4.1

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2024-09-30 Added: 5, 1a, 7, 4, 2, 3, 6, 4.1

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2024-09-30 Added: 5, 2, 6, 7, 4.1, 3, 1a, 4

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2024-09-30 Added: 5, 6, 3, 4, 4.1, 1a, 2, 7

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2024-09-30 Added: 4.1, 5, 2, 6, 3, 7, 1a, 4

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2024-09-30 Added: 2, 3, 4.1, 1a, 7, 5, 6, 4

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2024-09-30 Added: 7, 6, 5, 3, 2, 1a, 4, 4.1

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2024-09-30 Added: 7, 5, 1a, 4, 6, 4.1, 3, 2

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2024-09-30 Added: 7, 2, 3, 4.1, 5, 1a, 6, 4

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2024-09-30 Added: 6, 1a, 2, 4, 4.1, 7, 5, 3

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2024-09-30 Added: 7, 4.1, 4, 3, 1a, 2, 6, 5

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2024-09-30 Added: 2, 4, 4.1, 6, 5, 7, 3, 1a

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2024-09-30 Added: 2, 1a, 6, 3, 5, 4.1, 4, 7

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2024-09-30 Added: 7, 3, 6, 4, 5, 1a, 2, 4.1

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2024-09-30 Added: 1a, 5, 7, 6, 2, 4.1, 3, 4

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2024-09-30 Added: 1a, 7, 3, 5, 6, 4.1, 4, 2

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2024-09-30 Added: 6, 2, 5, 1a, 7, 4, 4.1, 3

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2024-09-30 Added: 3, 5, 6, 1a, 4.1, 4, 7, 2

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2024-09-30 Added: 1a, 2, 4, 5, 4.1, 3, 7, 6

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2024-09-30 Added: 4.1, 3, 1a, 2, 7, 6, 4, 5

2024-09-30 Removed: ALL

2024-09-30 Added: 6, 5, 2, 4.1, 7, 4, 1a, 3

2024-09-30 Removed: ALL

2024-09-30 Added: 6, 7, 4.1, 4, 1a, 5, 3, 2

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2024-09-30 Added: 2, 6, 7, 3, 4, 4.1, 1a, 5

2024-09-30 Removed: ALL

2024-09-30 Added: 4, 5, 7, 2, 4.1, 6, 1a, 3

2024-09-30 Removed: ALL

2024-09-30 Added: 7, 1a, 3, 4.1, 5, 2, 4, 6

2024-09-30 Removed: ALL

2024-09-30 Added: 1a, 4.1, 5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7

2024-09-30 Removed: ALL

2024-09-30 Added: 2, 4.1, 1a, 5, 6, 7, 4, 3

2024-09-30 Removed: ALL

2024-09-30 Added: 1a, 3, 4.1, 5, 4, 7, 2, 6

2024-09-30 Removed: ALL

2024-09-30 Added: 4, 5, 6, 7, 4.1, 3, 2, 1a

2024-09-30 Removed: ALL

2024-09-30 Added: 4, 3, 4.1, 1a, 5, 2, 7, 6

2024-09-30 Removed: ALL

2024-09-30 Added: 5, 4, 4.1, 2, 1a, 6, 7, 3

2024-09-30 Removed: ALL

2024-09-30 Added: 4.1, 6, 2, 5, 4, 7, 3, 1a

2024-09-30 Removed: ALL

2024-09-30 Added: 2, 5, 7, 6, 3, 4.1, 4, 1a

2024-09-30 Removed: ALL

2024-09-30 Added: 4.1, 7, 2, 3, 6, 1a, 4, 5

2024-09-30 Removed: ALL

2024-09-30 Added: 3, 4.1, 7, 2, 1a, 4, 5, 6

2024-09-30 Removed: ALL

2024-09-30 Added: 6, 4, 5, 7, 1a, 3, 2, 4.1

2024-09-30 Removed: ALL

2024-09-30 Added: 5, 6, 3, 1a, 7, 4.1, 2, 4

2024-09-30 Removed: ALL

2024-09-30 Added: 6, 1a, 4, 5, 2, 3, 4.1, 7

2024-09-30 Removed: ALL

2024-09-30 Added: 4, 6, 2, 4.1, 3, 1a, 5, 7

2024-09-30 Removed: ALL

2024-09-30 Added: 5, 6, 3, 4.1, 2, 1a, 4, 7

2024-09-30 Removed: ALL

2024-09-30 Added: 4.1, 3, 6, 4, 5, 2, 7, 1a

2024-09-30 Removed: ALL

2024-09-30 Added: 5, 4, 4.1, 3, 2, 6, 1a, 7

2024-09-30 Removed: ALL

2024-09-30 Added: 6, 4, 1a, 2, 5, 7, 3, 4.1

2024-09-30 Removed: ALL

2024-09-30 Added: 3, 2, 1a, 6, 4.1, 7, 4, 5

2024-09-30 Removed: ALL

2024-09-30 Added: 5, 7, 4.1, 4, 1a, 6, 2, 3

2024-09-30 Removed: ALL

2024-09-30 Added: 4, 2, 6, 4.1, 1a, 5, 3, 7

2024-09-30 Removed: ALL

2024-09-30 Added: 6, 5, 1a, 4, 2, 7, 3, 4.1

2024-09-30 Removed: ALL

2024-09-30 Added: 5, 7, 2, 4, 3, 1a, 6, 4.1

2024-09-30 Removed: ALL

2024-09-30 Added: 7, 5, 1a, 6, 4.1, 3, 2, 4

2024-09-30 Removed: ALL

2024-09-30 Added: 4, 6, 5, 4.1, 2, 7, 1a, 3

2024-09-30 Removed: ALL

2024-09-30 Added: 4.1, 3, 5, 6, 4, 7, 1a, 2

2024-09-30 Removed: ALL

2024-09-30 Added: 7, 4, 1a, 4.1, 6, 5, 2, 3

2024-09-30 Removed: ALL

2024-09-30 Added: ALL

Relevant Products

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Affected versions:4.1, 7, 2, 1a, 3, 4, 5, 6

Fixed versions: No known fixed versions

Relevant Products

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Affected versions:4.1, 7, 2, 1a, 3, 4, 5, 6

Fixed versions: No known fixed versions

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Veeam - Defect ID: kb4345

Converting Disk from RAW to QCOW2 to Allow For Incremental Backup

Veeam - Defect ID: kb4345

Converting Disk from RAW to QCOW2 to Allow For Incremental Backup

Last updated on September 30th, 2024

BugZero Risk Score6.5 Medium

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