Need Log Analysis

AR15USR

pretty sure virtualbox just lets you import a ova.

Failed to open the disk image file /Users/xxxxxxxxx/Downloads/PFELK01-160408.ova.

Could not get the storage format of the medium '/Users/xxxxxxxxx/Downloads/PFELK01-160408.ova' (VERR_NOT_SUPPORTED).

Result Code: VBOX_E_IPRT_ERROR (0x80BB0005)
Component: MediumWrap
Interface: IMedium {4afe423b-43e0-e9d0-82e8-ceb307940dda}
Callee: IVirtualBox {0169423f-46b4-cde9-91af-1e9d5b6cd945}
Callee RC: VBOX_E_OBJECT_NOT_FOUND (0x80BB0001)

mudmanc4

@AR15USR:

<snip>Im using VirtualBox 5.0.2 running a Ubuntu 16 VM, on MacOS 10.11.5</snip>

Virtual disk space issue?
So your running Virtualbox on OS X, where Ubuntu is a guest, then trying to import a 1.6GB image into Ubuntu? Correct me?

AR15USR

@mudmanc4:

@AR15USR:

<snip>Im using VirtualBox 5.0.2 running a Ubuntu 16 VM, on MacOS 10.11.5</snip>

Virtual disk space issue?
So your running Virtualbox on OS X, where Ubuntu is a guest, then trying to import a 1.6GB image into Ubuntu? Correct me?

Not sure exactly what you mean by "import a 1.6GB image into Ubuntu". I downloaded the .ova in my Ubuntu guest so I could convert to the .vmdk. From there I copied the .vmdk to OS X and tried to create a new VM guest based on Linux with 2 processors, 16gb ram, and the .vmdk as the virtual hard disk. When selecting the .vmdk as the virtual hard disk is when I get the error.

mudmanc4

@AR15USR:

Not sure exactly what you mean by "import a 1.6GB image into Ubuntu". I downloaded the .ova in my Ubuntu guest so I could convert to the .vmdk. From there I copied the .vmdk to OS X and tried to create a new VM guest based on Linux with 2 processors, 16gb ram, and the .vmdk as the virtual hard disk. When selecting the .vmdk as the virtual hard disk is when I get the error.

Gotcha now.
You could not import the .ova itself?

AR15USR

@mudmanc4:

@AR15USR:

Not sure exactly what you mean by "import a 1.6GB image into Ubuntu". I downloaded the .ova in my Ubuntu guest so I could convert to the .vmdk. From there I copied the .vmdk to OS X and tried to create a new VM guest based on Linux with 2 processors, 16gb ram, and the .vmdk as the virtual hard disk. When selecting the .vmdk as the virtual hard disk is when I get the error.

Gotcha now.
You could not import the .ova itself?

No errors out as well. What Virtual Machine software are you using?

mudmanc4

@AR15USR:

No errors out as well. What Virtual Machine software are you using?

https://virt-manager.org/

Maybe it's corrupt in some way. I would just grab a new copy.

AR15USR

@mudmanc4:

@AR15USR:

No errors out as well. What Virtual Machine software are you using?

https://virt-manager.org/

Maybe it's corrupt in some way. I would just grab a new copy.

What version of Linux is the ova/vdmk based on? Maybe I was using the wrong type..

mudmanc4

@AR15USR:

What version of Linux is the ova/vdmk based on? Maybe I was using the wrong type..

I believe it is Ubuntu 14

vmw:osType="ubuntu64Guest

AR15USR

Hmm, since Splunk has a native OS X version I think I will start exploring that.

johnpoz

why are you going through all the extraction nonsense - pretty sure virtualbox should just import that ova as an appliance. When I get home from this road trip I will give it a go.

AR15USR

@johnpoz:

why are you going through all the extraction nonsense - pretty sure virtualbox should just import that ova as an appliance. When I get home from this road trip I will give it a go.

Yes I see that now. I'll try that when I get home. I was trying to use it as a virtual hard disk, way over thinking it..

mudmanc4

And that over thinking part we are all susceptible to.

johnpoz

Ok true - but I mentioned back couple of days ago that can just import the ova into virtualbox ;)

https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=111967.msg623944#msg623944

AR15USR

…and there it goes. Up and running, thanks all. Now I just need to learn how to use it ;)