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error at the end of exporting VM
Posted: 11. Jul 2018, 15:15
by gongarek
I turn off machine,
When I export VM at the end I have this error.
Failed to export appliance /home/host/VirtualBox VMs/heh.ova.
Could not create the exported medium 'heh-disk001.vmdk' (VERR_DEV_IO_ERROR).
Result Code: VBOX_E_FILE_ERROR (0x80BB0004)
Component: MediumWrap
Interface: IMedium {4afe423b-43e0-e9d0-82e8-ceb307940dda}
I don't know how to fix it
Re: error at the end of exporting VM
Posted: 11. Jul 2018, 19:42
by socratis
gongarek wrote:VERR_DEV_IO_ERROR
"Device I/O Error" is quite obvious, there's something going on with your host's hard disk. Did you check 'dmesg' for errors? Are you trying to export to an internal or external HD?
Re: error at the end of exporting VM
Posted: 12. Jul 2018, 10:26
by mpack
Guess: external, FAT32, OVA >4GB.
Re: error at the end of exporting VM
Posted: 12. Jul 2018, 13:48
by gongarek
I have 6,9 GB available in my insternal ssd hard Drive. It is small I know, but when I looking at System Monitor I see that I have still free space.
When I am using external hdd(free space~1TB) I have this same error :/
After error with external hdd, dmesg shows:
Re: error at the end of exporting VM
Posted: 12. Jul 2018, 14:36
by mpack
Well, if I'm reading that correctly then you seem to be getting device errors of some kind on the target drive.
Creating an OVA appliance is a pretty simple operation, furthermore it does almost the same thing every time, so if VirtualBox had a systemic error in this feature then I think we'd already know about it. That said, in fact OVA export/import is a rarely used feature. Most people who want to move a VM simply copy the VM folder per the FAQ:
Howto: Move a VM.