virt-v2v fails to migrate multiple images from RHEL5 Xen Host with "libvirt error code: 38, message: cannot send data: Broken pipe"

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Issue

  • After copying an image virt-v2v fails with:

    virt-v2v: Failed to retrieve storage volume /var/lib/xen/images/imagename.img:libvirt error code: 38, message: cannot send data: Broken pipe
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 update 5 with Xen kernel (Source host)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 update 1 with virt-v2v-0.7.1-4.el6.x86_64 or virt-v2v-0.8.3-5.el6 (V2V Host)

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