# The parameter 'target\_ds' is required for this action

**URL:** <https://forum.opennebula.io/t/the-parameter-target-ds-is-required-for-this-action/6515>\
**Category:** Operations\
**Created:** [October 10, 2018, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/the-parameter-target-ds-is-required-for-this-action/6515 "2018-10-10T18:26:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![michaelluich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@michaelluich](https://forum.opennebula.io/u/michaelluich)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/the-parameter-target-ds-is-required-for-this-action/6515/1 "2018-10-10T18:26:57Z")

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I keep getting the following error:

The parameter ‘target\_ds’ is required for this action.

I’m not understanding what I’m missing.

log:  
Wed Oct 10 13:36:49 2018 [Z0][VM][I]: New state is ACTIVE  
Wed Oct 10 13:36:49 2018 [Z0][VM][I]: New LCM state is PROLOG  
Wed Oct 10 13:36:49 2018 [Z0][TM][I]: Command execution failed (exit code: 255): /var/lib/one/remotes/tm/vcenter/clone [nebula.corp.actifio.com](http://nebula.corp.actifio.com):one/17/AGM8.1.1-79-system.qcow2 wth05u27:/var/lib/one//datastores/0/9/disk.0 9 102  
Wed Oct 10 13:36:49 2018 [Z0][TM][E]: The parameter ‘target\_ds’ is required for this action.  
Wed Oct 10 13:36:49 2018 [Z0][TM][E]: Error executing image transfer script: The parameter ‘target\_ds’ is required for this action.  
Wed Oct 10 13:36:49 2018 [Z0][VM][I]: New LCM state is PROLOG\_FAILURE

Template:  
TEMPLATE 16 INFORMATION  
ID : 16  
NAME : AGM8.1.1-79 NO Context  
USER : oneadmin  
GROUP : oneadmin  
LOCK : None  
REGISTER TIME : 10/10 13:13:04

```
PERMISSIONS
OWNER : um-
GROUP : ---
OTHER : ---

TEMPLATE CONTENTS
CONTEXT=[
  NETWORK="YES",
  SSH_PUBLIC_KEY="$USER[SSH_PUBLIC_KEY]" ]
CPU="1"
DESCRIPTION="No Context"
DISK=[
  IMAGE="AGM8.1.1-79-NoContext",
  IMAGE_UNAME="oneadmin" ]
DISK=[
  DRIVER="qcow2",
  FORMAT="qcow2",
  SIZE="256000",
  TYPE="fs" ]
DISK=[
  DRIVER="qcow2",
  FORMAT="qcow2",
  SIZE="409600",
  TYPE="fs" ]
GRAPHICS=[
  LISTEN="0.0.0.0",
  TYPE="VNC" ]
HYPERVISOR="kvm"
INPUTS_ORDER=""
MEMORY="20480"
MEMORY_UNIT_COST="MB"
OS=[
  BOOT="disk0" ]
SCHED_REQUIREMENTS="HYPERVISOR=\"kvm\""
USER_INPUTS=[
  CPU="M|range-float||1..8|1",
  MEMORY="O|fixed|| |20480",
  VCPU="O|range||1..8|8" ]
VCPU="8"

```

vms/9/transfer.0.prolog  
CLONE vcenter [nebula.corp.actifio.com](http://nebula.corp.actifio.com):one/17/AGM8.1.1-79-system.qcow2 wth05u27:/var/lib/one//datastores/0/9/disk.0 9 102  
MKIMAGE ssh 256000 qcow2 wth05u27:/var/lib/one//datastores/0/9/disk.1 9 0  
MKIMAGE ssh 409600 qcow2 wth05u27:/var/lib/one//datastores/0/9/disk.2 9 0

Any other helpful information I can provide?

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**Author:** ![michaelluich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@michaelluich](https://forum.opennebula.io/u/michaelluich)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/the-parameter-target-ds-is-required-for-this-action/6515/2 "2018-10-10T19:29:04Z")

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Okay a bit more digging.

for some reason the system is trying to use the vcenter driver to do the clone. This is not a vcenter instance … Why is it trying to use the vcenter driver?

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**Author:** ![michaelluich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@michaelluich](https://forum.opennebula.io/u/michaelluich)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/the-parameter-target-ds-is-required-for-this-action/6515/3 "2018-10-10T19:40:32Z")

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Well when you put the KVM image on the vCenter datastore you get this issue.  
Are datastore’s not usable between the 2?