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Posted to users@cloudstack.apache.org by Vadim Kimlaychuk <Va...@Elion.ee> on 2014/12/02 11:16:00 UTC
Converting VM guests
Hello all,
Can anyone suggest tool to convert KVM and XenServer VM guest images into VMDK in order to import them later into Cloudstack? We are going to build VmWare Zone and guests must migrate there.
Thank you for tips,
Vadim Kimlaychuk
Re: Converting VM guests
Posted by Andrija Panic <an...@gmail.com>.
Vadim, if I'm not mistaken, you can convert the volume to any format - but
any other "inside the volume" work - will 99.9% have to be done by you
manually...
I hope to be wrong though...
On 2 December 2014 at 11:39, Vadim Kimlaychuk <Va...@elion.ee>
wrote:
> I do understand, that device names will obviously be changed. I am
> probably not be able even to boot.
> Are there any tools that are more intellectual? Or should I convert into
> some intermediate format like OVA/OVF ?
>
> Vadim.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kirk Kosinski [mailto:kirkkosinski@gmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2014 12:30 PM
> To: users@cloudstack.apache.org
> Subject: Re: Converting VM guests
>
> Hi, qemu-img can convert VHD and QCOW2 to VMDK. It's a "dumb"
> conversion only, though, and won't fix any driver or other things in the
> guest that might be required for it to actually boot on ESXi.
>
> Best regards,
> Kirk
>
> On 12/02/2014 02:16 AM, Vadim Kimlaychuk wrote:
> > Hello all,
> >
> > Can anyone suggest tool to convert KVM and XenServer VM
> guest images into VMDK in order to import them later into Cloudstack? We
> are going to build VmWare Zone and guests must migrate there.
> > Thank you for tips,
> >
> > Vadim Kimlaychuk
> >
>
--
Andrija Panić
RE: Converting VM guests
Posted by Vadim Kimlaychuk <Va...@Elion.ee>.
I do understand, that device names will obviously be changed. I am probably not be able even to boot.
Are there any tools that are more intellectual? Or should I convert into some intermediate format like OVA/OVF ?
Vadim.
-----Original Message-----
From: Kirk Kosinski [mailto:kirkkosinski@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2014 12:30 PM
To: users@cloudstack.apache.org
Subject: Re: Converting VM guests
Hi, qemu-img can convert VHD and QCOW2 to VMDK. It's a "dumb"
conversion only, though, and won't fix any driver or other things in the guest that might be required for it to actually boot on ESXi.
Best regards,
Kirk
On 12/02/2014 02:16 AM, Vadim Kimlaychuk wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Can anyone suggest tool to convert KVM and XenServer VM guest images into VMDK in order to import them later into Cloudstack? We are going to build VmWare Zone and guests must migrate there.
> Thank you for tips,
>
> Vadim Kimlaychuk
>
Re: Converting VM guests
Posted by Kirk Kosinski <ki...@gmail.com>.
Hi, qemu-img can convert VHD and QCOW2 to VMDK. It's a "dumb"
conversion only, though, and won't fix any driver or other things in the
guest that might be required for it to actually boot on ESXi.
Best regards,
Kirk
On 12/02/2014 02:16 AM, Vadim Kimlaychuk wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Can anyone suggest tool to convert KVM and XenServer VM guest images into VMDK in order to import them later into Cloudstack? We are going to build VmWare Zone and guests must migrate there.
> Thank you for tips,
>
> Vadim Kimlaychuk
>