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--- vms:vmdk [2014/05/15 17:14]
admin
+++ vms:vmdk [2014/05/16 18:12] (current)
admin [Check the format of the vmware vmdk file]
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 You first have to ensure that your image has IDE drivers installed (see [[http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314082|Microsoft kb314082]])
-Conversion steps:
+===== Conversion steps =====
-) Halt the vmware VM . Check the format of the vmware vmdk file
+==== Check the format of the vmware vmdk file ====
+Halt the vmware VM.
+<code>
+# qemu-img info FreeNAS-9.2.1.5-RELEASE-x64.vmdk
+image: FreeNAS-9.2.1.5-RELEASE-x64.vmdk
+file format: vmdk
+virtual size: 1.9G (2000027648 bytes)
+disk size: 846M
+</code>
-[root@vm_s7 guest22]# qemu-img info guest22-flat.vmdk
+If the file format is “raw”, we do not need to convert the image file using qemu-img convert, just rename to file with the .img extension. If it is not “raw”, use “qemu-img” to convert the image to raw format.
-image: fooguest22-flat.vmdk
-file format: raw
-virtual size: 15G
-disk size: 15G
-[root@vm_s7 guest22]#
-) If the file format is “raw”, we need not convert the image file using qemu-img convert, just rename to .img file. If it is not “raw”, use “qemu-img” to convert the image to raw format.
+==== Convert Using qemu-img ====
+<code>
-) How to convert using qemu-img.
+# qemu-img convert FreeNAS-9.2.1.5-RELEASE-x64.vmdk -O raw /var/opt/localImg/FreeNAS-9.2.1.5-RELEASE-x64.img
+</code>
-[root@vm_s7 guest22]# qemu-img convert guest22-flat.vmdk -O raw /volumes/guest22/guest22.img
-) Create xen config file in /etc/xen/guest22 , with the renamed/converted image file as disk.
+==== Create Xen Config File ====
+Create the Xen config file in **/etc/xen/guest22**, with the renamed/converted image file as disk.
+<code>
 disk = [ 'file:/volumes/guest22/guest22.img,hda,w' ]
+</code>
-) Boot up the xen domU guest. It should boot up fine.
+==== Boot up the Xen domU Guest ====
+It should boot up fine.