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--- vms:vmdk [2014/05/15 17:40]
admin [Extra Step for Converting a Vmware Windows VM Guest]
+++ vms:vmdk [2014/05/16 18:12] (current)
admin [Check the format of the vmware vmdk file]
@@ Line 12: / Line 12: @@
 Halt the vmware VM.
 <code>
-# qemu-img info guest22-flat.vmdk
+# qemu-img info FreeNAS-9.2.1.5-RELEASE-x64.vmdk
-image: fooguest22-flat.vmdk
+image: FreeNAS-9.2.1.5-RELEASE-x64.vmdk
-file format: raw
+file format: vmdk
-virtual size: 15G
+virtual size: 1.9G (2000027648 bytes)
-disk size: 15G
+disk size: 846M
 </code>
-) 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.
+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.
-) How to convert using qemu-img.
+==== Convert Using qemu-img ====
+<code>
-[root@vm_s7 guest22]# qemu-img convert guest22-flat.vmdk -O raw /volumes/guest22/guest22.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>
-) 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.