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====== Convert a VMWare VMDK disk image to Xen HVM ====== | ====== Convert a VMWare VMDK disk image to Xen HVM ====== | ||
- | [[http://openwetware.org/wiki/OpenWetWare:Software/Server/Virtual_Machines/Xen/Converting_VMWare_Image_to_Xen]] | + | [[http://linux.cloudibee.com/2008/11/vmware-to-xen-conversion]] |
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+ | Here are the steps for converting Vmware windows/linux guest to Xen format. You need qemu-img tool (from the qemu-utils package) for the conversion. | ||
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+ | ==== Extra Step for Converting a Vmware Windows VM Guest ==== | ||
+ | You first have to ensure that your image has IDE drivers installed (see [[http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314082|Microsoft kb314082]]) | ||
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+ | ===== Conversion steps ===== | ||
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+ | ==== 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> | ||
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+ | 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. | ||
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+ | ==== Convert Using qemu-img ==== | ||
+ | <code> | ||
+ | # 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> | ||
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+ | ==== 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. |