NAME¶

vmware2libvirt - vmware vmx to libvirt xml converter

SYNOPSIS¶

vmware2libvirt [ -q] -f FILE

DESCRIPTION¶

This program outputs a libvirt xml file based on an existing vmware vmx file

OPTIONS¶

--version

show program's version number and exit

-h, --help

show this help message and exit

-q, --qemu

use qemu instead of kvm

-f FILE, --file=FILE

vmware vmx file to convert

 

USAGE¶

To start using a pre-existing vmware image with libvirt, you simply copy the vmware .vmx file and .vmdk file to a new directory. Then do:
vmware2libvirt -f ./file.vmx > file.xml
virsh -c qemu:///system define file.xml At this point, your vmware image should be available to libvirt.

CAVEATS¶

vmware2libvirt currently will use the first scsi disk if found, otherwise the first ide disk. It will also use the first ethernet interface found.

SEE ALSO¶

virsh(1), kvm(1), qemu(1)

AUTHOR¶

vmware2libvirt is (C) 2008, Canonical Ltd. This manual page was originally written by Jamie Strandboge <jamie@canonical.com>