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virt-convert - convert virtual machines between formats
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B<virt-convert> [OPTION]... INPUT.VMX|INPUT-DIR [OUTPUT.XML|OUTPUT-DIR]
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B<virt-convert> is a command line tool for converting virtual machines
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from one format to another. Pass in either a VM definition file (such
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as VMWare vmx format) or a directory containing a VM. By default, a new
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VM definition file, and converted disk images, will be placed in a new
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If an output directory is specified, it will be created if necessary,
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and the output VM definition placed within, along with any disk images
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If an output VM definition file is specified, it will be created
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alongside any disks in the same directory.
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Any of the options can be omitted, in which case B<virt-convert> will use defaults when required.
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An input VM definition or containing directory must be provided. By
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default, an output directory is generated based upon the name of the VM.
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The default input format is VMWare vmx, and the default output format is
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a libvirt "image" XML definition (see L<virt-image(5)>).
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Show the help message and exit
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=item -a ARCH, --arch=ARCH
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Architecture of the virtual machine (i686, x86_64, ppc). Defaults to
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that of the host machine.
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=item -v, --hvm Create a fully virtualized guest image
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Convert machine to a hvm/qemu based image (this is the default if paravirt is not specified)
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=item -p, --paravirt Create a paravirtualized guest image
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Convert machine to a paravirt xen based image
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Input format. Currently, C<vmx> is the only supported input format.
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Output format. Currently, C<virt-image> is the only supported output format.
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Output disk format, or C<none> if no conversion should be performed. See
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Print debugging information
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=item --os-type=OS_TYPE
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Optimize the guest configuration for a type of operating system. This will
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attempt to pick the most suitable ACPI & APIC settings, optimally supported
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mouse drivers and generally accommodate other operating system quirks. The
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valid operating system types are
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Microsoft Windows 9x or later
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Traditional UNIX BSD or SysV derivatives
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Operating systems not in one of the 3 prior groups
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=item --os-variant=OS_VARIANT
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Further optimize the guest configuration for a specific operating system
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variant. This parameter is optional. The valid variants are
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
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Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10.x
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Generic Linux 2.6.x kernel
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Generic Linux 2.4.x kernel
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Microsoft Windows 2000
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Microsoft Windows 2003
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Microsoft Windows Vista
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Override the OS type / variant to disables the APIC setting for fully
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Override the OS type / variant to disables the ACPI setting for fully
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Convert a paravirt guest from C<image.vmx>:
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# virt-convert --arch=i686 --paravirt image.vmx
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Convert a 64-bit hvm guest:
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# virt-convert --arch=x86_64 vmx-appliance/ hvm-appliance/
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Written by Joey Boggs and John Levon
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See the AUTHORS file in the source distribution for the complete list of credits.
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Report bugs to the mailing list C<http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/et-mgmt-tools>
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or directly to BugZilla C<http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/> against the
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C<Fedora> product, and the C<python-virtinst> component.
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Copyright (C) 2006-2008 Red Hat, Inc, and various contributors.
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This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of the GNU General
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Public License C<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent
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L<virt-pack(1)>, L<virt-image(5)>, the project website
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C<http://virt-manager.org>
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