Convert KVM to VirtualBox
Hi folks, I need converting KVM (qcow2) to VirtualBox (vdi) from one PC to another PC. Google didn't find many threads concerned, instead the other way around. However it found only one; How to Convert a KVM to a VDI http://www.ehow.com/how_5856610_convert-kvm-vdi.html If I read the article correctly it seems both KVM and VirtualBox are running on the same PC, VirtualBox running on KVM. Do you have any idea/suggestion where can I find relevant documentation? TIA. B.R. Stephen L -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Re: Convert KVM to VirtualBox
Am 04.02.2010 um 02:42 schrieb sati...@pacific.net.hk: Hi folks, I need converting KVM (qcow2) to VirtualBox (vdi) from one PC to another PC. Google didn't find many threads concerned, instead the other way around. However it found only one; How to Convert a KVM to a VDI http://www.ehow.com/how_5856610_convert-kvm-vdi.html If I read the article correctly it seems both KVM and VirtualBox are running on the same PC, VirtualBox running on KVM. Do you have any idea/suggestion where can I find relevant documentation? Just qemu-img convert the image to raw and use that as disk image in vbox. Make sure you configure your vm to the same hw as on kvm (apic, piix3, etc) But seriously, why would anyone want to go this direction? Alex -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Re: Convert KVM to VirtualBox
Hi Alex, Thanks for your advice. Just qemu-img convert the image to raw and use that as disk image in vbox. Make sure you configure your vm to the same hw as on kvm (apic, piix3, etc) Could you please explain in more detail "... configure your vm to the same hw as on kvm (apic, piix3, etc)"? The image file of vm is *.qcow2. I'll run VirtualBox on KVM if possible. The former is desktop virtualization. Ah a further thought can convert vm across PCs? That is VirtualBox is running on another PC. But seriously, why would anyone want to go this direction? I can't get sound work on vm. Therefore I expect trying VirturlBox to check whether it can sort out this problem. I'll run VirtualBox on KVM if possible. The former is desktop virtualization. B.R. Stephen -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Re: Convert KVM to VirtualBox
sati...@pacific.net.hk wrote: > Hi Alex, > > Thanks for your advice. > >> Just qemu-img convert the image to raw and use that as disk image in >> vbox. Make sure you configure your vm to the same hw as on kvm (apic, >> piix3, etc) > > Could you please explain in more detail "... configure your vm to the > same hw as on kvm (apic, piix3, etc)"? The image file of vm is > *.qcow2. I'll run VirtualBox on KVM if possible. The former is > desktop virtualization. Ah a further thought can convert vm across > PCs? That is VirtualBox is running on another PC. VBox doesn't work with KVM. They're basically rivaling products. Though I'd love to see VBox adapt to make use of the KVM kernel module. I'm sorry I can't help you on the configuration bits any more. The only time I ever used VBox was to do a patch that allows VBox and KVM to coexist. Just go through the virtual machine configuration things and try out to change settings until it works. > >> But seriously, why would anyone want to go this direction? > > I can't get sound work on vm. Therefore I expect trying VirturlBox to > check whether it can sort out this problem. I'll run VirtualBox on > KVM if possible. The former is desktop virtualization. Nope, not possible atm. Alex -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Re: Convert KVM to VirtualBox
Alexander Graf wrote: But seriously, why would anyone want to go this direction? Alex Hi Alex Last time I checked the advantages of VirtualBox vs KVM were (for the technical part): - sata support - usb2 support - audio hd support - rdp/rdp+usb support - a somewhat simpler network configuration method and, icing on the cake, they have a CLI/API to ease administration/integration. (Yes most of those are in the PUEL version, but still, it works and is free as in free beer) Cheers, Gildas -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Re: Convert KVM to VirtualBox
> Hi folks, Hello Satimis, > I need converting KVM (qcow2) to VirtualBox (vdi) from one PC to > another PC. I had to do this recently to run a KVM virtual machine on a Windows PC with virtualbox. > Do you have any idea/suggestion where can I find relevant > documentation? Although you can convert to RAW and then to vdi with VBoxManage, I found it easier to just use vmware's VMDK format, which is very well used by both vmware and virtualbox - and you can use qemu-img to convert from one to the other. Good luck -- Files attached to this email may be in ISO 26300 format (OASIS Open Document Format). If you have difficulty opening them, please visit http://iso26300.info for more information. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
