> On 12 Dec 2023, at 17:44, Sbob wrote:
>
> All;
>
>
> I have installed Quemu/KVM/libvirt and I have it working, I was able to
> install a new Fedora VM using the ISO as the disk image.
>
> Now I want to convert an existing VMWare workstation VM, here is the file
> listing in the Directory for the VM I want to convert:
>
>
> $ ls /data/vmware/Dev-Fedora
> Dev-Fedora-0.scoreboard Dev-Fedora-s002.vmdk Dev-Fedora.vmsd
> mksSandbox-2.log
> Dev-Fedora-1.scoreboard Dev-Fedora-s003.vmdk Dev-Fedora.vmx
> mksSandbox.log
> Dev-Fedora-7.scoreboard Dev-Fedora-s004.vmdk Dev-Fedora.vmxf vmware-0.log
> Dev-Fedora-8.scoreboard Dev-Fedora-s005.vmdk Dev-Fedora.vmx.lck vmware-1.log
> Dev-Fedora-9.scoreboard Dev-Fedora-s006.vmdk mksSandbox vmware-2.log
> Dev-Fedora.nvram Dev-Fedora.scoreboard mksSandbox-0.logvmware.log
> Dev-Fedora-s001.vmdk Dev-Fedora.vmdkmksSandbox-1.log
>
> I tried this:
>
>
> 1) use qemu-img convert to convert the Dev-Fedora.vmdk file:
>
> # qemu-img convert -f vmdk -O qcow2 Dev-Fedora.vmdk Dev-Fedora.qcow2
>
> this created the Dev-Fedora.qcow2 file
>
>
> 2) create a new VM with virt-manager and use the Dev-Fedora.qcow2 file as the
> disk image via the 'Import existing disk image' option
>
>
> 3) I start the new VM and I get 'No bootable devices found'
It is not just the disk that needs converting.
You also need to copy some settings.
In my notes I kept this
https://www.linux-kvm.org/page/How_To_Migrate_From_Vmware_To_KVM
Barry
>
>
> Thanks in advance
>
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