We got it working by compiling qemu-img from source. If you want to try it, you can grab http://orec.rdc.uottawa.ca/qemu-img.
NOTE: This might NOT be the best solution, but it's been working good for us. Regards Yanik -----Original Message----- From: Dmitri Chebotarov [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 3:34 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Running VMware images on KVM host Hi I'm trying to use CentOS 6.3 as KVM host. qemu-img fails to convert .vmdk files. It's sees .vmdk as raw format and ignores actual data in -flat.vmdk file. I assume this is b/c of older version of qemu-img? qemu version in CentOS 6 is 0.12. Latest version on Qemu.org is 1.4.0. What is the version of qemu package that comes with Fedora 16? Thanks. On Feb 20, 2013, at 13:49 , Josh Thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > We are also running a mix of VMware and KVM host servers. We are > using Fedora > 16 as the KVM host. VCL can automatically deploy images captured on > either one to either host type. Andy might be able to speak better to > any requirements for it to work, but as long as you follow the online > instructions on creating base images, it should work. > > Josh > > On Wednesday, February 20, 2013 6:18:08 PM Yannick Charbonneau wrote: >> We have a mixed vmware/kvm setup. >> >> I think one thing we were missing initially was "libguestfs-winsupport" >> package. Which caused issues with windows machines moving from >> vmware to kvm. > >> We run our vcl on CentOS 6. >> >> Hope this helps. >> >> Yanik >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Dmitri Chebotarov [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 11:12 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Running VMware images on KVM host >> >> Hello >> >> Have anyone succeeded in running VMware/KVM mixed environment for VCL? >> >> I'm having difficulties starting Windows 7 VMware images on KVM: the >> image would convert and load, but Windows gets blue screen. > I assume this is due >> missing virtio drivers while attempting to run Windows on KVM. >> We also have VMware tools installed on Windows image, which may also >> contribute to the problem. > >> >> Thank you, >> -- >> Dmitri Chebotarov >> Virtual Computing Lab Systems Engineer, TSD - Ent Servers & Messaging >> 223 Aquia Building, Ffx, MSN: 1B5 >> Phone: (703) 993-6175 >> Fax: (703) 993-3404 >> >> > > - -- > - ------------------------------- > Josh Thompson > VCL Developer > North Carolina State University > > my GPG/PGP key can be found at pgp.mit.edu > > All electronic mail messages in connection with State business which > are sent to or received by this account are subject to the NC Public > Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (GNU/Linux) > > iEYEARECAAYFAlElGr4ACgkQV/LQcNdtPQOWTQCcDezY6NHCvR4+gRkf8WcMSbXp > chAAn30pvw1mEs3V/WZ5s1SxVNB9cj1t > =VgyB > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > -- Thank you, Dmitri Chebotarov VCL Sys Eng, Engineering & Architectural Support, TSD - Ent Servers & Messaging 223 Aquia Building, Ffx, MSN: 1B5 Phone: (703) 993-6175 | Fax: (703) 993-3404
