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vmware [2009/01/16 13:56]
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 ====== VMware tips ====== ====== VMware tips ======
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 +===== Converting 'vmdk' to RAW disk for use in virtualbox/KVM =====
 +
 +example:
 +   $ cd /path/to/vmware/guestos
 +   $ for i in `ls *[0-9].vmdk`; do qemu-img convert -f vmdk $i -O raw  {i/vmdk/raw} ; done
 +   $ cat *.raw >> guestos.img
 +
 +===== Migration with vmware-vdiskmanager (from vmware to KVM) =====
 +**vmware files**
 +<code>
 +$ ls
 +nvram                 opt-zimbra-s009.vmdk          Zimbra-Training-VM-s004.vmdk
 +opt-zimbra-s001.vmdk  opt-zimbra-s010.vmdk          Zimbra-Training-VM-s005.vmdk
 +opt-zimbra-s002.vmdk  opt-zimbra-s011.vmdk          Zimbra-Training-VM-s006.vmdk
 +opt-zimbra-s003.vmdk  opt-zimbra.vmdk               Zimbra-Training-VM-s007.vmdk
 +opt-zimbra-s004.vmdk  vmware-0.log                  Zimbra-Training-VM-s008.vmdk
 +opt-zimbra-s005.vmdk  vmware.log                    Zimbra-Training-VM.vmdk
 +opt-zimbra-s006.vmdk  Zimbra-Training-VM-s001.vmdk  Zimbra-Training-VM.vmsd
 +opt-zimbra-s007.vmdk  Zimbra-Training-VM-s002.vmdk  Zimbra-Training-VM.vmx
 +opt-zimbra-s008.vmdk  Zimbra-Training-VM-s003.vmdk
 +</code>
 +
 +creating a temp disk and convert allocated - non-parted VMware disks
 +
 +   $ mkdir haha
 +   $ vmware-vdiskmanager -r Zimbra-Training-VM.vmdk -t 2 haha/Zimbra.vmdk
 +   $ vmware-vdiskmanager -r opt-zimbra.vmdk -t 2 haha/Zimbra-opt.vmdk
 +
 +and get
 +
 +   $ ls haha/
 +   Zimbra.vmdk  Zimbra-flat.vmdk  Zimbra-opt.vmdk  Zimbra-opt-flat.vmdk
 +
 +Converting ..
 +
 +   $ qemu-img convert -c -O qcow2 haha/Zimbra-flat.vmdk /var/lib/libvirt/images/Zimbra.img
 +   $ qemu-img convert -c -O qcow2 haha/Zimbra-opt-flat.vmdk /var/lib/libvirt/images/Zimbra-opt.img
 +
 +after sucessful run under KVM (uinstall vmware-tools)
  
 +  # vmware-uninstall-tools.pl
 +  # reboot
  
 ===== Backing up virtual machines on VMware Server 2.0 ===== ===== Backing up virtual machines on VMware Server 2.0 =====
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 Here is an example of the script. You will have to modify at least usernames and paths, maybe more, but it will give you an idea of how it can be done. Here is an example of the script. You will have to modify at least usernames and paths, maybe more, but it will give you an idea of how it can be done.
  
-<code bash>+<code bash|f backup.sh>
 #!/bin/bash #!/bin/bash
 # #
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