nvazquez commented on code in PR #377:
URL:
https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-documentation/pull/377#discussion_r1477141685
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source/adminguide/virtual_machines/importing_vmware_vms_into_kvm.rst:
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@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ When importing a Virtual Machine from VMware to KVM,
CloudStack performs the fol
.. note:: As mentioned above, the migration/conversion process uses an
external tool, virt-v2v, which supports most but not all the operating systems
out there (this is true for both the host on which the virt-v2v tool is running
as well as the guest OS of the instances being migrated by the tool). Thus, the
success of the import process will, almost exclusively, depend on the success
of the virt-v2v conversion. In other words, the success will vary based on
factors such as the current OS version, installed packages, guest OS setup,
file systems, and others. Success is not guaranteed. We strongly recommend
testing the migration process before proceeding with production deployments.
+.. note:: The resulting imported VM is converted from VMware considering the
source guest OS but it uses the default import template in CloudStack: CentOS
4/5. This does not mean that the converted VMs are CentOS VMs, it is simply a
link to the default import template as it is not currently possible to select a
template from which to import the VM.
Review Comment:
The guest OS comes from the template, and for these kind of imports we are
using the default import template which has the CentOS 4.5 OS type
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