A quick google search yielded https://blog.ktz.me/migrate-qcow2-images-from-kvm-to-vmware/
-derek On Fri, May 21, 2021 10:34 am, Darin Schmidt wrote: > Correct, because in the xml it's saying the format is a link to a we > address that technically doesn't exist. > > So perhaps I just need to find a way to convert the disk to vmdk then > > On Fri, May 21, 2021, 10:22 AM Derek Atkins <[email protected]> wrote: > >> HI, >> >> On Fri, May 21, 2021 9:57 am, Darin Schmidt wrote: >> > Ok then, could there be something wrong with my ova backup because the >> ovf >> > is only 19kb and the other "file" is 3.8G? When I try to untar the ovf >> it >> > says it doesn't look like a tar file. >> >> The 3.8G file is your disk image. The OVF file is XML. >> The error seems to be that vmware does not recognize the disk type. >> The xml being 19k doesn't seem wrong at all (although it does sound a >> little big). >> >> -derek >> >> > On Fri, May 21, 2021, 9:06 AM Vojtech Juranek <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > >> >> On Friday, 21 May 2021 13:50:15 CEST Darin Schmidt wrote: >> >> > I believe you are partially right? Originally it was an OVA file. I >> >> > uncompressed the file which gave me another file and the vm.ovf. >> The >> >> OVF >> >> > file appears to be only an xml file? Or are you saying I can also >> >> > uncompressed the ovf file as well like I did the OVA? >> >> >> >> yes, OVA is tar archive of OVF directory (see e.g. [1]) and OVF is >> again >> >> tar >> >> archive of one XML descriptor and VM disks, so you should be able to >> get >> >> the >> >> VM disk this way >> >> >> >> [1] https://fileinfo.com/extension/ova >> >> >> >> > >> >> > On Fri, May 21, 2021, 2:39 AM Vojtech Juranek <[email protected]> >> >> wrote: >> >> > > On Thursday, 20 May 2021 22:58:22 CEST Darin Schmidt wrote: >> >> > > > Hello, >> >> > > > >> >> > > > Ive exported an OVA of a server we had made on OVIRT and Im >> trying >> >> to >> >> > > >> >> > > import >> >> > > >> >> > > > it to VMware. Its complaining that the ovf:format is incorrect. >> >> > > > >> >> > > > ovf:format="http://www.gnome.org/~markmc/qcow-image-format.html"; >> >> > > > >> >> > > > That link doesnt resolve to anywhere because it appears its now >> >> > > > http://people.gnome.org/~markmc/qcow-image-format.html >> >> > > > >> >> > > > But I dont know whats supposed to go there nor have I been able >> to >> >> > > > locate >> >> > > > anything to help solve this issue. All I really need is access >> to >> >> the >> >> > > >> >> > > files >> >> > > >> >> > > > in the, what I assume is, vdmk file that comes along with the >> ovf >> >> file, >> >> > > > which mine is called: 154b3d77-d340-4d24-a448-66265c5fb613 >> >> > > > >> >> > > > So if anything, is there a way to open this vm disk so I can >> gain >> >> access >> >> > > >> >> > > to >> >> > > >> >> > > > the files? >> >> > > >> >> > > OVF file is just a tar archive with disks and XML descriptor. So >> >> untar >> >> the >> >> > > OVF >> >> > > file should work. >> >> > > >> >> > > > Thanks >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ >> >> > > > Users mailing list -- [email protected] >> >> > > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> >> > > > Privacy Statement: https://www.ovirt.org/privacy-policy.html >> >> > > > oVirt Code of Conduct: >> >> > > > https://www.ovirt.org/community/about/community-guidelines/ >> List >> >> > > >> >> > > Archives: >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> >> https://lists.ovirt.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/3YAA7Z3SLLDX >> >> > > 4 >> >> > > >> >> > > > GBW6EXPGNOII3OGRYJF/ >> >> >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Users mailing list -- [email protected] >> > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> > Privacy Statement: https://www.ovirt.org/privacy-policy.html >> > oVirt Code of Conduct: >> > https://www.ovirt.org/community/about/community-guidelines/ >> > List Archives: >> > >> https://lists.ovirt.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/HPGLXQNVYG33VQKH3KEIMTN2WDTXIHZ6/ >> > >> >> >> -- >> Derek Atkins 617-623-3745 >> [email protected] www.ihtfp.com >> Computer and Internet Security Consultant >> >> > -- Derek Atkins 617-623-3745 [email protected] www.ihtfp.com Computer and Internet Security Consultant _______________________________________________ Users mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] Privacy Statement: https://www.ovirt.org/privacy-policy.html oVirt Code of Conduct: https://www.ovirt.org/community/about/community-guidelines/ List Archives: https://lists.ovirt.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/U2WTDQ7UOBVTMQFIK5ZIKH32SPMNJNEX/
