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Hello.
I want to test the compatibility of My XenServer with other products like VMware. I exported my XenServer VM via "xe" command to "OVF" but VMWare ESXi 5.5 can't import it.
How can I convert it?
Hello.
I want to test the compatibility of My XenServer with other products like VMware. I exported my XenServer VM via "xe" command to "OVF" but VMWare ESXi 5.5 can't import it.
How can I convert it?
qemu-img can convert image formats, but I am not sure if it can handle container formats like OVF. It's worthwhile looking at the man page to figure this out.
OVA is I believe a tar or tar compressed collection of files. You un tar it. Then you convert the virtual hard drive file. Some virtual machines can directly use what you have.
What format is good for import from Xenserver to other products? OVA or....
If you want to know which format is most widely used by other hypervisors, I'd guess that most hypervisors can handle most formats. Perhaps qcow2 is limited to the Linux world.
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