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| − | '''VirtualBox''' is libre virtualization software.
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| − | == VMDK Support ==
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| − | While VirtualBox should be able to open <code>.vmdk</code> images, you may need or want to convert the formats on the command line. Also, you can crack open VMware images with <code>dd</code> and loop-mount the partitions individually. See the [[VMware#Cracking_Open_VMDK_Images_with_DD|VMware article]] for instructions.
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| − | == Converting a Flat VMDK to a VDI ==
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| − | To convert a flat VMware image to a virtual desktop image, you just need to run the <code>VBoxManage convertfromraw</code> command.
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| − | $ VBoxManage convertfromraw CentOS/Red\ Hat\ Enterprise\ Linux\ 4-flat.vmdk ~/RHEL4.vdi
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| − | VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version 3.1.0
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| − | (C) 2005-2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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| − | All rights reserved.
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| − | Converting from raw image file="CentOS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4-flat.vmdk" to file="/home/user/RHEL4.vdi"...
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| − | Creating dynamic image with size 3221225472 bytes (3072MB)...
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| − | </pre>
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Revision as of 09:15, 3 January 2018
