From: fuzzy_4711 <fuzzy_4711@gmx.de>
To: kvm@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Using vmdk image with qemu-kvm
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2011 12:12:35 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4E79B893.7030909@gmx.de> (raw)
Hi,
I am new to the list, so please guide me to the correct place to ask if
my issue is misplaced here.
My system is an openSuSE 11.4 box with
kvm-0.14.0.0-1.10.1.x86_64
libvirt-client-0.8.8-0.12.1.x86_64
libvirt-devel-0.8.8-0.12.1.x86_64
virt-manager-0.8.5-8.1.x86_64
libvirt-0.8.8-0.12.1.x86_64
libvirt-doc-0.8.8-0.12.1.x86_64
libvirt-python-0.8.8-0.12.1.x86_64
virt-utils-1.1.5-1.2.1.x86_64
installed on it. Additional configuration info will be provided, if needed.
I have to run a vmware virtual machine, which runs smoothly under win xp
using vmware player (created and first run using vmware server), on my
linux box, using qemu-kvm.
This is the content of the vmx file:
####################################
.encoding = "windows-1252"
config.version = "8"
virtualHW.version = "4"
scsi0.present = "TRUE"
memsize = "512"
scsi0:0.present = "TRUE"
scsi0:0.fileName = "Windows2000AdvancedServer.vmdk"
ide1:0.present = "TRUE"
ide1:0.fileName = "D:"
ide1:0.deviceType = "atapi-cdrom"
floppy0.fileName = "A:"
Ethernet0.present = "TRUE"
displayName = "Win2K Adv. Server"
guestOS = "win2000advserv"
priority.grabbed = "normal"
priority.ungrabbed = "normal"
scsi0:0.redo = ""
ethernet0.addressType = "generated"
uuid.location = "56 4d 5d 73 ac 49 1e a6-db 7f 09 c7 02 13 35 63"
uuid.bios = "56 4d 5d 73 ac 49 1e a6-db 7f 09 c7 02 13 35 63"
ide1:0.autodetect = "FALSE"
ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:0c:29:13:35:63"
ethernet0.generatedAddressOffset = "0"
annotation = "for this virtual machine"
ide1:0.startConnected = "TRUE"
tools.syncTime = "TRUE"
extendedConfigFile = "Windows 2000 Advanced Server.vmxf"
virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted"
tools.upgrade.policy = "manual"
vmotion.checkpointFBSize = "16777216"
ide1:0.allowGuestConnectionControl = "FALSE"
usb.present = "TRUE"
usb.autoConnect.device0 = ""
usb.autoConnect.device1 = ""
usb.autoConnect.device2 = ""
checkpoint.vmState = ""
cleanShutdown = "TRUE"
replay.supported = "FALSE"
replay.filename = ""
################################################
When I use the vm-install script provided by SUSE, choosing the disk
like provided in the vmx file for use with kvm, in the pre flight check
it complains about "no valid boot sector found. Installation may have
failed".
I am not an expert on virtualisation as you can see. It is important to
me to be able to rerun this image in vmware player again if needed. So I
guess converting it is not an option afaics. Could you help?
Thanks.
fuz
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