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Re: [Xen-users] help convert vmdk to xen

To: "christopher andrews" <khris4@xxxxxxxxx>, <xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] help convert vmdk to xen
From: "Nick Couchman" <Nick.Couchman@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 01 Mar 2009 21:52:09 -0700
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Note that, depending on the type of VMDK file you're using, it's already in a state where you can use it in Xen.  I'm not sure about VMware Server 2, but in VMware ESX/ESXi, there are two files for each disk - <diskname>.vmdk, the descriptor file, and <diskname>-flat.vmdk, the data.  The -flat.vmdk file is essentially the same as a Xen RAW file, so you can use it directly with Xen.
 
-Nick

>>> christopher andrews <khris4@xxxxxxxxx> 2009/03/01 16:43 >>>
I have vmware server 2.0 vmdk that is using lvm within the vmware vmdk. I can i convert it so i can use it with xen, i been trying ever on the web but have found a solution that work.

Here is the vmdk fstab runing centos 5.2
/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol03 / ext3 defaults 1 1
/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 /var ext3 defaults 1 2
/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol02 /tmp ext3 defaults 1 2
/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol04 /home ext3 grpquota,suid,dev,usrquota,exec 0 2
LABEL=/boot /boot ext3 defaults 1 2
tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs defaults 0 0
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol01 swap swap defaults 0 0



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