qemu-img:tldr:7c73d
qemu-img: Convert a VMware .vmdk disk image to a KVM .qcow2 disk image.
$ qemu-img convert -f ${vmdk} -O ${qcow2} ${filename-foo-vmdk} ${filename-foo-qcow2}
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This command is using the "qemu-img" tool to convert a Virtual Machine Disk (VMDK) file format to a QEMU Copy-On-Write 2 (QCOW2) file format. Here is the breakdown of the command:
- "qemu-img" is the name of the tool used for working with disk image files in QEMU, a virtualization software.
- "convert" is the operation/command being performed by the qemu-img tool.
- "-f ${vmdk}" specifies the input file format as VMDK. "${vmdk}" is a variable that should be substituted with the actual file name or path.
- "-O ${qcow2}" specifies the output file format as QCOW2. "${qcow2}" is another variable that should be replaced with the desired file name or path.
- "${filename-foo-vmdk}" represents the input VMDK file name or path to be converted. This is another variable that needs to be replaced with the actual file name or path.
- "${filename-foo-qcow2}" represents the output QCOW2 file name or path after the conversion. Once again, this is a variable that should be substituted with the desired file name or path.
In summary, this command is converting a VMDK file to a QCOW2 file using the qemu-img tool, and the filenames or paths for both input and output files are variables that need to be replaced with the actual values.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
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