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Subject: Re: Qcow2 to VHD and VHD files size questions
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Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2014 15:20:32 -0800
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This may apply to you.  I was able to copy out a vhd from vbox and load it i=
nto ACS to use on XenServer hosts. This only worked if I selected the dynami=
c type of vhd not the fixed size one.  It only worked in non PV mode but I t=
hink that was because I did not have a proper grub file with the correct roo=
t device.  Prior to uploading the vhd as a template you can bzip2 it to shri=
nk the size.=20

> On Jan 18, 2014, at 1:07 PM, Nux! <nux@li.nux.ro> wrote:
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> Hi,
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> Most of my templates are Qcow2 files for KVM and I'd like to convert them i=
n a format that XenServer can use.
> I managed to use qemu-img from the KVM tools to convert one in VHD format,=
 however this seems to be a 50 GB (the virtual size of the qcow2) sparse fil=
e. Downloading this file from my HTTP template repo into cloudstack takes ag=
es.
> Does anyone know how this situation can be improved?
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> Regards,
> Lucian
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> --=20
> Sent from the Delta quadrant using Borg technology!
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> Nux!
> www.nux.ro