Re: [Xen-users] Converting native WinXP to DomU guest?

[Jérémie Tarot <jeremie.tarot@xxxxxxx>]

Hi,

Derek Sherlock a écrit :
> Merci Jérémie.
Mon plaisir ;)

> I was not aware of Clonezilla.  I'll give it a try.
Actually discovered it only a few weeks ago !

> On 6/18/07, Jérémie Tarot <jeremie.tarot@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Derek a écrit :
> > > Hi folks,
> > >
> > > I heard somewhere that there was a third-party tool available that
> > > converts an existing native WinXP OS to a DomU image for use with Xen
> > > HVM.
> >
> > I haven't tried it yet with Xen (but soon will), but Clonezilla [1]
> > could be a solution (even directly through the LAN). I've already
> > migrated a pair of WXP installs to VMware with it. You can even find
> > infos on how to modify partitionning when restoring the image.
> >
> > Another path could be to use the free VMware conterter [2][3] to create
> > the system image, but as I'm new to Xen, I don't know the recipe to the
> > convert/use the VMware image under Xen.
Just found the answer tonight :)

qemu-img convert disk.vmdk disk.img

> > PS: Being a virtualization kiddy, please correct any mistake !
> >
> > [1] http://clonezilla.sourceforge.net
> > [2] http://www.vmware.com/products/converter/
> > [3] http://www.howtoforge.com/vmware_converter_windows_linux
Bests
JT

PS: replying to the list as I thought I did the first time :P

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