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=====Migrate from VMWare to KVM=====
** Note: complex (hardware) VM configurations might not work well. **

  * Shutdown guest, download vmdk image.
  * Download [[http://bazaar.launchpad.net/%7Eubuntu-virt/virt-goodies/trunk/annotate/head%3A/vmware2libvirt| vmware2libvirt]]
===Steps===
  * Get info about image file(s): <code># qemu-img info Offsec\ VM.vmdk
image: Offsec VM.vmdk
file format: vmdk
virtual size: 40G (42949672960 bytes)
disk size: 13G
cluster_size: 65536
Format specific information:
    cid: 1630022050
    parent cid: 4294967295
    create type: twoGbMaxExtentSparse
    extents:
        [0]:
            virtual size: 4261412864
            filename: Offsec VM-s001.vmdk
            cluster size: 65536
            format: SPARSE
        [1]:
            virtual size: 4261412864
            filename: Offsec VM-s002.vmdk
            cluster size: 65536
            format: SPARSE
        [2]:
            virtual size: 4261412864
            filename: Offsec VM-s003.vmdk
            cluster size: 65536
            format: SPARSE
        [3]:
            virtual size: 4261412864
            filename: Offsec VM-s004.vmdk
            cluster size: 65536
            format: SPARSE
        [4]:
            virtual size: 4261412864
            filename: Offsec VM-s005.vmdk
            cluster size: 65536
            format: SPARSE
        [5]:
            virtual size: 4261412864
            filename: Offsec VM-s006.vmdk
            cluster size: 65536
            format: SPARSE
        [6]:
            virtual size: 4261412864
            filename: Offsec VM-s007.vmdk
            cluster size: 65536
            format: SPARSE
        [7]:
            virtual size: 4261412864
            filename: Offsec VM-s008.vmdk
            cluster size: 65536
            format: SPARSE
        [8]:
            virtual size: 4261412864
            filename: Offsec VM-s009.vmdk
            cluster size: 65536
            format: SPARSE
        [9]:
            virtual size: 4261412864
            filename: Offsec VM-s010.vmdk
            cluster size: 65536
            format: SPARSE
        [10]:
            virtual size: 335544320
            filename: Offsec VM-s011.vmdk
            cluster size: 65536
            format: SPARSE</code>
  * Convert vmdk to qcow2:<code>qemu-img convert -f vmdk Offsec\ VM.vmdk -O qcow2 offsecvm.qcow2</code>
  * Change owner:<code>chown qemu. offsecvm.qcow2</code>
  * Convert vmx to xml:<code>vmware2libvirt -f Offsec\ VM.vmx > offsecvm.xml</code>
  * Change other settings as needed.
    * VM name.
    * network (MAC address).
    * source file (qcow2).
    * emulator: ''/usr/libexec/qemu-kvm''.
  * Import the XML, define the VM:<code>virsh define offsecvm.xml</code>
  * Edit the VM and change:<code>virsh edit vmoffsec</code>
    * <code>driver name='qemu' type='qcow2'
source file='/path/to-qcow2-file'</code>
  * Start the vm:<code>virsh start vmoffsec</code>
  * Auto start at boot:<code>virsh autostart vmoffsec</code>