how about this? virt-v2v -ic 'esx://my-vmware-hypervisor.example.com' -os default --network default my-vm via http://irclog.perlgeek.de/crimsonfu/2012-05-24#i_5632151 On Sep 27, 2012, at 8:20 PM, Bill Campbell <centos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I am attempting to use libvirtd/kvm on CentOS 5.latest to migrate a SCO > OpenServer 5.0.6a VM from the old VMware server. > > I have converted the multiple vmdk disk files to a single file, then used > qemu-img convert to create files for libvirtd, both qcow2 and raw formats. > > After many attempts to get this working I'm up against what appears to be a > brick wall. > > + The VMware VMs are using straight 'ide' HD emulation which has been > working well for several years. > > + The 'ide' on libvirtd appears to map to SATA which isn't supported by > OSR5. I've tried doing a fresh install from CDROM, but the > installation fails to find the hard disk. I might be able to find the > appropriate BTLD for this, but that won't help migrating existing VMs. > > + When I tried using 'scsi' libvirtd says this isn't supported. This > would be my preferred emulation as we have used SCSI drives since the > early days of Xenix on Tandy hardware. > > + The final problem if these are solved is that SCO is funny about its > drive geometry, and the current versions of libvirtd and qemu don't > appear to support the <geometry> allowing one to specify heads, > cylinders, etc. > > Am I going to have to resort to using VMware workstation for this? > > Bill > -- > INTERNET: bill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Bill Campbell; Celestial Software LLC > URL: http://www.celestial.com/ PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way > Voice: (206) 236-1676 Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820 > Fax: (206) 232-9186 Skype: jwccsllc (206) 855-5792 > > Good decisions should be rewarded and bad decisions should be > punished. The market does just that with its profits and losses. > _______________________________________________ > CentOS-virt mailing list > CentOS-virt@xxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-virt _______________________________________________ CentOS-virt mailing list CentOS-virt@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-virt
