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Convert and Import VM Virtual Disk
This entry is part of Mastering Sun xVM VirtualBox
4 Steps for importing VMware VM or Virtual Appliance into VirtualBox
This entry is part of Mastering Sun xVM VirtualBox
- Use Virtual Disk in VMDK format or convert it to VirtualBox native VDI format
- Create VM definition based on VMware VM defintinons
- Boot Solaris OS in recovery mode and fix if needed HW and Drivers definitions
- Uninstall VMware Guest tools, install VirtualBox Guest Additions
Importing Solaris VMware VM into Virtual Box
This entry is part of Mastering Sun xVM VirtualBox Workshop
Mastering Sun VirtualBox
Here I will try to summarize advanced tips with Sun VirtualBox I learn personally or get from my colleagues, if is not explicitly stated VirtualBox version is 1.6.x release, new is reffed 2.2.x. To be able to demonstrate all VirtualBox 1.6.x/2.2.x features I will use by default “close source” binary version.
- Importing Solaris VMware VM into Virtual Box
- VMware VMs & VirtualBox
- VMware VMs & Virtual Appliances formats
- Inspecting Solaris VMware Virtual Appliance configuration
- VirtualBox 1.6.2 & VMware formats
- 4 Steps for importing VMware VM or Virtual Appliance into VirtualBox
- 1. Convert & Import VM Virtual Disk
- 1. a) Use Virtual Disk in VMDK format directly in VirtualBox
- 1. b) Convert VMware VMDK to VirtualBox native VDI format
- 2. Create VirtualBox VM definition based on VMware VM definition
- 3. Fix HW difference between VMware and VirtualBox VM
- Process FIX For Solaris 10 using Recovery Console
- Process FIX for OpenSolaris 200805 using Live-CD
- Process FIX for OpenSolaris 200811 using Live-CD
- 4. Uninstall VMware Guest tools, install VirtualBox Guest Additions (Use related products docs)
- VirtualBox Virtual HW compatibility improvements
- Using Solaris iSCSI target in VirtualBox iSCSI Initiator
