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Virtualization

qemu-img

SafeConvert disk images

qemu-img convert -f vmdk -O qcow2 <src> <dst>

Converts vmdk/qcow2/raw, inspects and resizes images — the workhorse of VMware-to-KVM/Proxmox migrations.

Examples

  • qemu-img info disk.qcow2Format and actual size

Syntax

qemu-img info <img> / convert -f <from> -O <to> src dst / resize <img> +20G

Before you run it

Creates new files; watch space.

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