VBoxManage clonehd "source.vmdk" "cloned.vdi" --format vdi
VBoxManage modifyhd "cloned.vdi" --resize 51200
VBoxManage clonehd "cloned.vdi" "resized.vmdk" --format vmdk
This is intended to be a resource mainly for myself... to keep notes on things I've worked on or figured out. This way I can easily look things back up after I have forgotten the details. This will also allow me to easily send pointers to others when I want to share what I've found.
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Resize VirtualBox vmdk disk
(From http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11659005/how-to-resize-a-virtualbox-vmdk-file)
Migrate VMWare box to VirtualBox
(from http://ctors.net/2014/07/17/vmware_to_virtualbox)
The instructions below will guide you through the converting process.
VMWare
- Boot the VM
- Uninstall vmware tools
- Shutdown
- Edit VM settings -> remove the HD
- Edit the_machine.vmdk
- change ddb.adapterType from "buslogic" or "lsilogic" to "ide"
- Edit VM settings -> add an HD, type IDE from existing file the_machine.vmdk
- Boot the VM
- Shutdown
Now you can convert the box from VMWare to Open Virtualization Format.
$ ovftool -o the_machine.vmx the_machine.ovf
Opening VMX source: the_machine.vmx
Opening OVF target: the_machine.ovf
Writing OVF package: the_machine.ovf
Transfer Completed
Completed successfully
VirtualBox
The last step is to import the OFV in VirtualBox and install guest additions.
- File -> import appliance -> the_machine.ovf
- VM settings -> storage -> add attachment -> CD drive
- Boot the VM
- install guest additions from CD
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