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    qemu-img convert -O vdi ubuntu.qcow2 ubuntu.vdi
    ```

    ### Convert qcow2 to vmdk and make it VMware Workstation and ESXi Compatible
    ### Convert qcow2 to vmdk and make it VMware Workstation Player Compatible

    ```bash
    qemu-img convert -f qcow2 -O vmdk -o subformat=streamOptimized ubuntu.qcow2 ubuntu.vmdk
    qemu-img convert -f qcow2 -O vmdk ubuntu.qcow2 ubuntu.vmdk
    ```

    ### Convert qcow2 to vmdk and make it ESXi Compatible (doesn't work with VMware Workstation Player)

    ### Covert for ESXi 6 - Create a VMDK version 6 image (instead of version 4)
    ```bash
    qemu-img convert -f qcow2 -O vmdk -o subformat=streamOptimized ubuntu.qcow2 ubuntu.vmdk
    ```

    * https://linux.die.net/man/1/qemu-img
    ### Covert for ESXi 6 - Create a VMDK version 6 image (instead of version 4) (doesn't work with VMware Workstation Player)

    ```bash
    qemu-img convert -f qcow2 -O vmdk -o adapter_type=lsilogic,subformat=streamOptimized,compat6 ubuntu.qcow2 ubuntu.vmdk
    ```
    * https://linux.die.net/man/1/qemu-img

    ### Convert qcow2 to Microsoft Hyper-V new vhdx format

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    ## VM images

    ## vGateway images extensions
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    ## VM images

    ## vGateway images extensions
    @@ -10,18 +12,19 @@

    ## Example commands Convert qcow2 to other formats

    ### Convert qcow2 to vmdk and make it VMware Workstation and ESXi Compatible
    ### Convert for VirtualBox (.vdi)

    ```bash
    qemu-img convert -f qcow2 -O vmdk -o subformat=streamOptimized ubuntu.qcow2 ubuntu.vmdk
    qemu-img convert -O vdi ubuntu.qcow2 ubuntu.vdi
    ```

    ### Convert for VirtualBox (.vdi)
    ### Convert qcow2 to vmdk and make it VMware Workstation and ESXi Compatible

    ```bash
    qemu-img convert -O vdi ubuntu.qcow2 ubuntu.vdi
    qemu-img convert -f qcow2 -O vmdk -o subformat=streamOptimized ubuntu.qcow2 ubuntu.vmdk
    ```


    ### Covert for ESXi 6 - Create a VMDK version 6 image (instead of version 4)

    * https://linux.die.net/man/1/qemu-img
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    * .qcow2 - KVM type Virtual Machines
    * .vmdk - VMware and VirtualBox and ESXi
    * .vdi - VirtualBox
    * .vhdx - Microsoft Hyper-V
    * .vhd - Azure requires fixed size

    @@ -15,6 +16,12 @@
    qemu-img convert -f qcow2 -O vmdk -o subformat=streamOptimized ubuntu.qcow2 ubuntu.vmdk
    ```

    ### Convert for VirtualBox (.vdi)

    ```bash
    qemu-img convert -O vdi ubuntu.qcow2 ubuntu.vdi
    ```

    ### Covert for ESXi 6 - Create a VMDK version 6 image (instead of version 4)

    * https://linux.die.net/man/1/qemu-img
    @@ -40,6 +47,7 @@ qemu-img convert -o subformat=fixed,force_size -O vpc MyLinuxVM.qcow2 MyLinuxVM.

    ## Example convert.sh script

    root@aws1-cm-01:~/temp# cat convert.sh

    ```bash
    #!/bin/bash
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    ## Example convert.sh script

    root@aws1-cm-01:~/temp# cat convert.sh

    ```bash
    #!/bin/bash
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    ## VM images

    ## vGateway images extensions
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    ## VM images

    ## vGateway images extensions
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    * .vhdx - Microsoft Hyper-V
    * .vhd - Azure requires fixed size

    ## Example commands Convert qcow2 to vmdk and make it ESXi Compatible
    ## Example commands Convert qcow2 to other formats

    ### Convert qcow2 to vmdk and make it VMware Workstation and ESXi Compatible

    ```bash
    qemu-img convert -f qcow2 -O vmdk -o subformat=streamOptimized ubuntu.qcow2 ubuntu.vmdk
    ```

    ### For ESXi 6 - Create a VMDK version 6 image (instead of version 4)
    ### Covert for ESXi 6 - Create a VMDK version 6 image (instead of version 4)

    * https://linux.die.net/man/1/qemu-img

    ```bash
    qemu-img convert -f qcow2 -O vmdk -o adapter_type=lsilogic,subformat=streamOptimized,compat6 ubuntu.qcow2 ubuntu.vmdk
    ```

    ## Example commands Convert qcow2 to other formats
    ### Convert qcow2 to Microsoft Hyper-V new vhdx format

    ```bash
    qemu-img convert -f qcow2 -O vhdx -o subformat=dynamic ubuntu.qcow2 ubuntu.vmdk
    qemu-img convert -f qcow2 -O vhdx -o subformat=dynamic ubuntu.qcow2 ubuntu.vhdx
    ```

    ### For Azure (VHD images on Azure must have a virtual size aligned to 1 MB.)
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    # Converting images with qemu-img convert

    ## VM images

    * `.qcow2` - KVM type Virtual Machines
    * `.vmdk` - VMware and VirtualBox and ESXi
    * `.vhdx` - Microsoft Hyper-V and Azure
    ## vGateway images extensions

    * .qcow2 - KVM type Virtual Machines
    * .vmdk - VMware and VirtualBox and ESXi
    * .vhdx - Microsoft Hyper-V
    * .vhd - Azure requires fixed size

    ## Example commands Convert qcow2 to vmdk and make it ESXi Compatible

    @@ -19,8 +20,37 @@ qemu-img convert -f qcow2 -O vmdk -o subformat=streamOptimized ubuntu.qcow2 ubun
    ```bash
    qemu-img convert -f qcow2 -O vmdk -o adapter_type=lsilogic,subformat=streamOptimized,compat6 ubuntu.qcow2 ubuntu.vmdk
    ```
    ## Example commands Convert qcow2 to vmdk and make it Hyper-V Compatible

    ## Example commands Convert qcow2 to other formats

    ```bash
    qemu-img convert -f qcow2 -O vhdx -o subformat=dynamic ubuntu.qcow2 ubuntu.vmdk
    ```

    ### For Azure (VHD images on Azure must have a virtual size aligned to 1 MB.)

    * https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/create-upload-generic#resizing-vhds

    ```bash
    # requires qemu 2.6+
    qemu-img convert -o subformat=fixed,force_size -O vpc MyLinuxVM.qcow2 MyLinuxVM.vhd
    ```

    ## Example convert.sh script

    root@aws1-cm-01:~/temp# cat convert.sh

    ```bash
    #!/bin/bash
    echo "vGateway Name: "
    read vgwname
    echo "provide link:"
    read link
    curl $link > ${vgwname}.qcow2
    echo "Converting..."
    qemu-img convert \
    -f qcow2 \
    -O vmdk \
    -o subformat=streamOptimized \
    ${vgwname}.qcow2 ${vgwname}.vmdk
    ```
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    ## VM images

    * .qcow2 - KVM type Virtual Machines
    * .vmdk - VMware and VirtualBox and ESXi
    * .vhdx - Microsoft Hyper-V and Azure
    * `.qcow2` - KVM type Virtual Machines
    * `.vmdk` - VMware and VirtualBox and ESXi
    * `.vhdx` - Microsoft Hyper-V and Azure

    ## Example commands Convert qcow2 to vmdk and make it ESXi Compatible

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    ## Example commands Convert qcow2 to vmdk and make it ESXi Compatible

    ```bash
    qemu-img convert -f qcow2 -O vmdk -o subformat=streamOptimized ubuntu.qcow2 ubuntu.vmdk
    ```

    ### For ESXi 6 - Create a VMDK version 6 image (instead of version 4)

    * https://linux.die.net/man/1/qemu-img

    ```bash
    qemu-img convert -f qcow2 -O vmdk -o adapter_type=lsilogic,subformat=streamOptimized,compat6 ubuntu.qcow2 ubuntu.vmdk

    ```
    ## Example commands Convert qcow2 to vmdk and make it Hyper-V Compatible

    qemu-img convert -f qcow2 -O vhdx -o subformat=dynamic ubuntu.qcow2 ubuntu.vmdk
    ```bash
    qemu-img convert -f qcow2 -O vhdx -o subformat=dynamic ubuntu.qcow2 ubuntu.vmdk
    ```
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    # Converting images with qemu-img convert

    ## VM images

    * .qcow2 - KVM type Virtual Machines
    * .vmdk - VMware and VirtualBox and ESXi
    * .vhdx - Microsoft Hyper-V and Azure

    ## Example commands Convert qcow2 to vmdk and make it ESXi Compatible

    qemu-img convert -f qcow2 -O vmdk -o subformat=streamOptimized ubuntu.qcow2 ubuntu.vmdk

    ### For ESXi 6 - Create a VMDK version 6 image (instead of version 4)

    * https://linux.die.net/man/1/qemu-img

    qemu-img convert -f qcow2 -O vmdk -o adapter_type=lsilogic,subformat=streamOptimized,compat6 ubuntu.qcow2 ubuntu.vmdk

    ## Example commands Convert qcow2 to vmdk and make it Hyper-V Compatible

    qemu-img convert -f qcow2 -O vhdx -o subformat=dynamic ubuntu.qcow2 ubuntu.vmdk