[SOLVED] Error converting .vmdk file to .qcow2 file

[Jack_9846]

Hi

We are currently migrating from ESXi 6.5.0 to PVE 5.1-35. Using this this page as a guide:

https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Migrat..._of_servers_to_Proxmox_VE#Converting_to_qcow2

I'm trying to convert the a .vmdk to a .qcow2. I'm getting the error:

qemu-img: Could not open 'disk-0.vmdk' : Invalid footer

I've checked and ESXi does import the VM flawlessly, does anyone know what is going on and/or a solution?

 

[udo]

Hi,
is your disk-0.vmdk the flat hdd-file? Have you look with "ls -h" and "file" if the size and type fit?

My conversion-time from esx was a long time ago - so I don't know the actual file-formats with esx...

Udo

 

[manu]

Do you have the option to export the disk to an "older" vmdk format ? It might be that your disk encodes VMDK features that qemu-does not yet support.
By the way if you manage to get over the disk format problem, you can use the qm importovf command line tool to import an ovf export.
See qm help importovf and the reference manual.

 

[Jack_9846]

Hey thanks all!

@udo - Thanks, yeah converting the .vmdk to a flat one worked!

@manu - I didn't know that, I was prepared to manually configure it, thanks for the tip