How to upload .vmdk file to proxmox in GUI

jagan

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Feb 11, 2015
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Hi guys,

anyone can please tell me what are ways to upload .vmdk file to proxmox and how to convert it to .qcow2 format.
Thanks in advance pls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Hi,

the best way is to use scp or an USB and copy it to /var/lib/vz/images/<VM Number>/image.vmdk

then use
qemu-img convert -f vmdk image.vmdk -O qcow2 kvm.qcow2
 
better use the default naming for virtual disk names. e.g. the first disk of VM 100 should be named to:

vm-100-disk-1.vmdk

you can convert this to other formats like qcow2 or raw just via GUI ("Move Disk")
 

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