Does virt-convert work?

 

I want to use virt-convert to convert a VMware-vAPP to RHEL6 KVM.

The vAPP is VSA_OVF_8.5.00.0319_Build_06110.zip from
http://www.vmware.com/appliances/directory/441973

But I always failed with different command line parameters.

 

[r...@djt_10_47 opt]# ll VSA

total 272644

-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root    620604 Feb 18  2010 QuickStartVSA.pdf

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root        27 Mar  3  2010 version

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 142094848 Mar  3  2010 VSA-0.vmdk

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 135038464 Mar  3  2010 VSA-1.vmdk

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root     24416 Mar  3  2010 VSA.ovf

-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root   1102533 Feb  6  2010 VSAUserManual.pdf

 

[r...@djt_10_47 opt]# virt-convert --arch=x86_64 /opt/VSA/VSA.ovf
/opt/VSA.kvm/       

Usage: virt-convert [options] inputdir|input.vmx [outputdir|output.xml]

virt-convert: error: Couldn't determine input format for "/opt/VSA/VSA.ovf":
Unknown format

 

[r...@djt_10_47 opt]# virt-convert --arch=x86_64 /opt/VSA/ /opt/VSA.kvm/


Usage: virt-convert [options] inputdir|input.vmx [outputdir|output.xml]

virt-convert: error: Couldn't determine input format for "/opt/VSA/":
Unknown format

 

[r...@djt_10_47 opt]# virt-convert -i ovf --arch=x86_64 /opt/VSA/VSA.ovf
/opt/VSA.kvm/                

ERROR    Couldn't import file "/opt/VSA/VSA.ovf": list index out of range

 

[r...@djt_10_47 opt]# virt-convert -i ovf --arch=x86_64 /opt/VSA/
/opt/VSA.kvm/

ERROR    Unknown format

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "/usr/bin/virt-convert", line 273, in <module>

    main()

  File "/usr/bin/virt-convert", line 178, in main

    options = parse_args()

  File "/usr/bin/virt-convert", line 142, in parse_args

    options.input_format)

  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/virtconv/formats.py", line 141, in
find_input

    raise StandardError(_("Unknown format"))

StandardError: Unknown format

 

 

 

 

  Regards

  Kirby Zhou

 

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