Importing Virtual Machines From VMware into KVM #10540

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1. sureshanaparti commented on Mar 11, 2025

   

   sureshanaparti

   on Mar 11, 2025

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   Hi @havengit Details below

   1. Currently, NFS primary storages are supported for importing instances from VMware.
   2. vCenter version 6.5 should also work, please try.
   3. Any limitations with virt-v2v / ovftool during the conversion are applicable.

   For more details, check the docs here: https://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/en/4.19.1.0/adminguide/virtual_machines.html#importing-virtual-machines-from-vmware-into-kvm
2. havengit commented on Mar 11, 2025

   

   havengit

   on Mar 11, 2025

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   Hi @sureshanaparti ,
   Thank you for your reply, I also read the documentation . The following part is not very clear. Because I only have ceph rbd type primary storage . Can I use this feature?

   In the UI to import instance, you can optionally select a KVM host and temporary destination storage (Default is Secondary Storage, Only NFS pools are supported) for the conversion. The conversion needs VM files (OVF) to be imported to temporary destination storage, the KVM host used for conversion can import them if the ovftool is installed in it, otherwise the management server imports them. You can force the management server to import them by enabling Force MS to import VM file(s), even the KVM host has ovftool installed in it.
   
3. DaanHoogland commented on Mar 12, 2025

   

   DaanHoogland

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   @havengit , As I read it, if you use the default it will be converted on secondary storage and this should be NFS. that should mean that your primary storage is completely out of scope.
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   converted this issue into a discussion #10557 on Mar 12, 2025
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   added this to the unplanned milestone on Sep 20, 2025