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OpenVMS x86-64 on Hypervisors
- VSI OpenVMS on KVM
  VSI OpenVMS on KVM
  - Before you begin
    Before you begin
    
    OpenVMS on KVM Prerequisites
    
    KVM Configuration Methods
    
    Interacting With a KVM VM as an Unprivileged User
  - Creating a KVM Virtual Machine
  - Booting VSI OpenVMS on KVM
  - Connecting to the OpenVMS Console
  - Administering a KVM Virtual Machine
    Administering a KVM Virtual Machine
    
    Cloning a KVM Virtual Machine
    
    Deleting a KVM Virtual Machine
    
    Managing Disks on KVM
    
    Managing Network on KVM
    
    Advanced Virtio-net Devices Configuration
    
    Disabling SELinux File Labeling
  - Customizing a KVM Virtual Machine
  - Advanced Configuration
    Advanced Configuration
    
    Secure Boot
    Secure Boot
    
    Secure Boot Overview
    
    Secure Boot in KVM Configuration
    
    Adding OpenVMS Certificate to the Machine Owner Key Database
    
    Configuring Fibre Channel PCI Passthrough on KVM Virtual Machine
    Configuring Fibre Channel PCI Passthrough on KVM Virtual Machine
    
    Fibre Channel PCI Passthrough on KVM Virtual Machine Overview
    
    IOMMU Hardware Extensions in UEFI/BIOS
    
    IOMMU Support in Linux Kernel
    
    Assigning Fibre Channel HBA to Virtual Machine
    
    Booting OpenVMS from a Fibre Channel Disk
    
    Mapping Storage Controllers to Disk Devices
    Mapping Storage Controllers to Disk Devices
    
    Preparing to Map Storage Controllers to Disk Devices
    
    SATA Controllers
    
    Virtio-SCSI Controllers
    
    Verification on OpenVMS
  - Troubleshooting
    Troubleshooting
    
    KVM Installation and Configuration Issues
    
    IOMMU Configuration Issues
  - Reference
    Reference
    
    virt-install Command Reference
- VSI OpenVMS on ESXi
  VSI OpenVMS on ESXi
  - Before You Begin
  - Creating a VMware ESXi Virtual Machine
    Creating a VMware ESXi Virtual Machine
    
    Preparing to Create a VMware ESXi Virtual Machine
    
    ESXi Virtual Machine Creation Procedure
  - Booting VSI OpenVMS on VMware ESXi
  - Connecting to the OpenVMS Console
  - Administering a VMware ESXi Virtual Machine
    Administering a VMware ESXi Virtual Machine
    
    Adding Disks to Your ESXi VM
    
    Adding a VMware Paravirtual SCSI Controller
    
    Adding Network Adapters to your ESXi VM
  - VMware ESXi VM Advanced Configuration
    VMware ESXi VM Advanced Configuration
    
    Secure Boot
    Secure Boot
    
    Secure Boot Overview
    
    Secure Boot Option on ESXi Virtual Machine
    
    Adding OpenVMS Certificate to the Machine Owner Key Database
    
    Configuring VMware ESXi Firewall
    
    Allowing MAC Address Changes
    
    Fibre Channel Passthrough on ESXi Virtual Machine
    
    VMware vMotion
    VMware vMotion
    
    Overview
    
    vMotion: Detailed Configuration and Migration Procedure
  - Troubleshooting
    Troubleshooting
    
    Troubleshooting a VMware ESXi Virtual Machine Configuration
    
    Known Issues and Limitations
    
    Finetuning and Best Practices
- Converting Disks for Use with KVM and VMware ESXi
  Converting Disks for Use with KVM and VMware ESXi
  - Converting Disks from RAW/QCOW2 to VMDK
  - Converting Disks from VMDK to QCOW2
Installing and Upgrading OpenVMS
Installing and Upgrading OpenVMS
TCP/IP Configuration
TCP/IP Configuration
- How to Update the DNS Server Used by the BIND Resolver
- What Are the SMTP Configuration Options in TCPIP$SMTP.CONF?
- How to Change the Domain Name for Outgoing SMTP Mail
  How to Change the Domain Name for Outgoing SMTP Mail
- How to Configure failSAFE IP for an OpenVMS Cluster
  How to Configure failSAFE IP for an OpenVMS Cluster
- How to Manually Configure failSAFE IP Interfaces
  How to Manually Configure failSAFE IP Interfaces
- How to configure NTP on V5.0A and Later
  How to configure NTP on V5.0A and Later
  - Enable the NTP Service
  - Configure the Time Zone
  - Create and Configure the NTP File
  - Define a Stratum Server (Optional)
  - Synchronize the System Clock (Optional)
  - Restart TCP/IP Services and Verify NTP
  - Troubleshooting
    Troubleshooting
    
    Diagnosing NTP Synchronization Issues
- How to Test an OpenVMS failSAFE IP Configuration
  How to Test an OpenVMS failSAFE IP Configuration
- How to Configure TCP Keep-Alive Parameters
  How to Configure TCP Keep-Alive Parameters
- How to Configure LAN Failover with OpenVMS LANCP
  How to Configure LAN Failover with OpenVMS LANCP
SSH Configuration
SSH Configuration
- How to Resolve the Remote Host Identification Has Changed Error
- How to Check OpenSSH Supported Algorithms Using ssh -Q
- How to Configure SSH Public-Key Based Authentication for TCPIP V5.7 SSH/SSH.COM on OpenVMS
  How to Configure SSH Public-Key Based Authentication for TCPIP V5.7 SSH/SSH.COM on OpenVMS
- How to Setup Public Key Authentication from OpenSSH to OpenVMS
  How to Setup Public Key Authentication from OpenSSH to OpenVMS
- How to Configure OpenVMS Host-Based Authentication (OpenSSH to OpenSSH)
  How to Configure OpenVMS Host-Based Authentication (OpenSSH to OpenSSH)
- How to Configure SSH Host-Based Authentication
  How to Configure SSH Host-Based Authentication
- How to Maximize SCP and SFTP PUT or GET Throughput
  How to Maximize SCP and SFTP PUT or GET Throughput
- Unable to Negotiate Due to No Matching Host Key Type Found Error
  Unable to Negotiate Due to No Matching Host Key Type Found Error
Licensing on OpenVMS x86-64
Licensing on OpenVMS x86-64

OpenVMS x86-64 on Hypervisors
Converting Disks for Use with KVM and VMware ESXi

Introduction¶

Learn how to convert disks from one format to another for use on different hypervisors.

RAW/QCOW2 to VMDK

Converting Disks from RAW/QCOW2 to VMDK

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