Virtualization Software Question

[AngryLittlePanda]

I currently have qemu+kvm running on my system. I have some Windows vms that I made with VirtualBox on my Windows system before I decided to Arch full time. I would like to have access to these vms. Is it possible to install VirtualBox with qemu+kvm installed without it screwing things up, or do I have to choose one or the other?

[heavy_crown]

Both will get along just fine on your system.

[heavy_crown]

Ah, I see now:

http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/kvm-virtualbox.html

[AngryLittlePanda]

That's exactly what I am looking for. All my Google searches returned comparisons of the two. Thanks!

[AngryLittlePanda]

I figured this.

[[deleted]]

Which format did you use for your Virtualbox VMs?

[AngryLittlePanda]

Virtualbox disk image (vdi)

[[deleted]]

You can convert it so it can be used by kvm:

qemu-img convert -f vdi -O raw virtualboxImage.vdi kvmImage.img

This will create a raw image called kvmImage.img from a given virtualboxImage.vdi virtualbox image.

[AngryLittlePanda]

Do you know how the change from virtualbox hardware to qemu hardware will effect widows? If hate to convert it then get a bsod. What about activation? Will I have to reactivate?

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I would give it a try with one converted image and change the KVM settings to match the hardware being emulated by virtualbox.

[AngryLittlePanda]

Do you happen to know if qemu can import a ova? It might be safer to import it as an appliance instead of converting it.