4:04 p.m.
I have a dual boot machine and would love to import the Windows image into a
VM. I've checked the documentation and Google and have not seen anything
mentioned about this.
Is it possible?
Cheers,
Kev
9:36 p.m.
On 09/29/2010 07:04 AM, kevin gilbert wrote:
I have a dual boot machine and would love to import the Windows image
into a
VM. I've checked the documentation and Google and have not seen anything
mentioned about this.
Is it possible?
Hi Kev,
Technically, as an "experimental" thing to do, it can be done, with
significant effort. But, it may take several re-installations of
Windows to get it working, so it's probably not what you're after.
Also, it may do Bad Things to your windows activation licensing. :/
There's an email thread, showing the kind of issues involved with this,
from just a few months ago:
https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvirt-users/2010-June/msg00000.html
Hope that helps. :)
Regards and best wishes,
Justin Clift
Cheers,
Kev
9:41 p.m.
On 09/29/2010 07:04 AM, kevin gilbert wrote:
I have a dual boot machine and would love to import the Windows image
into a
VM. I've checked the documentation and Google and have not seen anything
mentioned about this.
Oops. Just realised you might be asking instead about a "1 time
operation" to turn the Windows install into a VM, with no intention of
continuing to use it as a dual boot.
If you're purely looking to clone your windows installation, into a
brand new VM (using new storage), than that's doable. There's a common
term for it called "p2v", meaning "physical to virtual", which
Googling
for should bring up a bunch of info and steps. :)
Either way, hope that helps. :)
Regards and best wishes,
Justin Clift
Is it possible?
Cheers,
Kev
10:06 p.m.
Hi Justin,
Yes, p2v is what I'm looking for. I'll get Google fired up and do some reading.
Thanks for the hint.
Cheers,
Kev
On Wed, 29 Sep 2010 12:41:53 Justin Clift opined:
On 09/29/2010 07:04 AM, kevin gilbert wrote:
> I have a dual boot machine and would love to import the Windows image
> into a VM. I've checked the documentation and Google and have not seen
> anything mentioned about this.
Oops. Just realised you might be asking instead about a "1 time
operation" to turn the Windows install into a VM, with no intention of
continuing to use it as a dual boot.
If you're purely looking to clone your windows installation, into a
brand new VM (using new storage), than that's doable. There's a common
term for it called "p2v", meaning "physical to virtual", which
Googling
for should bring up a bunch of info and steps. :)
Either way, hope that helps. :)
Regards and best wishes,
Justin Clift
> Is it possible?
>
> Cheers,
> Kev
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