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| 3 | manpage, user manual, usage: VBoxManage convertfromraw
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[96300] | 4 | -->
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[82044] | 26 | <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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| 27 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd"[
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| 28 | <!ENTITY % all.entities SYSTEM "all-entities.ent">
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| 29 | %all.entities;
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| 30 | ]>
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| 31 | <refentry id="vboxmanage-convertfromraw" lang="en">
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| 32 | <refentryinfo>
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[94203] | 33 | <pubdate>$Date: 2023-04-21 21:59:02 +0000 (Fri, 21 Apr 2023) $</pubdate>
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[82044] | 34 | <title>VBoxManage convertfromraw</title>
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| 35 | </refentryinfo>
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| 36 |
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| 37 | <refmeta>
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| 38 | <refentrytitle>VBoxManage-convertfromraw</refentrytitle>
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| 39 | <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
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| 40 | </refmeta>
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| 41 |
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| 42 | <refnamediv>
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| 43 | <refname>VBoxManage-convertfromraw</refname>
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| 44 | <refpurpose>convert a raw disk image to a virtual disk image</refpurpose>
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[94203] | 45 | <refclass>&product-name;</refclass>
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[82044] | 46 | </refnamediv>
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| 47 |
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| 48 | <refsynopsisdiv>
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| 49 | <!-- The 'id' is mandatory and must start with 'synopsis-'. -->
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| 50 | <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-convertfromraw-file">
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[82057] | 51 | <command>VBoxManage convertfromraw</command>
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[82044] | 52 | <arg choice="req"><replaceable>inputfile</replaceable></arg>
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| 53 | <arg choice="req"><replaceable>outputfile</replaceable></arg>
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| 54 | <arg>--format=<group choice="plain">
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| 55 | <arg choice="plain">VDI</arg>
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| 56 | <arg choice="plain">VMDK</arg>
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| 57 | <arg choice="plain">VHD</arg>
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| 58 | </group></arg>
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| 59 | <arg>--uuid=<replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
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[99153] | 60 | <arg rep="repeat" role="compact">--variant=<group choice="plain">
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| 61 | <arg choice="plain">Standard</arg>
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| 62 | <arg choice="plain">Fixed</arg>
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| 63 | <arg choice="plain">Split2G</arg>
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| 64 | <arg choice="plain">Stream</arg>
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| 65 | <arg choice="plain">ESX</arg>
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| 66 | </group></arg> <!-- Value can be repated with comma separator. Difficult to express with docbook. -->
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[82044] | 67 | </cmdsynopsis>
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[82057] | 68 |
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[82044] | 69 | <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-convertfromraw-stdin">
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[82057] | 70 | <command>VBoxManage convertfromraw stdin</command>
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[82044] | 71 | <arg choice="req"><replaceable>outputfile</replaceable></arg>
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| 72 | <arg>--format=<group choice="plain">
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| 73 | <arg choice="plain">VDI</arg>
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| 74 | <arg choice="plain">VMDK</arg>
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| 75 | <arg choice="plain">VHD</arg>
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| 76 | </group></arg>
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| 77 | <arg>--uuid=<replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
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[99153] | 78 | <arg rep="repeat" role="compact">--variant=<group choice="plain">
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| 79 | <arg choice="plain">Standard</arg>
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| 80 | <arg choice="plain">Fixed</arg>
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| 81 | <arg choice="plain">Split2G</arg>
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| 82 | <arg choice="plain">Stream</arg>
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| 83 | <arg choice="plain">ESX</arg>
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| 84 | </group></arg> <!-- Value can be repated with comma separator. Difficult to express with docbook. -->
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[82044] | 85 | </cmdsynopsis>
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| 86 | </refsynopsisdiv>
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| 87 |
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[99513] | 88 | <refsect1 id="vboxmanage-convertfromraw-description">
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[82044] | 89 | <title>Description</title>
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| 90 | <para>
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| 91 | The <command>VBoxManage convertfromraw</command> command enables
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| 92 | you to convert a raw disk image to an &product-name; virtual disk
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| 93 | image (VDI).
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| 94 | </para>
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| 95 | <note>
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| 96 | <para>
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| 97 | For compatibility with earlier versions of &product-name;, you
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| 98 | can use the <command>VBoxManage convertdd</command> command
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| 99 | instead of the <command>VBoxManage convertfromraw</command>
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| 100 | command.
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| 101 | </para>
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| 102 | </note>
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| 103 | <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-convertfromraw-file">
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| 104 | <title>Convert a Raw Disk File to a Virtual Disk Image File</title>
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| 105 | <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
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| 106 | <para>
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| 107 | The <command>VBoxManage convertfromraw</command> command
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| 108 | converts the specified raw disk image input file to an
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| 109 | &product-name; VDI file.
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| 110 | </para>
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| 111 | <variablelist>
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| 112 | <varlistentry>
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| 113 | <term><replaceable>inputfile</replaceable></term>
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| 114 | <listitem><para>
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| 115 | Specifies the name of the raw disk image file to convert.
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| 116 | </para></listitem>
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| 117 | </varlistentry>
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| 118 | <varlistentry>
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| 119 | <term><replaceable>outputfile</replaceable></term>
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| 120 | <listitem><para>
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| 121 | Specifies the name of the file in which to write the VDI
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| 122 | output.
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| 123 | </para></listitem>
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| 124 | </varlistentry>
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| 125 | <varlistentry>
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| 126 | <term><option>--format=VDI | VMDK | VHD</option></term>
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| 127 | <listitem><para>
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| 128 | Specifies the format of the disk image to create. Valid
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| 129 | values are <literal>VDI</literal>,
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| 130 | <literal>VMDK</literal>, and <literal>VHD</literal>. The
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| 131 | default format is <literal>VDI</literal>.
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| 132 | </para></listitem>
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| 133 | </varlistentry>
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| 134 | <varlistentry>
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| 135 | <term><option>--uuid=<replaceable>uuid</replaceable></option></term>
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| 136 | <listitem><para>
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| 137 | Specifies the Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) of the
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| 138 | output file.
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| 139 | </para></listitem>
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| 140 | </varlistentry>
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| 141 | <varlistentry>
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[99153] | 142 | <term><option>--variant=Standard | Fixed | Split2G | Stream | ESX[,...]</option></term>
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[82044] | 143 | <listitem><para>
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| 144 | Specifies any required file format variants for the output
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| 145 | file. This is a comma-separated list of variant values.
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| 146 | Following are the valid values:
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| 147 | </para><itemizedlist>
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| 148 | <listitem><para>
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| 149 | <literal>Standard</literal> is the default disk image
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| 150 | type, which has a dynamically allocated file size.
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| 151 | </para></listitem>
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| 152 | <listitem><para>
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| 153 | <literal>Fixed</literal> uses a disk image that has a
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| 154 | fixed file size.
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| 155 | </para></listitem>
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| 156 | <listitem><para>
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| 157 | <literal>Split2G</literal> indicates that the disk
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| 158 | image is split into 2GB segments. This value is for
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| 159 | VMDK only.
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| 160 | </para></listitem>
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| 161 | <listitem><para>
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| 162 | <literal>Stream</literal> optimizes the disk image for
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| 163 | downloading. This value is for VMDK only.
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| 164 | </para></listitem>
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| 165 | <listitem><para>
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| 166 | <literal>ESX</literal> is used for some VMWare
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| 167 | products. This value is for VMDK only.
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| 168 | </para></listitem>
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| 169 | </itemizedlist><para>
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| 170 | Note that not all variant combinations are valid.
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| 171 | Specifying incompatible variant values in the list will
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| 172 | produce an error message.
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| 173 | </para></listitem>
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| 174 | </varlistentry>
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| 175 | </variablelist>
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| 176 | </refsect2>
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| 177 | <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-convertfromraw-stdin">
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| 178 | <title>Convert Raw Data From Standard Input to a Virtual Disk Image File</title>
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| 179 | <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
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| 180 | <para>
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| 181 | The <command>VBoxManage convertfromraw stdin</command> command
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| 182 | reads the content of the disk image from standard input.
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| 183 | Consider using this form of the command in a pipe sequence.
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| 184 | </para>
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| 185 | <variablelist>
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| 186 | <varlistentry>
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| 187 | <term><replaceable>outputfile</replaceable></term>
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| 188 | <listitem><para>
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| 189 | Specifies the name of the file in which to write the VDI
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| 190 | output.
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| 191 | </para></listitem>
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| 192 | </varlistentry>
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| 193 | <varlistentry>
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| 194 | <term><option>--format=VDI | VMDK | VHD</option></term>
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| 195 | <listitem><para>
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| 196 | Specifies the format of the disk image to create. Valid
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| 197 | values are <literal>VDI</literal>,
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| 198 | <literal>VMDK</literal>, and <literal>VHD</literal>. The
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| 199 | default format is <literal>VDI</literal>.
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| 200 | </para></listitem>
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| 201 | </varlistentry>
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| 202 | <varlistentry>
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| 203 | <term><option>--uuid=<replaceable>uuid</replaceable></option></term>
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| 204 | <listitem><para>
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| 205 | Specifies the UUID of the output file.
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| 206 | </para></listitem>
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| 207 | </varlistentry>
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| 208 | <varlistentry>
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| 209 | <term><option>--variant=Standard,Fixed,Split2G,Stream,ESX</option></term>
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| 210 | <listitem><para>
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| 211 | Specifies any required file format variants for the output
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| 212 | file. This is a comma-separated list of variant values.
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| 213 | Following are the valid values:
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| 214 | </para><itemizedlist>
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| 215 | <listitem><para>
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| 216 | <literal>Standard</literal> is the default disk image
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| 217 | type, which has a dynamically allocated file size.
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| 218 | </para></listitem>
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| 219 | <listitem><para>
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| 220 | <literal>Fixed</literal> uses a disk image that has a
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| 221 | fixed file size.
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| 222 | </para></listitem>
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| 223 | <listitem><para>
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| 224 | <literal>Split2G</literal> indicates that the disk
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| 225 | image is split into 2GB segments. This value is for
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| 226 | VMDK only.
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| 227 | </para></listitem>
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| 228 | <listitem><para>
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| 229 | <literal>Stream</literal> optimizes the disk image for
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| 230 | downloading. This value is for VMDK only.
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| 231 | </para></listitem>
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| 232 | <listitem><para>
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| 233 | <literal>ESX</literal> is used for some VMWare
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| 234 | products. This value is for VMDK only.
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| 235 | </para></listitem>
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| 236 | </itemizedlist><para>
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| 237 | Note that not all variant combinations are valid.
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| 238 | Specifying incompatible variant values in the list will
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| 239 | produce an error message.
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| 240 | </para></listitem>
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| 241 | </varlistentry>
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| 242 | </variablelist>
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| 243 | </refsect2>
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| 244 | </refsect1>
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| 245 |
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[99513] | 246 | <refsect1 id="vboxmanage-convertfromraw-examples">
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[82044] | 247 | <title>Examples</title>
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| 248 | <remark role="help-scope" condition="GLOBAL" />
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| 249 | <para>
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| 250 | The following command converts the raw disk image input file
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| 251 | <filename>disk01.raw</filename>. The output file is a VDI disk
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| 252 | image called <filename>disk02.vdi</filename>.
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| 253 | </para>
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| 254 | <screen>$ VBoxManage convertfromraw disk01.raw disk02.vdi</screen>
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| 255 | <para>
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| 256 | The following command converts the raw disk image input file
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| 257 | <filename>disk01.raw</filename>. The output file is a VMDK disk
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| 258 | image called <filename>disk02.vmdk</filename>.
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| 259 | </para>
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| 260 | <screen>$ VBoxManage convertfromraw disk01.raw disk02.vmdk --format VMDK</screen>
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| 261 | </refsect1>
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| 262 | </refentry>
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