Export Proxmox VE VM for Use With VirtualBox
56#Proxmox #VirtualBox #Hypervisor #Convert
Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0553.html
NOTE: In this tutorial I'll be backing up the VM to an existing network share. For details on how to add a network share to Proxmox, check out this tutorial https://youtu.be/hkrFZoiYX_0?t=47
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Export the VM from Proxmox VE
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01. Log into the Proxmox VE web UI
02. Select the VM from the left navigation menu
03. Select Backup from the left sub-navigation menu
04. Click the Backup now button towards the top of the page
05. Set the destination location, the Mode to Stop and the Compression to none ≫ Click Backup
06. After the backup operation has completed, select the Proxmox node from the left navigation menu
07. Select Shell from the left sub-navigation menu
08. Change directory to the location of the vma backup file, this will vary based on your specific setup
# change directory to view mounted shares
cd /mnt/pve
# list mounted shares
ls
# cd into dump directory on the specific share, ISOs in this example
cd ISOs/dump
# list the files in the share
ls
09. The backup .vma file and a .log file should be displayed
10. Extract the .vma file using the vma command line tool
# extract the .vma
# usage: vma extract -v ≪vzdump-filename.vma≫ ≪destination directory≫
vma extract -v filename.vma ./export
11. Wait for the .vma to be extracted, resulting in a .raw disk image
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Converting and Importing the Disk to VirtualBox
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01. Launch VirtualBox Manager
02. Create a new VM, using the same/similar hardware specifications as the Proxmox VM
03. Choose to not create a virtual hard disk
04. With the VM created, right click the VM in the left navigation menu ≫ Show in Explorer
05. Copy the exported .raw disk image to the VirtualBox VM folder
06. Hold the SHIFT key and right click in the white space ≫ Open PowerShell window here...
07. Run the following command to convert the .raw disk image to .vdi
# list .raw files
Get-ChildItem -File -Filter *.raw |Select Directory, Name, Extension
# usage: vboxmanage.exe convertfromraw ≪input-filename.raw≫ ≪output-filename.vdi≫
Invoke-Expression ('& "'+ $Env:Programfiles +'\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxManage.exe" convertfromraw ".\input-filename.raw" ".\output-filename.vdi"')
08. Back in VirtualBox Manager, select the VM and Click Settings
09. Select Storage from the left navigation menu
10. Click Add Storage Attachment ≫ Add Hard Disk ≫ Choose existing disk
11. Click Add and browse to the newly converted .vdi file
12. Click OK to all open VirtualBox dialog windows
13. Right click the VM ≫ Select Start ≫ Normal
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