From f215e02bf85f68d3a6106c2a1f4f7f063f819064 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Baumann Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2024 10:17:27 +0200 Subject: Adding upstream version 7.0.14-dfsg. Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann --- doc/manual/en_US/man_VBoxManage-convertfromraw.xml | 266 +++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 266 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/manual/en_US/man_VBoxManage-convertfromraw.xml (limited to 'doc/manual/en_US/man_VBoxManage-convertfromraw.xml') diff --git a/doc/manual/en_US/man_VBoxManage-convertfromraw.xml b/doc/manual/en_US/man_VBoxManage-convertfromraw.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..84bd59cf --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/en_US/man_VBoxManage-convertfromraw.xml @@ -0,0 +1,266 @@ + + + + +%all.entities; +]> + + + $Date: 2023-05-30 22:24:41 +0200 (Tue, 30 May 2023) $ + VBoxManage convertfromraw + + + + VBoxManage-convertfromraw + 1 + + + + VBoxManage-convertfromraw + convert a raw disk image to a virtual disk image + &product-name; + + + + + + VBoxManage convertfromraw + inputfile + outputfile + --format= + VDI + VMDK + VHD + + --uuid=uuid + --variant=Standard,Fixed,Split2G,Stream,ESX + + + + VBoxManage convertfromraw stdin + outputfile + bytes + --format= + VDI + VMDK + VHD + + --uuid=uuid + --variant=Standard,Fixed,Split2G,Stream,ESX + + + + + Description + + The VBoxManage convertfromraw command enables + you to convert a raw disk image to an &product-name; virtual disk + image (VDI). + + + + For compatibility with earlier versions of &product-name;, you + can use the VBoxManage convertdd command + instead of the VBoxManage convertfromraw + command. + + + + Convert a Raw Disk File to a Virtual Disk Image File + + + The VBoxManage convertfromraw command + converts the specified raw disk image input file to an + &product-name; VDI file. + + + + inputfile + + Specifies the name of the raw disk image file to convert. + + + + outputfile + + Specifies the name of the file in which to write the VDI + output. + + + + + + Specifies the format of the disk image to create. Valid + values are VDI, + VMDK, and VHD. The + default format is VDI. + + + + + + Specifies the Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) of the + output file. + + + + + + Specifies any required file format variants for the output + file. This is a comma-separated list of variant values. + Following are the valid values: + + + Standard is the default disk image + type, which has a dynamically allocated file size. + + + Fixed uses a disk image that has a + fixed file size. + + + Split2G indicates that the disk + image is split into 2GB segments. This value is for + VMDK only. + + + Stream optimizes the disk image for + downloading. This value is for VMDK only. + + + ESX is used for some VMWare + products. This value is for VMDK only. + + + Note that not all variant combinations are valid. + Specifying incompatible variant values in the list will + produce an error message. + + + + + + Convert Raw Data From Standard Input to a Virtual Disk Image File + + + The VBoxManage convertfromraw stdin command + reads the content of the disk image from standard input. + Consider using this form of the command in a pipe sequence. + + + + outputfile + + Specifies the name of the file in which to write the disk image + output. + + + + bytes + + Specifies the capacity of the targe image name. Needs to be + given explicitly, because generally pipes do not support + querying the overall size of the data stream. + + + + + + Specifies the format of the disk image to create. Valid + values are VDI, + VMDK, and VHD. The + default format is VDI. + + + + + + Specifies the UUID of the output file. + + + + + + Specifies any required file format variants for the output + file. This is a comma-separated list of variant values. + Following are the valid values: + + + Standard is the default disk image + type, which has a dynamically allocated file size. + + + Fixed uses a disk image that has a + fixed file size. + + + Split2G indicates that the disk + image is split into 2GB segments. This value is for + VMDK only. + + + Stream optimizes the disk image for + downloading. This value is for VMDK only. + + + ESX is used for some VMWare + products. This value is for VMDK only. + + + Note that not all variant combinations are valid. + Specifying incompatible variant values in the list will + produce an error message. + + + + + + + + Examples + + + The following command converts the raw disk image input file + disk01.raw. The output file is a VDI disk + image called disk02.vdi. + +$ VBoxManage convertfromraw disk01.raw disk02.vdi + + The following command converts the raw disk image input file + disk01.raw. The output file is a VMDK disk + image called disk02.vmdk. + +$ VBoxManage convertfromraw disk01.raw disk02.vmdk --format VMDK + + The following command reads from disk /dev/sda + using a pipe and therefore needs the exact disk size in bytes as an + additional parameter, which is assumed to be 10737418240. + The output file is a VDI disk image called disk.vdi. + +$ dd if=/dev/sda bs=512 | VBoxManage convertfromraw stdin disk.vdi 10737418240 + + -- cgit v1.2.3