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Submitting for the blog based on internal discussion to migrate a vm from vmware to openstack.

Submitting for the blog based on internal discussion to migrate a vm from vmware to openstack.
@pram0596 pram0596 changed the title 2025-03-31-Create VMware to OpenStack Migration using virt-v2v.md 2025-03-31-vmware-to-openstack-migration-using-virtv2v.md Mar 31, 2025
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This is an excellent post, most of the suggenstions I have are just structural but otherwise this content is fantastic.

openstack server list
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+ ### Login to the created virtual appliance and install required package.
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No need for the + bullet here.

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+ ### Login to the created virtual appliance and install required package.
### Login to the created virtual appliance and install required package.

Changes performed basis upon the discussion I has with Kevin.
apt install libvirt-clients -y
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+ ### Check if required ports are opened.
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+ ### Check if required ports are opened.
### Check if required ports are opened.

nc -vz demo-vmware-cloud.com 5480
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+ ### Copy ca certificate from controller node to virtual appliance.
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+ ### Copy ca certificate from controller node to virtual appliance.
### Copy ca certificate from controller node to virtual appliance.

scp -i ~/.ssh/key01/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt [email protected]:/tmp/
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+ ### Move ca certificate under certs directory.
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+ ### Move ca certificate under certs directory.
### Move ca certificate under certs directory.

openstack server list
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+ ### Run below command to list guests from source VMware cloud. VPX link can be created using below settings.
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+ ### Run below command to list guests from source VMware cloud. VPX link can be created using below settings.
### Run below command to list guests from source VMware cloud. VPX link can be created using below settings.


# VMware to OpenStack Migration using virt-v2v

#### This document describes the path to migrate a virtual machine from VMware to OpenStack using virt-v2v vpx. You should use vddk plugins to make this process fast for which link is mentioned in the doc.
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#### This document describes the path to migrate a virtual machine from VMware to OpenStack using virt-v2v vpx. You should use vddk plugins to make this process fast for which link is mentioned in the doc.
## This document describes the path to migrate a virtual machine from VMware to OpenStack using virt-v2v vpx. You should use vddk plugins to make this process fast for which link is mentioned in the doc.


## Steps:

+ ### Create v2v appliance for migration on destination OpenStack Cloud.
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+ ### Create v2v appliance for migration on destination OpenStack Cloud.
### Create v2v appliance for migration on destination OpenStack Cloud.

7018 demo2 running
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+ ### Run below command to move disk from source and upload to OpenStack volume. Before executing the command make sure that VM is in shutdown state.
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+ ### Run below command to move disk from source and upload to OpenStack volume. Before executing the command make sure that VM is in shutdown state.
### Run below command to move disk from source and upload to OpenStack volume. Before executing the command make sure that VM is in shutdown state.

[3475.6] Finishing off
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+ ### If you want to use vddk plugins then execute the steps mentioned in below link and come back here for further steps to be executed.
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+ ### If you want to use vddk plugins then execute the steps mentioned in below link and come back here for further steps to be executed.
### If you want to use vddk plugins then execute the steps mentioned in below link and come back here for further steps to be executed.

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+ ### If source VM has uefi firmware set with secure boot enabled then you need to set boot flag on OpenStack volume additionally.
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+ ### If source VM has uefi firmware set with secure boot enabled then you need to set boot flag on OpenStack volume additionally.
### If source VM has uefi firmware set with secure boot enabled then you need to set boot flag on OpenStack volume additionally.

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