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To use a QCOW2 image downloaded from an OpenStack cloud, as shown above, with VirtualBox you will need to convert the image in the qcow2 format to the vmdk format. This can be done with the <code>qemu-img</code> tool. This can be installed with something like | To use a QCOW2 image downloaded from an OpenStack cloud, as shown above, with VirtualBox you will need to convert the image in the qcow2 format to the vmdk format. This can be done with the <code>qemu-img</code> tool. This can be installed with something like | ||
{{Command|sudo apt-get install qemu- | {{Command|sudo apt-get install qemu-utils}} | ||
then do the conversion with | (previously the package was called <code>qemu-img</code>) then do the conversion with | ||
{{Command|qemu-img convert -f qcow2 vdisk.qcow2 -O vmdk vdisk.vmdk}} | {{Command|qemu-img convert -f qcow2 vdisk.qcow2 -O vmdk vdisk.vmdk}} | ||
Then you can create a new virtual machine and attach the vmdk image to it (see [http://techathlon.com/how-to-run-a-vmdk-file-in-oracle-virtualbox/ how to run a vmdk file in virtualbox] for detailed instructions on this). | Then you can create a new virtual machine and attach the vmdk image to it (see [http://techathlon.com/how-to-run-a-vmdk-file-in-oracle-virtualbox/ how to run a vmdk file in virtualbox] for detailed instructions on this). |