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| 3 | manpage, user manual, usage: VBoxManage convertfromraw
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| 21 | <refentry id="vboxmanage-convertfromraw" lang="en">
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| 22 | <refentryinfo>
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| 23 | <pubdate>$Date: 2022-08-18 17:27:14 +0000 (Thu, 18 Aug 2022) $</pubdate>
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| 24 | <title>VBoxManage convertfromraw</title>
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| 25 | </refentryinfo>
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| 26 |
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| 27 | <refmeta>
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| 28 | <refentrytitle>VBoxManage-convertfromraw</refentrytitle>
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| 29 | <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
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| 30 | </refmeta>
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| 31 |
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| 32 | <refnamediv>
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| 33 | <refname>VBoxManage-convertfromraw</refname>
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| 34 | <refpurpose>convert a raw disk image to a virtual disk image</refpurpose>
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| 35 | <refclass>&product-name;</refclass>
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| 36 | </refnamediv>
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| 37 |
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| 38 | <refsynopsisdiv>
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| 39 | <!-- The 'id' is mandatory and must start with 'synopsis-'. -->
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| 40 | <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-convertfromraw-file">
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| 41 | <command>VBoxManage convertfromraw</command>
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| 42 | <arg choice="req"><replaceable>inputfile</replaceable></arg>
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| 43 | <arg choice="req"><replaceable>outputfile</replaceable></arg>
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| 44 | <arg>--format=<group choice="plain">
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| 45 | <arg choice="plain">VDI</arg>
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| 46 | <arg choice="plain">VMDK</arg>
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| 47 | <arg choice="plain">VHD</arg>
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| 48 | </group></arg>
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| 49 | <arg>--uuid=<replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
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| 50 | <arg>--variant=Standard,Fixed,Split2G,Stream,ESX</arg>
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| 51 | </cmdsynopsis>
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| 52 |
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| 53 | <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-convertfromraw-stdin">
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| 54 | <command>VBoxManage convertfromraw stdin</command>
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| 55 | <arg choice="req"><replaceable>outputfile</replaceable></arg>
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| 56 | <arg>--format=<group choice="plain">
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| 57 | <arg choice="plain">VDI</arg>
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| 58 | <arg choice="plain">VMDK</arg>
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| 59 | <arg choice="plain">VHD</arg>
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| 60 | </group></arg>
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| 61 | <arg>--uuid=<replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
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| 62 | <arg>--variant=Standard,Fixed,Split2G,Stream,ESX</arg>
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| 63 | </cmdsynopsis>
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| 64 | </refsynopsisdiv>
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| 65 |
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| 66 | <refsect1>
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| 67 | <title>Description</title>
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| 68 | <para>
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| 69 | The <command>VBoxManage convertfromraw</command> command enables
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| 70 | you to convert a raw disk image to an &product-name; virtual disk
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| 71 | image (VDI).
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| 72 | </para>
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| 73 | <note>
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| 74 | <para>
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| 75 | For compatibility with earlier versions of &product-name;, you
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| 76 | can use the <command>VBoxManage convertdd</command> command
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| 77 | instead of the <command>VBoxManage convertfromraw</command>
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| 78 | command.
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| 79 | </para>
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| 80 | </note>
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| 81 | <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-convertfromraw-file">
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| 82 | <title>Convert a Raw Disk File to a Virtual Disk Image File</title>
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| 83 | <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
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| 84 | <para>
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| 85 | The <command>VBoxManage convertfromraw</command> command
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| 86 | converts the specified raw disk image input file to an
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| 87 | &product-name; VDI file.
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| 88 | </para>
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| 89 | <variablelist>
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| 90 | <varlistentry>
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| 91 | <term><replaceable>inputfile</replaceable></term>
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| 92 | <listitem><para>
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| 93 | Specifies the name of the raw disk image file to convert.
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| 94 | </para></listitem>
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| 95 | </varlistentry>
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| 96 | <varlistentry>
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| 97 | <term><replaceable>outputfile</replaceable></term>
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| 98 | <listitem><para>
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| 99 | Specifies the name of the file in which to write the VDI
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| 100 | output.
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| 101 | </para></listitem>
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| 102 | </varlistentry>
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| 103 | <varlistentry>
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| 104 | <term><option>--format=VDI | VMDK | VHD</option></term>
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| 105 | <listitem><para>
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| 106 | Specifies the format of the disk image to create. Valid
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| 107 | values are <literal>VDI</literal>,
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| 108 | <literal>VMDK</literal>, and <literal>VHD</literal>. The
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| 109 | default format is <literal>VDI</literal>.
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| 110 | </para></listitem>
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| 111 | </varlistentry>
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| 112 | <varlistentry>
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| 113 | <term><option>--uuid=<replaceable>uuid</replaceable></option></term>
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| 114 | <listitem><para>
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| 115 | Specifies the Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) of the
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| 116 | output file.
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| 117 | </para></listitem>
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| 118 | </varlistentry>
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| 119 | <varlistentry>
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| 120 | <term><option>--variant=Standard,Fixed,Split2G,Stream,ESX</option></term>
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| 121 | <listitem><para>
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| 122 | Specifies any required file format variants for the output
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| 123 | file. This is a comma-separated list of variant values.
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| 124 | Following are the valid values:
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| 125 | </para><itemizedlist>
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| 126 | <listitem><para>
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| 127 | <literal>Standard</literal> is the default disk image
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| 128 | type, which has a dynamically allocated file size.
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| 129 | </para></listitem>
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| 130 | <listitem><para>
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| 131 | <literal>Fixed</literal> uses a disk image that has a
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| 132 | fixed file size.
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| 133 | </para></listitem>
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| 134 | <listitem><para>
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| 135 | <literal>Split2G</literal> indicates that the disk
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| 136 | image is split into 2GB segments. This value is for
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| 137 | VMDK only.
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| 138 | </para></listitem>
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| 139 | <listitem><para>
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| 140 | <literal>Stream</literal> optimizes the disk image for
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| 141 | downloading. This value is for VMDK only.
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| 142 | </para></listitem>
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| 143 | <listitem><para>
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| 144 | <literal>ESX</literal> is used for some VMWare
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| 145 | products. This value is for VMDK only.
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| 146 | </para></listitem>
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| 147 | </itemizedlist><para>
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| 148 | Note that not all variant combinations are valid.
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| 149 | Specifying incompatible variant values in the list will
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| 150 | produce an error message.
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| 151 | </para></listitem>
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| 152 | </varlistentry>
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| 153 | </variablelist>
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| 154 | </refsect2>
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| 155 | <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-convertfromraw-stdin">
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| 156 | <title>Convert Raw Data From Standard Input to a Virtual Disk Image File</title>
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| 157 | <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
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| 158 | <para>
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| 159 | The <command>VBoxManage convertfromraw stdin</command> command
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| 160 | reads the content of the disk image from standard input.
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| 161 | Consider using this form of the command in a pipe sequence.
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| 162 | </para>
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| 163 | <variablelist>
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| 164 | <varlistentry>
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| 165 | <term><replaceable>outputfile</replaceable></term>
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| 166 | <listitem><para>
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| 167 | Specifies the name of the file in which to write the VDI
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| 168 | output.
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| 169 | </para></listitem>
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| 170 | </varlistentry>
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| 171 | <varlistentry>
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| 172 | <term><option>--format=VDI | VMDK | VHD</option></term>
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| 173 | <listitem><para>
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| 174 | Specifies the format of the disk image to create. Valid
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| 175 | values are <literal>VDI</literal>,
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| 176 | <literal>VMDK</literal>, and <literal>VHD</literal>. The
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| 177 | default format is <literal>VDI</literal>.
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| 178 | </para></listitem>
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| 179 | </varlistentry>
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| 180 | <varlistentry>
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| 181 | <term><option>--uuid=<replaceable>uuid</replaceable></option></term>
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| 182 | <listitem><para>
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| 183 | Specifies the UUID of the output file.
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| 184 | </para></listitem>
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| 185 | </varlistentry>
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| 186 | <varlistentry>
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| 187 | <term><option>--variant=Standard,Fixed,Split2G,Stream,ESX</option></term>
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| 188 | <listitem><para>
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| 189 | Specifies any required file format variants for the output
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| 190 | file. This is a comma-separated list of variant values.
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| 191 | Following are the valid values:
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| 192 | </para><itemizedlist>
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| 193 | <listitem><para>
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| 194 | <literal>Standard</literal> is the default disk image
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| 195 | type, which has a dynamically allocated file size.
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| 196 | </para></listitem>
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| 197 | <listitem><para>
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| 198 | <literal>Fixed</literal> uses a disk image that has a
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| 199 | fixed file size.
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| 200 | </para></listitem>
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| 201 | <listitem><para>
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| 202 | <literal>Split2G</literal> indicates that the disk
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| 203 | image is split into 2GB segments. This value is for
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| 204 | VMDK only.
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| 205 | </para></listitem>
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| 206 | <listitem><para>
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| 207 | <literal>Stream</literal> optimizes the disk image for
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| 208 | downloading. This value is for VMDK only.
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| 209 | </para></listitem>
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| 210 | <listitem><para>
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| 211 | <literal>ESX</literal> is used for some VMWare
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| 212 | products. This value is for VMDK only.
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| 213 | </para></listitem>
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| 214 | </itemizedlist><para>
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| 215 | Note that not all variant combinations are valid.
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| 216 | Specifying incompatible variant values in the list will
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| 217 | produce an error message.
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| 218 | </para></listitem>
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| 219 | </varlistentry>
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| 220 | </variablelist>
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| 221 | </refsect2>
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| 222 | </refsect1>
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| 223 |
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| 224 | <refsect1>
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| 225 | <title>Examples</title>
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| 226 | <remark role="help-scope" condition="GLOBAL" />
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| 227 | <para>
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| 228 | The following command converts the raw disk image input file
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| 229 | <filename>disk01.raw</filename>. The output file is a VDI disk
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| 230 | image called <filename>disk02.vdi</filename>.
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| 231 | </para>
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| 232 | <screen>$ VBoxManage convertfromraw disk01.raw disk02.vdi</screen>
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| 233 | <para>
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| 234 | The following command converts the raw disk image input file
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| 235 | <filename>disk01.raw</filename>. The output file is a VMDK disk
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| 236 | image called <filename>disk02.vmdk</filename>.
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| 237 | </para>
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| 238 | <screen>$ VBoxManage convertfromraw disk01.raw disk02.vmdk --format VMDK</screen>
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| 239 | </refsect1>
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| 240 | </refentry>
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