README.md

Migrate from Openstack to VMware

Pre-requsites

• Ubuntu 22.04LTS
• Glance Client CLI
• Nova Client CLI
• Openstack Client CLI

Install Tools

apt update -y

## Install Openstack Client
apt install -y python3-openstackclient
apt install -y python3-glanceclient
apt install -y python3-novaclient

## Install OVFTool
- Download from https://github.com/rgl/ovftool-binaries
wget https://github.com/rgl/ovftool-binaries/raw/main/archive/VMware-ovftool-4.6.3-24031167-lin.x86_64.zip
apt install -y unzip
unzip VMware-ovftool-4.6.3-24031167-lin.x86_64.zip
cd ovftool/

Snapshot VM then transfer Vol to Image with VMDK type

Export Image

glance image-list
glance image-download --file imagekey.vmdk XXX-XXX-XXX-XXX

Create .vmx

nano xxx.vmx

config.version = "8"
memsize = "2048"
numvcpus = "2"
displayName = "imagekey"
scsi0.present = "TRUE"
scsi0.sharedBus = "none"
scsi0.virtualDev = "lsilogic"
scsi0:0.present = "TRUE"
scsi0:0.fileName = "imagekey.vmdk"
scsi0:0.deviceType = "scsi-hardDisk"
virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted"

Run the OVFTool to Import VMX

/root/ovftool/ovftool --powerOn --datastore=YOUR_DATASTORE xxx.vmx vi://root:[email protected]/