[Cialug] Converting VirtualBox VMs

[Dan Hockey]

I got proxmox installed on an ssd with 2 2tb drives I was hoping to use for
vm storage. They show up as /dev/sdb and /dev/sdc, for whatever reason
proxmox will not mount those disks.

On Mon, Dec 4, 2017 at 10:52 AM, Scott Yates <Scott at yatesframe.com> wrote:

> All the tech that runs oviry.  There are some parts that require Java, some
> that need Postgres, etc...  It feels like proxmox is lighter weight in
> terms of resource usage.
>
> On Mon, Dec 4, 2017 at 10:47 AM, Theron Conrey <theron at conrey.org> wrote:
>
> > heavier..... for the host? are you looking at oVirt node?
> > https://www.ovirt.org/node/
> >
> > -theron
> >
> > On Mon, Dec 4, 2017 at 10:25 AM, Scott Yates <Scott at yatesframe.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > It looks like ovirt is a "heavier" in terms of host footprint, and uses
> > > Redhat instead of Debian for the host.  Either way, i think these kinds
> > of
> > > systems are the future.
> > >
> > > On Mon, Dec 4, 2017 at 10:12 AM, David Champion <dchamp1337 at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Take a look at oVirt, it's another front-end for KVM servers -
> > > > https://ovirt.org/
> > > >
> > > > I set up a test oVirt server at home, seems like it would be really
> > nice
> > > if
> > > > you were running a clustered environment.
> > > >
> > > > -dc
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, Dec 1, 2017 at 3:06 PM, Scott Yates <Scott at yatesframe.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > This one might be simpler:
> > > > > http://www.aitek.ch/migrating-virtualbox-vdi-to-proxmox-ve-
> > > > > proxmox-support-forum/
> > > > >
> > > > > On Fri, Dec 1, 2017 at 3:04 PM, Scott Yates <Scott at yatesframe.com>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > I am still using Proxmox a lot.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > https://rmoff.net/2016/06/07/importing-vmware-and-
> > > > > > virtualbox-vms-to-proxmox/
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Fri, Dec 1, 2017 at 2:58 PM, Dan Hockey <icepuck2k at gmail.com>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >> I recently finished my first xeon build and I'd like to use it
> as
> > > some
> > > > > >> sort
> > > > > >> of vm server.
> > > > > >> The problem, I have several  VB vm's scatterred about several
> > > > computers,
> > > > > >> that's the main reason for this idea.
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> The other problem, whats out there for VM server software?  I
> need
> > > to
> > > > be
> > > > > >> able to convert or import my VB vm's into. For the time being I
> > have
> > > > > >> 16.04lts installed just to have something running.
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> Darren Kitchen from Hak5 did some videos on virtualization
> about a
> > > > year
> > > > > or
> > > > > >> more ago so that info is probably out of date.
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> Is it possible to do what I'm thinking? if so what do I need to
> > look
> > > > > for?
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