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And hide docs about old --noacpi/--noacpi options. I don't think anyone really uses them anyways, but if anyone complains we should just implement --features for the other CLI commands.
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=pod
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=head1 NAME
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virt-convert - convert virtual machines between formats
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=head1 SYNOPSIS
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B<virt-convert> [OPTION]... INPUT.VMX|INPUT-DIR [OUTPUT.XML|OUTPUT-DIR]
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=head1 DESCRIPTION
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B<virt-convert> is a command line tool for converting virtual machines
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from one format to another. Pass in either a VM definition file (such
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as VMWare vmx format) or a directory containing a VM. By default, a new
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VM definition file, and converted disk images, will be placed in a new
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output directory.
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If an output directory is specified, it will be created if necessary,
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and the output VM definition placed within, along with any disk images
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as needed.
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If an output VM definition file is specified, it will be created
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alongside any disks in the same directory.
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=head1 OPTIONS
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Any of the options can be omitted, in which case B<virt-convert> will
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use defaults when required. An input VM definition or containing directory
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must be provided. By default, an output directory is generated based upon
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the name of the VM. The default input format is VMWare vmx, and the
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default output format is a libvirt "image" XML definition
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(see L<virt-image(5)>).
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=over 4
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=item -h, --help
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Show the help message and exit
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=back
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=head2 Conversion Options
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=over 2
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=item -i format
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Input format. Currently, C<vmx>, C<virt-image>, and C<ovf> are supported.
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=item -o format
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Output format. Currently, C<vmx> and C<virt-image> are supported.
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=item -D format
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Output disk format, or C<none> if no conversion should be performed. See
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L<qemu-img(1)>.
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=back
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=head2 Virtualization Type options
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Options to override the default virtualization type choices.
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=over 2
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=item -v, --hvm Create a fully virtualized guest image
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Convert machine to a hvm/qemu based image (this is the default if paravirt
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is not specified)
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=item -p, --paravirt Create a paravirtualized guest image
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Convert machine to a paravirt xen based image
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=back
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=head2 General Options
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General configuration parameters that apply to all types of guest installs.
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=over 2
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=item -a ARCH, --arch=ARCH
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Architecture of the virtual machine (i686, x86_64, ppc). Defaults to
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that of the host machine.
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=item --os-variant=OS_VARIANT
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Optimize the guest configuration for a specific operating system (ex.
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'fedora18', 'rhel7', 'winxp'). While not requires, specifying this
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options is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, as it can greatly increase performance
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by specifying virtio among other guest tweaks.
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See L<virt-install(1)> for valid values.
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=back
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=head2 Miscellaneous Options
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=over 2
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=item -q, --quiet
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Avoid verbose output.
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=item -d, --debug
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Print debugging information
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=item --dry-run
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Proceed through the conversion process, but don't convert disks or actually
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write any converted files.
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=back
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=head1 EXAMPLES
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Convert a paravirt guest from C<image.vmx>:
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# virt-convert --arch=i686 --paravirt image.vmx
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Convert a 64-bit hvm guest:
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# virt-convert --arch=x86_64 vmx-appliance/ hvm-appliance/
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=head1 BUGS
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Please see http://virt-manager.org/page/BugReporting
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=head1 COPYRIGHT
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Copyright (C) Red Hat, Inc, and various contributors.
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This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms
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of the GNU General Public License C<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
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There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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=head1 SEE ALSO
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L<virt-image(5)>, the project website C<http://virt-manager.org>
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=cut
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