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+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #1007708 +++
Description of problem:
Install a image in ESXi host, export it into a VMDK format image with vSphere client(Version 5.1.0) and then copy it out in localhost. But fail to check the vmdk image info using use 'qemu-img info $image', and fail to convert the vmdk image into qcow2/raw format via qemu-img. Every time we have to use vmware-vdiskmanager to convert or check the info.
BTW, if this issue can't be fixed currently, it can be deferred to rhel6.6 or close it CANT fixed directly. But i think it's very useful for our QEMU users to implement this function.
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
host info:
# uname -r && rpm -q qemu-kvm-rhev
2.6.32-414.el6.x86_64
qemu-kvm-rhev-0.12.1.2-2.401.el6.x86_64
How reproducible:
100%
Steps to Reproduce:
1.# qemu-img info sluo-esx5.1-rhel6.5-x86_64-disk1.vmdk
'image' uses a vmdk feature which is not supported by this qemu version: VMDK version 3
Could not open 'sluo-esx5.1-rhel6.5-x86_64-disk1.vmdk': Wrong medium type
2.# qemu-img convert -f vmdk sluo-esx5.1-rhel6.5-x86_64-disk1.vmdk -O raw sluo-esx5.1-rhel6.5-x86_64-disk1.raw
'image' uses a vmdk feature which is not supported by this qemu version: VMDK version 3
Could not open 'sluo-esx5.1-rhel6.5-x86_64-disk1.vmdk': Wrong medium type
Could not open 'sluo-esx5.1-rhel6.5-x86_64-disk1.vmdk'
Actual results:
Expected results:
Additional info:
# qemu-img create -f vmdk sluo.vmdk 1G
Formatting 'sluo.vmdk', fmt=vmdk size=1073741824 compat6=off zeroed_grain=off
# qemu-img info sluo.vmdk
image: sluo.vmdk
file format: vmdk
virtual size: 1.0G (1073741824 bytes)
disk size: 12K