diff --git a/_posts/2025-11-24-kvm-import-ova-appliance.md b/_posts/2025-11-24-kvm-import-ova-appliance.md index 59542a7..d0f10ce 100644 --- a/_posts/2025-11-24-kvm-import-ova-appliance.md +++ b/_posts/2025-11-24-kvm-import-ova-appliance.md @@ -1,4 +1,7 @@ - +--- +layout: post +author: Sam Hadow +--- When downloading virtual machines they're usually packaged in an OVA file (Open Virtual Appliance). An OVA file is actually just a single file archive with an OVF package inside. An OVF package contains the metadata decribing the virtual machine (usually a .ovf file) and the virtual disks. The OVF standard doesn't specify a disk image format. Virtual machines made using vmware, virtualbox or Microsoft hyper-V are usually using disks in the vmdk, vdi or vhd/vhdx formats respectively, which are then packaged in the OVA file. However, while QEMU/KVM can read them, there are not the prefered formats. We'll see here how to convert them to a more appropriate format.