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Virtualization on Linux

Main goal is to run windows instance on Linux.
Two main options: KVM and VBox(Oracle)
- KVM
  - For WinXP to use sata you need the intel driver Intel-SATA-Driver-f6flpy3288.zip

Convert from Virtualbox(Oracle) to KVM(RedHat)

Convert the VirtualBox VDI file into a RAW image.
- $ VBoxManage clonehd --format RAW MyTestVM.vdi MyTestVM.raw
Convert the RAW image into a QCOW file.
- $ qemu-img convert -f raw MyTestVM.raw -O qcow2 MyTestVM.img
Voila. Go into virt-manager, create the machine, and use your newly created image.

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+== Convert from Virtualbox(Oracle) to KVM(RedHat) ==
 1. Convert the VirtualBox VDI file into a RAW image.
   * $ VBoxManage clonehd --format RAW MyTestVM.vdi MyTestVM.raw
 2. Convert the RAW image into a QCOW file.
   * $ qemu-img convert -f raw MyTestVM.raw -O qcow2 MyTestVM.img
 3. Voila. Go into virt-manager, create the machine, and use your newly created image.