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libvirt

virtio drivers for Windows guests

• https://github.com/virtio-win/virtio-win-pkg-scripts/blob/master/README.md

Create storage pool

# mkdir /var/lib/libvirt/Appliances
# virsh pool-define-as Appliances --type dir --target /var/lib/libvirt/Appliances
# virsh pool-start Appliances

# virsh pool-autostart Appliances

Or use GUI...

Import OVA into libvirt/KVM

# virt-v2v \
     -i ova /root/third_party_appliance.ova \ 
     -o libvirt -of qcow2 \
     -os Appliances -n default

The options read as:

• -i ova /root/third_party_appliance.ova == input is an ova file called /root/third_party_appliance.ova
• -o libvirt -of qcow2 == output a libvirt VM in a qcow2 file format
• -os Appliances == place the output VM in the Appliances pool
• -n default == configure the VM to use the default network

Sample output:

[   0.0] Opening the source -i ova third_party_appliance.ova
[   0.1] Creating an overlay to protect the source from being modified
[   0.1] Initializing the target -o libvirt -os Appliances
[   0.1] Opening the overlay
[  13.7] Inspecting the overlay
[  14.6] Checking for sufficient free disk space in the guest
[  14.6] Estimating space required on target for each disk
[  14.6] Converting Windows 7 Enterprise to run on KVM
[  15.0] Mapping filesystem data to avoid copying unused and blank areas
[  15.4] Closing the overlay
[  15.6] Checking if the guest needs BIOS or UEFI to boot
[  15.6] Assigning disks to buses
[  15.6] Copying disk 1/1 to /var/lib/libvirt/Appliances/third_party_appliance-sda (qcow2)
   (100.00/100%)
[ 132.3] Creating output metadata
Pool Appliances refreshed
[ 132.5] Finishing off

Source: https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/importing-vms-kvm-virt-v2v