Windows7 Libvirt xml.

converting_from_virtualbox_to_kvm.md

converted Virtualbox Win7 VM to KVM. (KVM on Ubuntu 14.04)

• Shutdown Virtualbox VM.

• Convert the vdi to a raw disk images. Note: vdi are compressed and raw images are not and so you will need to leave enough disk space for entire uncompressed disk.

VBoxManage clonehd --format RAW win7.vdi win7.img

• Then on your KVM host:

qemu-img convert -f raw win7.img -O qcow2 win7.qcow2

• Imported win7.qcow2 into libvirt

virt-install --import --name win7 --ram 2048 --disk path=$HOME/imgs/cumulus_windows.qcow2,format=qcow2,device=disk --arch=i686

• download latest virtio drivers.

• create a 2nd disk in a tmp directory this is going to be used to properly install virtio drivers.

qemu-img create- -f qcow2 /home/stanleyk/Downloads test.qcow2

• download virt-manager

apt-get install virt-manager

• using virt-manager, confirm that the following options are there. If not set it.

• Video set to QXL
• Console/Serial set to Spice not VNC
• NIC set to virtio
• memory set to 2GB
• first disk set to IDE
• second disk (test.qcow2) set to Virtio disk

• start the vm

virsh start 

• Use the redhat virtio howto to install the balloon driver, net virtio driver, virtio storage driver and virtual serial driver

• after drivers are installed, go to power options and set desired action on power button been pressed to 'shutdown'. This will make the virsh shutdown command work.

• shutdown the vm

virsh shutdown win7

• go to virt-manager and delete the test disk and change the ide setting on first disk to virtio disk.

• install virt-viewer

apt-get install virt-viewer

• Use virt-viewer to access windows7 console

win7_libvirt.xml

<domain type='kvm'>
  <name>win7</name>
  <uuid>a0dc1844-6a10-52d2-2bb1-ef27de3b047f</uuid>
  <memory unit='KiB'>2097152</memory>
  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>1048576</currentMemory>
  <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
  <os>
    <type arch='i686' machine='pc-i440fx-trusty'>hvm</type>
    <boot dev='hd'/>
  </os>
  <features>
    <acpi/>
    <apic/>
    <pae/>
  </features>
  <cpu mode='custom' match='exact'>
    <model fallback='allow'>SandyBridge</model>
    <vendor>Intel</vendor>
    <feature policy='require' name='vme'/>
    <feature policy='require' name='dtes64'/>
    <feature policy='require' name='vmx'/>
    <feature policy='require' name='erms'/>
    <feature policy='require' name='xtpr'/>
    <feature policy='require' name='smep'/>
    <feature policy='require' name='pcid'/>
    <feature policy='require' name='est'/>
    <feature policy='require' name='monitor'/>
    <feature policy='require' name='tm'/>
    <feature policy='require' name='acpi'/>
    <feature policy='require' name='osxsave'/>
    <feature policy='require' name='ht'/>
    <feature policy='require' name='pdcm'/>
    <feature policy='require' name='fsgsbase'/>
    <feature policy='require' name='f16c'/>
    <feature policy='require' name='ds'/>
    <feature policy='require' name='tm2'/>
    <feature policy='require' name='ss'/>
    <feature policy='require' name='pbe'/>
    <feature policy='require' name='ds_cpl'/>
    <feature policy='require' name='rdrand'/>
  </cpu>
  <clock offset='localtime'/>
  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
  <on_crash>restart</on_crash>
  <devices>
    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator>
    <disk type='file' device='disk'>
      <driver name='qemu' type='qcow2'/>
      <source file='/home/stanleyk/imgs/cumulus_windows.qcow2'/>
      <target dev='vda' bus='virtio'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x04' function='0x0'/>
    </disk>
    <disk type='block' device='cdrom'>
      <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>
      <source dev='/home/stanleyk/Downloads/virtio-win-0.1-74.iso'/>
      <target dev='hdd' bus='ide'/>
      <readonly/>
      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='1' target='0' unit='1'/>
    </disk>
    <disk type="file" device="disk">
      <driver name="qemu" type="qcow2"/>
      <source dev="/home/stanleyk/Downloads/test.qcow2'/>
      <target dev='vdb' bus='virtio'/>
    </disk>
    <controller type='usb' index='0'>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x2'/>
    </controller>
    <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'/>
    <controller type='ide' index='0'>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x1'/>
    </controller>
    <controller type='virtio-serial' index='0'>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x06' function='0x0'/>
    </controller>
    <interface type='network'>
      <mac address='52:54:00:96:23:0b'/>
      <source network='default'/>
      <model type='virtio'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x03' function='0x0'/>
    </interface>
    <serial type='pty'>
      <target port='0'/>
    </serial>
    <console type='pty'>
      <target type='serial' port='0'/>
    </console>
    <channel type='spicevmc'>
      <target type='virtio' name='com.redhat.spice.0'/>
      <address type='virtio-serial' controller='0' bus='0' port='1'/>
    </channel>
    <input type='tablet' bus='usb'/>
    <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
    <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
    <graphics type='spice' autoport='yes'/>
    <sound model='ac97'>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x07' function='0x0'/>
    </sound>
    <video>
      <model type='qxl' ram='65536' vram='65536' heads='1'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x08' function='0x0'/>
    </video>
    <memballoon model='virtio'>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x05' function='0x0'/>
    </memballoon>
  </devices>
</domain>

you just saved my life with this - spent 2 days trying to import vhd into KVM and only this worked!!! All the best!