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VMware to OpenStack Migration using virt-v2v

This document describes the path to migrate a virtual machine from VMware to OpenStack using virt-v2v vpx. You should use vddk plugins to make this process fast for which link is mentioned in the doc.

I used OpenStack volume on the destination cloud however one can select glance or local basis upon their used cases.

Enable nbdkit vddk plugins

This document describes the path to build and install vddk plugins for nbdkit which is required to migrate a virtual machine from VMware to OpenStack using vpx. Please keep in mind that it requires VMware proprietary library that you must download yourself.