`qm disk import` command examples (with examples)

1: Import a VMDK/qcow2/raw disk image using a specific storage name

qm importdisk 100 /var/images/disk.vmdk local --format vmdk

Motivation: This example demonstrates how to import a disk image in either VMDK, qcow2, or raw format to a virtual machine with the ID 100. The disk image is located at /var/images/disk.vmdk, and it will be imported to the storage named local. The specified format for the disk image is VMDK.

Explanation of Arguments:

• qm importdisk: The command for importing a disk image.
• 100: The ID of the virtual machine where the disk will be imported.
• /var/images/disk.vmdk: The path to the disk image file.
• local: The name of the storage where the disk image will be imported.
• --format vmdk: The format of the disk image file. It can be either vmdk, qcow2, or raw.

Example Output: The specified VMDK disk image (disk.vmdk) will be imported to the virtual machine with the ID of 100 and stored in the local storage.

2: Import a RAW disk image to a virtual machine without specifying the storage name

qm importdisk 101 /var/images/disk.raw --format raw

Motivation: This example shows how to import a RAW disk image to a virtual machine without specifying a storage name. By omitting the storage name, the imported disk will be stored in the default local storage.

Explanation of Arguments:

• qm importdisk: The command for importing a disk image.
• 101: The ID of the virtual machine where the disk will be imported.
• /var/images/disk.raw: The path to the disk image file.
• --format raw: The format of the disk image file, which is RAW.

Example Output: The specified RAW disk image (disk.raw) will be imported to the virtual machine with the ID of 101 and stored in the default local storage.

3: Import a qcow2 disk image using a specific storage name and an alternate format

qm importdisk 102 /var/images/disk.qcow2 alternate_storage --format vmdk

Motivation: This example demonstrates how to import a qcow2 disk image to a virtual machine with a specific storage name (alternate_storage). Additionally, it shows how to specify an alternate format (vmdk) for the imported disk image.

Explanation of Arguments:

• qm importdisk: The command for importing a disk image.
• 102: The ID of the virtual machine where the disk will be imported.
• /var/images/disk.qcow2: The path to the disk image file.
• alternate_storage: The name of the storage where the disk image will be imported.
• --format vmdk: The format of the disk image file, which is set to VMDK as an alternative format.

Example Output: The specified qcow2 disk image (disk.qcow2) will be imported to the virtual machine with the ID of 102 and stored in the alternate_storage storage. However, it will be converted to the VMDK format during the import process.