Converting a QCOW2 image to a raw file format

Last Updated : Nov 26, 2024 |

Before you begin

  1. Download the sbce-10.2.1.0-101-24795.qcow2 image file from PLDS. For more information, see Downloading software from Avaya PLDS.

  2. Ensure that you have access to Linux QEMU tools. For more information, see https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/8/html/configuring_and_managing_virtualization/managing-storage-for-virtual-machines_configuring-and-managing-virtualization#managing-virtual-disk-images-by-using-the-cli_managing-storage-for-virtual-machines.

Procedure

  1. Log on to the Linux server using root credentials.
  2. Copy the QCOW2 image file to a temporary directory.
  3. Run the following command to convert the QCOW2 image to a raw file format:

    qemu-img convert image_name disk.raw

  4. Run the following command to reduce the image size:

    tar -czSf disk.raw.tar.gz disk.raw