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Is any way to convert a .qcow2 into .vmdk on Windows 7 64-bit using VMWare Workstation?

i did that using a tool qemu-img in my linux host (SLES11):

qemu-img convert -f qcow2 vdisk.qcow2 -O vmdk vdisk.vmdk

I've only a Windows 7 host accesible ATM and if it is not possible which tool should i use?.

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There is a build of qemu for Windows. Another note Windows handles arguments differently for some reason, so you would need to change your order to:

qemu-img convert -f qcow2 -O vmdk vdisk.qcow2 vdisk.vmdk
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  • please read the question, before answer – Francisco Tapia Mar 11 '17 at 0:56
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    That you can use the same tool, and giving the command feels like an answer to me – Journeyman Geek♦ Mar 11 '17 at 2:50
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Use the updated qemu binary to convert the qcow2 image to a vmdk image by running this qemu-img convert command:

qemu-img convert -f qcow2 -O vmdk -o subformat=streamOptimized source_qcow_image_path destination_path_to_vmdk

For example:

qemu-img convert -f qcow2 -O vmdk -o subformat=streamOptimized CentOS-7-x86_64-GenericCloud-1503.qcow2 CentOS-7-x86_64-GenericCloud-1503.vmdk

Update the vmdk version setting embedded in the converted image using this script:

printf '\x03' | dd conv=notrunc of=<vmdk file name> bs=1 seek=$((0x4))

For example:

printf '\x03' | dd conv=notrunc of=CentOS-7-x86_64-GenericCloud-1503.vmdk bs=1 seek=$((0x4))
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