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From d45c983b7181946323ebd93cccf1100b45b55470 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Richard W.M. Jones" <rjones@redhat.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2017 10:43:45 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?v2v:=20-i=20vmx:=20Enhance=20VMX=20support=20wi?=
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This enhances the existing VMX input support allowing it to be
used over SSH to the ESXi server.

The original command (for local .vmx files) was:

 $ virt-v2v -i vmx guest.vmx -o local -os /var/tmp

Adding ‘-it ssh’ and using an SSH remote path gives the new syntax:

 $ virt-v2v \
     -i vmx -it ssh \
     "ssh://root@esxi.example.com/vmfs/volumes/datastore1/guest/guest.vmx" \
     -o local -os /var/tmp

I anticipate that this input method will be widely used enough that it
deserves its own example at the top of the man page.

(cherry picked from commit 1d38216d20141cef9ce83ca4ddbe9c79f5da4f39)
---
 v2v/cmdline.ml              |  26 ++++--
 v2v/input_libvirt_other.ml  |   9 ---
 v2v/input_libvirt_other.mli |   1 -
 v2v/input_vmx.ml            | 193 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
 v2v/input_vmx.mli           |   5 +-
 v2v/utils.ml                |   9 +++
 v2v/utils.mli               |   2 +
 v2v/virt-v2v.pod            | 106 ++++++++++++++++++++----
 8 files changed, 290 insertions(+), 61 deletions(-)

diff --git a/v2v/cmdline.ml b/v2v/cmdline.ml
index 81562d1f5..dfcc77ecd 100644
--- a/v2v/cmdline.ml
+++ b/v2v/cmdline.ml
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ read the man page virt-v2v(1).
   let input_transport =
     match !input_transport with
     | None -> None
+    | Some "ssh" -> Some `SSH
     | Some "vddk" -> Some `VDDK
     | Some transport ->
        error (f_"unknown input transport ‘-it %s’") transport in
@@ -341,7 +342,8 @@ read the man page virt-v2v(1).
    * should not be used.
    *)
   (match input_transport with
-   | None ->
+   | None
+   | Some `SSH ->
       if !vddk_config <> None ||
          !vddk_cookie <> None ||
          !vddk_libdir <> None ||
@@ -379,6 +381,12 @@ read the man page virt-v2v(1).
         | [guest] -> guest
         | _ ->
           error (f_"expecting a libvirt guest name on the command line") in
+      let input_transport =
+        match input_transport with
+        | None -> None
+        | Some `VDDK -> Some `VDDK
+        | Some `SSH ->
+           error (f_"only ‘-it vddk’ can be used here") in
       Input_libvirt.input_libvirt vddk_options password
                                   input_conn input_transport guest
 
@@ -401,13 +409,19 @@ read the man page virt-v2v(1).
       Input_ova.input_ova filename
 
     | `VMX ->
-      (* -i vmx: Expecting an vmx filename. *)
-      let filename =
+      (* -i vmx: Expecting a vmx filename or SSH remote path. *)
+      let arg =
         match args with
-        | [filename] -> filename
+        | [arg] -> arg
         | _ ->
-          error (f_"expecting a VMX file name on the command line") in
-      Input_vmx.input_vmx filename in
+          error (f_"expecting a single VMX file name or SSH remote path on the command line") in
+      let input_transport =
+        match input_transport with
+        | None -> None
+        | Some `SSH -> Some `SSH
+        | Some `VDDK ->
+           error (f_"only ‘-it ssh’ can be used here") in
+      Input_vmx.input_vmx input_transport arg in
 
   (* Prevent use of --in-place option in RHEL. *)
   if in_place then
diff --git a/v2v/input_libvirt_other.ml b/v2v/input_libvirt_other.ml
index dc16cb11b..a487a2b76 100644
--- a/v2v/input_libvirt_other.ml
+++ b/v2v/input_libvirt_other.ml
@@ -39,15 +39,6 @@ let error_if_libvirt_does_not_support_json_backingfile () =
        Libvirt_utils.libvirt_get_version () < (2, 1, 0) then
     error (f_"because of libvirt bug https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1134878 you must EITHER upgrade to libvirt >= 2.1.0 OR set this environment variable:\n\nexport LIBGUESTFS_BACKEND=direct\n\nand then rerun the virt-v2v command.")
 
-(* xen+ssh URLs use the SSH driver in CURL.  Currently this requires
- * ssh-agent authentication.  Give a clear error if this hasn't been
- * set up (RHBZ#1139973).
- *)
-let error_if_no_ssh_agent () =
-  try ignore (Sys.getenv "SSH_AUTH_SOCK")
-  with Not_found ->
-    error (f_"ssh-agent authentication has not been set up ($SSH_AUTH_SOCK is not set).  Please read \"INPUT FROM RHEL 5 XEN\" in the virt-v2v(1) man page.")
-
 (* Superclass. *)
 class virtual input_libvirt (password : string option) libvirt_uri guest =
 object
diff --git a/v2v/input_libvirt_other.mli b/v2v/input_libvirt_other.mli
index 494ca908a..8b1e8aa1d 100644
--- a/v2v/input_libvirt_other.mli
+++ b/v2v/input_libvirt_other.mli
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 (** [-i libvirt] source. *)
 
 val error_if_libvirt_does_not_support_json_backingfile : unit -> unit
-val error_if_no_ssh_agent : unit -> unit
 
 class virtual input_libvirt : string option -> string option -> string -> object
   method precheck : unit -> unit
diff --git a/v2v/input_vmx.ml b/v2v/input_vmx.ml
index a4f77c2ab..092a7b70c 100644
--- a/v2v/input_vmx.ml
+++ b/v2v/input_vmx.ml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 open Printf
 open Scanf
 
+open Unix_utils
 open Common_gettext.Gettext
 open Common_utils
 
@@ -26,10 +27,86 @@ open Types
 open Utils
 open Name_from_disk
 
-external identity : 'a -> 'a = "%identity"
+type vmx_source =
+  | File of string              (* local file or NFS *)
+  | SSH of Xml.uri              (* SSH URI *)
 
-let rec find_disks vmx vmx_filename =
-  find_scsi_disks vmx vmx_filename @ find_ide_disks vmx vmx_filename
+(* The single filename on the command line is intepreted either as
+ * a local file or a remote SSH URI (only if ‘-it ssh’).
+ *)
+let vmx_source_of_arg input_transport arg =
+  match input_transport, arg with
+  | None, arg -> File arg
+  | Some `SSH, arg ->
+     let uri =
+       try Xml.parse_uri arg
+       with Invalid_argument _ ->
+         error (f_"remote vmx ‘%s’ could not be parsed as a URI") arg in
+     if uri.Xml.uri_scheme <> None && uri.Xml.uri_scheme <> Some "ssh" then
+       error (f_"vmx URI start with ‘ssh://...’");
+     if uri.Xml.uri_server = None then
+       error (f_"vmx URI remote server name omitted");
+     if uri.Xml.uri_path = None || uri.Xml.uri_path = Some "/" then
+       error (f_"vmx URI path component looks incorrect");
+     SSH uri
+
+(* Return various fields from the URI.  The checks in vmx_source_of_arg
+ * should ensure that none of these assertions fail.
+ *)
+let port_of_uri { Xml.uri_port } =
+  match uri_port with i when i <= 0 -> None | i -> Some i
+let server_of_uri { Xml.uri_server } =
+  match uri_server with None -> assert false | Some s -> s
+let path_of_uri { Xml.uri_path } =
+  match uri_path with None -> assert false | Some p -> p
+
+(* 'scp' a remote file into a temporary local file, returning the path
+ * of the temporary local file.
+ *)
+let scp_from_remote_to_temporary uri tmpdir filename =
+  let localfile = tmpdir // filename in
+
+  let cmd =
+    sprintf "scp%s%s %s%s:%s %s"
+            (if verbose () then "" else " -q")
+            (match port_of_uri uri with
+             | None -> ""
+             | Some port -> sprintf " -P %d" port)
+            (match uri.Xml.uri_user with
+             | None -> ""
+             | Some user -> quote user ^ "@")
+            (quote (server_of_uri uri))
+            (* The double quoting of the path is counter-intuitive
+             * but correct, see:
+             * https://stackoverflow.com/questions/19858176/how-to-escape-spaces-in-path-during-scp-copy-in-linux
+             *)
+            (quote (quote (path_of_uri uri)))
+            (quote localfile) in
+  if verbose () then
+    eprintf "%s\n%!" cmd;
+  if Sys.command cmd <> 0 then
+    error (f_"could not copy the VMX file from the remote server, see earlier error messages");
+  localfile
+
+(* Test if [path] exists on the remote server. *)
+let remote_file_exists uri path =
+  let cmd =
+    sprintf "ssh%s %s%s test -f %s"
+            (match port_of_uri uri with
+             | None -> ""
+             | Some port -> sprintf " -p %d" port)
+            (match uri.Xml.uri_user with
+             | None -> ""
+             | Some user -> quote user ^ "@")
+            (quote (server_of_uri uri))
+            (* Double quoting is necessary here, see above. *)
+            (quote (quote path)) in
+  if verbose () then
+    eprintf "%s\n%!" cmd;
+  Sys.command cmd = 0
+
+let rec find_disks vmx vmx_source =
+  find_scsi_disks vmx vmx_source @ find_ide_disks vmx vmx_source
 
 (* Find all SCSI hard disks.
  *
@@ -39,7 +116,7 @@ let rec find_disks vmx vmx_filename =
  *                        | omitted
  *   scsi0:0.fileName = "guest.vmdk"
  *)
-and find_scsi_disks vmx vmx_filename =
+and find_scsi_disks vmx vmx_source =
   let get_scsi_controller_target ns =
     sscanf ns "scsi%d:%d" (fun c t -> c, t)
   in
@@ -51,7 +128,7 @@ and find_scsi_disks vmx vmx_filename =
                             Some "scsi-harddisk"; None ] in
   let scsi_controller = Source_SCSI in
 
-  find_hdds vmx vmx_filename
+  find_hdds vmx vmx_source
             get_scsi_controller_target is_scsi_controller_target
             scsi_device_types scsi_controller
 
@@ -61,7 +138,7 @@ and find_scsi_disks vmx vmx_filename =
  *   ide0:0.deviceType = "ata-hardDisk"
  *   ide0:0.fileName = "guest.vmdk"
  *)
-and find_ide_disks vmx vmx_filename =
+and find_ide_disks vmx vmx_source =
   let get_ide_controller_target ns =
     sscanf ns "ide%d:%d" (fun c t -> c, t)
   in
@@ -72,11 +149,11 @@ and find_ide_disks vmx vmx_filename =
   let ide_device_types = [ Some "ata-harddisk" ] in
   let ide_controller = Source_IDE in
 
-  find_hdds vmx vmx_filename
+  find_hdds vmx vmx_source
             get_ide_controller_target is_ide_controller_target
             ide_device_types ide_controller
 
-and find_hdds vmx vmx_filename
+and find_hdds vmx vmx_source
               get_controller_target is_controller_target
               device_types controller =
   (* Find namespaces matching '(ide|scsi)X:Y' with suitable deviceType. *)
@@ -105,9 +182,9 @@ and find_hdds vmx vmx_filename
         match path, v with
         | [ns; "filename"], Some filename ->
            let c, t = get_controller_target ns in
+           let uri, format = qemu_uri_of_filename vmx_source filename in
            let s = { s_disk_id = (-1);
-                     s_qemu_uri = qemu_uri_of_filename vmx_filename filename;
-                     s_format = Some "vmdk";
+                     s_qemu_uri = uri; s_format = Some format;
                      s_controller = Some controller } in
            Some (c, t, s)
         | _ -> None
@@ -129,17 +206,54 @@ and find_hdds vmx vmx_filename
 (* The filename can be an absolute path, but is more often a
  * path relative to the location of the vmx file.
  *
- * Note that we always end up with an absolute path, which is
- * also useful because it means we won't have any paths that
- * could be misinterpreted by qemu.
+ * This constructs a QEMU URI of the filename relative to the
+ * vmx file (which might be remote over SSH).
  *)
-and qemu_uri_of_filename vmx_filename filename =
-  if not (Filename.is_relative filename) then
-    filename
-  else (
-    let dir = Filename.dirname (absolute_path vmx_filename) in
-    dir // filename
-  )
+and qemu_uri_of_filename vmx_source filename =
+  match vmx_source with
+  | File vmx_filename ->
+     (* Always ensure this returns an absolute path to avoid
+      * any confusion with filenames containing colons.
+      *)
+     absolute_path_from_other_file vmx_filename filename, "vmdk"
+
+  | SSH uri ->
+     let vmx_path = path_of_uri uri in
+     let abs_path = absolute_path_from_other_file vmx_path filename in
+     let format = "vmdk" in
+
+     (* XXX This is a hack to work around qemu / VMDK limitation
+      *   "Cannot use relative extent paths with VMDK descriptor file"
+      * We can remove this if the above is fixed.
+      *)
+     let abs_path, format =
+       let flat_vmdk =
+         Str.replace_first (Str.regexp "\\.vmdk$") "-flat.vmdk" abs_path in
+       if remote_file_exists uri flat_vmdk then (flat_vmdk, "raw")
+       else (abs_path, format) in
+
+     let json_params = [
+       "file.driver", JSON.String "ssh";
+       "file.path", JSON.String abs_path;
+       "file.host", JSON.String (server_of_uri uri);
+       "file.host_key_check", JSON.String "no";
+     ] in
+     let json_params =
+       match uri.Xml.uri_user with
+       | None -> json_params
+       | Some user ->
+          ("file.user", JSON.String user) :: json_params in
+     let json_params =
+       match port_of_uri uri with
+       | None -> json_params
+       | Some port ->
+          ("file.port", JSON.Int port) :: json_params in
+
+     "json:" ^ JSON.string_of_doc json_params, format
+
+and absolute_path_from_other_file other_filename filename =
+  if not (Filename.is_relative filename) then filename
+  else (Filename.dirname (absolute_path other_filename)) // filename
 
 (* Find all removable disks.
  *
@@ -272,21 +386,46 @@ and find_nics vmx =
   let nics = List.map (fun (_, source) -> source) nics in
   nics
 
-class input_vmx vmx_filename = object
+class input_vmx input_transport arg =
+  let tmpdir =
+    let base_dir = (open_guestfs ())#get_cachedir () in
+    let t = Mkdtemp.temp_dir ~base_dir "vmx." in
+    rmdir_on_exit t;
+    t in
+object
   inherit input
 
-  method as_options = "-i vmx " ^ vmx_filename
+  method as_options = "-i vmx " ^ arg
+
+  method precheck () =
+    match input_transport with
+    | None -> ()
+    | Some `SSH ->
+       if backend_is_libvirt () then
+         error (f_"because libvirtd doesn't pass the SSH_AUTH_SOCK environment variable to qemu you must set this environment variable:\n\nexport LIBGUESTFS_BACKEND=direct\n\nand then rerun the virt-v2v command.");
+       error_if_no_ssh_agent ()
 
   method source () =
-    (* Parse the VMX file. *)
-    let vmx = Parse_vmx.parse_file vmx_filename in
+    let vmx_source = vmx_source_of_arg input_transport arg in
+
+    (* If the transport is SSH, fetch the file from remote, else
+     * parse it from local.
+     *)
+    let vmx =
+      match vmx_source with
+      | File filename -> Parse_vmx.parse_file filename
+      | SSH uri ->
+         let filename = scp_from_remote_to_temporary uri tmpdir "source.vmx" in
+         Parse_vmx.parse_file filename in
 
     let name =
       match Parse_vmx.get_string vmx ["displayName"] with
+      | Some s -> s
       | None ->
          warning (f_"no displayName key found in VMX file");
-         name_from_disk vmx_filename
-      | Some s -> s in
+         match vmx_source with
+         | File filename -> name_from_disk filename
+         | SSH uri -> name_from_disk (path_of_uri uri) in
 
     let memory_mb =
       match Parse_vmx.get_int64 vmx ["memSize"] with
@@ -325,7 +464,7 @@ class input_vmx vmx_filename = object
          None
       | None -> None in
 
-    let disks = find_disks vmx vmx_filename in
+    let disks = find_disks vmx vmx_source in
     let removables = find_removables vmx in
     let nics = find_nics vmx in
 
diff --git a/v2v/input_vmx.mli b/v2v/input_vmx.mli
index f236f8716..34ec2a5c6 100644
--- a/v2v/input_vmx.mli
+++ b/v2v/input_vmx.mli
@@ -18,5 +18,6 @@
 
 (** [-i vmx] source. *)
 
-val input_vmx : string -> Types.input
-(** [input_vmx filename] sets up an input from vmware vmx file. *)
+val input_vmx : [`SSH] option -> string -> Types.input
+(** [input_vmx input_transport arg] sets up an input
+    from vmware vmx file. *)
diff --git a/v2v/utils.ml b/v2v/utils.ml
index 2061eea61..158077bf6 100644
--- a/v2v/utils.ml
+++ b/v2v/utils.ml
@@ -127,6 +127,15 @@ let backend_is_libvirt () =
   let backend = fst (String.split ":" backend) in
   backend = "libvirt"
 
+(* When using the SSH driver in qemu (currently) this requires
+ * ssh-agent authentication.  Give a clear error if this hasn't been
+ * set up (RHBZ#1139973).  This might improve if we switch to libssh1.
+ *)
+let error_if_no_ssh_agent () =
+  try ignore (Sys.getenv "SSH_AUTH_SOCK")
+  with Not_found ->
+    error (f_"ssh-agent authentication has not been set up ($SSH_AUTH_SOCK is not set).  This is required by qemu to do passwordless ssh access.  See the virt-v2v(1) man page for more information.")
+
 let find_file_in_tar tar filename =
   let lines = external_command (sprintf "tar tRvf %s" (Filename.quote tar)) in
   let rec loop lines =
diff --git a/v2v/utils.mli b/v2v/utils.mli
index b2fd0be1b..042454565 100644
--- a/v2v/utils.mli
+++ b/v2v/utils.mli
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ val qemu_img_supports_offset_and_size : unit -> bool
 val backend_is_libvirt : unit -> bool
 (** Return true iff the current backend is libvirt. *)
 
+val error_if_no_ssh_agent : unit -> unit
+
 val find_file_in_tar : string -> string -> int64 * int64
 (** [find_file_in_tar tar filename] looks up file in [tar] archive and returns
     a tuple containing at which byte it starts and how long the file is.
diff --git a/v2v/virt-v2v.pod b/v2v/virt-v2v.pod
index 7aca22b3c..d0387734a 100644
--- a/v2v/virt-v2v.pod
+++ b/v2v/virt-v2v.pod
@@ -113,6 +113,23 @@ Note that after conversion, the guest will appear in the RHV-M Export
 Storage Domain, from where you will need to import it using the RHV-M
 user interface.  (See L</OUTPUT TO RHV>).
 
+=head2 Convert from ESXi hypervisor over SSH to local libvirt
+
+You have an ESXi hypervisor called C<esxi.example.com> with SSH access
+enabled.  You want to convert from VMFS storage on that server to
+a local file.
+
+ virt-v2v \
+   -i vmx -it ssh \
+   "root@esxi.example.com/vmfs/volumes/datastore1/guest/guest.vmx" \
+   -o local -os /var/tmp
+
+The guest must not be running.  Virt-v2v would I<not> need to be run
+as root in this case.
+
+For more information about converting from VMX files see
+L</INPUT FROM VMWARE VMX> below.
+
 =head2 Convert disk image to OpenStack glance
 
 Given a disk image from another hypervisor that you want to convert to
@@ -233,9 +250,10 @@ L</INPUT FROM VMWARE OVA> below
 
 Set the input method to I<vmx>.
 
-In this mode you can read a VMware vmx file directly.  This is useful
-when VMware VMs are stored on an NFS server which you can mount
-directly.  See L</INPUT FROM VMWARE VMX> below
+In this mode you can read a VMware vmx file directly or over SSH.
+This is useful when VMware VMs are stored on an NFS server which you
+can mount directly, or where you have access by SSH to an ESXi
+hypervisor.  See L</INPUT FROM VMWARE VMX> below
 
 =item B<-ic> libvirtURI
 
@@ -255,6 +273,11 @@ For I<-i disk> only, this specifies the format of the input disk
 image.  For other input methods you should specify the input
 format in the metadata.
 
+=item B<-it> B<ssh>
+
+When using I<-i vmx>, this enables the ssh transport.
+See L</INPUT FROM VMWARE VMX> below.
+
 =item B<-it> B<vddk>
 
 Use VMware VDDK as a transport to copy the input disks.  See
@@ -1194,9 +1217,23 @@ directory containing the files:
 
 =head1 INPUT FROM VMWARE VMX
 
-Virt-v2v is able to import guests from VMware’s vmx files.  This is
-useful where VMware virtual machines are stored on a separate NFS
-server and you are able to mount the NFS storage directly.
+Virt-v2v is able to import guests from VMware’s vmx files.
+
+This is useful in two cases:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item 1.
+
+VMware virtual machines are stored on a separate NFS server and you
+are able to mount the NFS storage directly.
+
+=item 2.
+
+You have enabled SSH access to the VMware ESXi hypervisor and there is
+a C</vmfs/volumes> folder containing the virtual machines.
+
+=back
 
 If you find a folder of files called F<I<guest>.vmx>,
 F<I<guest>.vmxf>, F<I<guest>.nvram> and one or more F<.vmdk> disk
@@ -1222,28 +1259,65 @@ With other methods, virt-v2v tries to prevent concurrent access, but
 because the I<-i vmx> method works directly against the storage,
 checking for concurrent access is not possible.
 
-=head2 VMX: MOUNT THE NFS STORAGE ON THE CONVERSION SERVER
+=head2 VMX: ACCESS TO THE STORAGE CONTAINING THE VMX AND VMDK FILES
 
-Virt-v2v must be able to access the F<.vmx> file and any local
-F<.vmdk> disks.  Normally this means you must mount the NFS storage
-containing these files.
+If the vmx and vmdk files aren't available locally then you must
+I<either> mount the NFS storage on the conversion server I<or> enable
+passwordless SSH on the ESXi hypervisor.
+
+=head3 VMX: Passwordless SSH using ssh-agent
+
+You must also use ssh-agent, and add your ssh public key to
+F</etc/ssh/keys-root/authorized_keys> (on the ESXi hypervisor).
+
+After doing this, you should check that passwordless access works from
+the virt-v2v server to the ESXi hypervisor.  For example:
+
+ $ ssh root@esxi.example.com
+ [ logs straight into the shell, no password is requested ]
+
+Note that password-interactive and Kerberos access are B<not>
+supported.  You B<have> to set up ssh access using ssh-agent and
+authorized_keys.
+
+=head3 VMX: Construct the SSH URI
+
+When using the SSH input transport you must specify a remote
+C<ssh://...> URI pointing to the VMX file.  A typical URI looks like:
+
+ ssh://root@esxi.example.com/vmfs/volumes/datastore1/my%20guest/my%20guest.vmx
+
+Any space must be escaped with C<%20> and other non-ASCII characters
+may also need to be URI-escaped.
+
+The username is not required if it is the same as your local username.
+
+You may optionally supply a port number after the hostname if the SSH
+server is not listening on the default port (22).
 
 =head2 VMX: IMPORTING A GUEST
 
-To import a vmx file, do:
+To import a vmx file from a local file or NFS, do:
 
  $ virt-v2v -i vmx guest.vmx -o local -os /var/tmp
 
+To import a vmx file over SSH, add I<-it ssh> to select the SSH
+transport and supply a remote SSH URI:
+
+ $ virt-v2v \
+     -i vmx -it ssh \
+     "ssh://root@esxi.example.com/vmfs/volumes/datastore1/guest/guest.vmx" \
+     -o local -os /var/tmp
+
 Virt-v2v processes the vmx file and uses it to find the location of
 any vmdk disks.
 
 =head1 INPUT FROM VMWARE ESXi HYPERVISOR
 
-Virt-v2v cannot access an ESXi hypervisor directly.  You should use
-the OVA or VMX methods above (see L</INPUT FROM VMWARE OVA> and/or
-L</INPUT FROM VMWARE VMX>) if possible, as it is much faster and
-requires much less disk space than the method described in this
-section.
+You should use the OVA or VMX methods above (see L</INPUT FROM VMWARE
+OVA> and/or L</INPUT FROM VMWARE VMX>) if possible, as it is much
+faster and requires much less disk space than the method described in
+this section.
 
 You can use the L<virt-v2v-copy-to-local(1)> tool to copy the guest
 off the hypervisor into a local file, and then convert it.
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