Converting images
This is a step by step guideline on how to convert a images to Sunlight (.qcow2).
VMware (vmdk) to Sunlight image conversion
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Install an ubuntu 18.04 VM on the Sunlight platform
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Run the following commands (as sudo user)
apt-get update apt-get install qemu-utils
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Download the VMWare (.vmdk) image to convert and run the appropriate qemu-img convert cmdline
qemu-img convert -f vmdk -O qcow2 <image>.vmdk <image>.qcow2
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Insert the converted output image (.qcow2) into the Sunlight template manager.