Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2020 09:54:03 +0200 From: Christoph Kukulies <kuku@kukulies.org> To: Ruben via freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Virtual disk, vhdx, vhd - is it nothing but a dd dump? Message-ID: <6AC9A1CC-729B-467F-8692-96210FF6F37D@kukulies.org>
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--Apple-Mail=_FB2CF10E-7B3E-4316-9D63-16C621541505 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Sorry for being a bit off topic, but since it refers virtualization an = FreeBSD has VirtualBox, I=E2=80=99m wondering, whether a so called vhd or vhdx file, which can be produced with = virtualization tools like disk2vhd, might be nothing but a raw dump of the disk. Reason behind: I would like to virtualize an HP notebook (an = HP11-e-170eg). Several trials failed (Parallels cloning over network, Hyper-V, p2v Vcenter Converter). Now I thought of at least securing the hard drive once using=20 dd if=3D/dev/sd0 of=3Ddump from a booted FreeBSD stick to an external USB3.0 large disk. Question, whether the dump obtaind that way, can be used as a = virtualization medium. =E2=80=94 Christoph --Apple-Mail=_FB2CF10E-7B3E-4316-9D63-16C621541505 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=smime.p7s Content-Type: application/pkcs7-signature; name=smime.p7s Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 MIAGCSqGSIb3DQEHAqCAMIACAQExDzANBglghkgBZQMEAgEFADCABgkqhkiG9w0BBwEAAKCCCc0w ggSQMIIDeKADAgECAggYVYMhomAL1zANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQsFADBmMQswCQYDVQQGEwJERTEzMDEG A1UECgwqREdOIERldXRzY2hlcyBHZXN1bmRoZWl0c25ldHogU2VydmljZSBHbWJIMSIwIAYDVQQD DBlkZ25zZXJ2aWNlIENBIDIgVHlwZSBFOlBOMB4XDTIwMDUxNjE1Mjc1OVoXDTIxMDUxNjE1Mjc1 OVowbzELMAkGA1UEBhMCREUxITAfBgNVBAUTGDQwMDAwMDAwNWVjMDA4ZGQzNzNhZDhlYzEbMBkG A1UEAwwSQ2hyaXN0b3BoIEt1a3VsaWVzMSAwHgYJKoZIhvcNAQkBFhFrdWt1QGt1a3VsaWVzLm9y ZzCCASIwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEBBQADggEPADCCAQoCggEBAKug1655hQWRmOtGAShZLbMwDtrm7rAH 7p1oPtE/5KpTpJZe8LHPxxvW0EAd2JcLtEhdvAi7smhZ/giJ3IBK7OYmdaCvuQ6MFvJpkmLkQ9TO 4+RLW+PkBk8nFIUe+PQG+VurpWc8pbU4IRsWS3pEUgov9+LF6VtyYBHKD2HZwe46YBwUq7l0EHxc aa98ewCMO43XznlqjE+oKxwaS2nl1rL/SPVlfGmKqHkdSKEKl6yR1LCcI3J3HP56kqmIrvtySr7q UZVsibA+D6vArqklO99WKQmt0b4IX6TXouvAA6bNoF1FhYUyihm4omMWZkdTs7Gv5rr1fzPWXcev cMfJdtUCAwEAAaOCATcwggEzMB0GA1UdDgQWBBSQh9N17gCH/igJy5ftrVaJNm6SCTAMBgNVHRMB Af8EAjAAMB8GA1UdIwQYMBaAFOnGk9HVDwZkcupqlj66EPJUVLJ5MFYGA1UdIARPME0wSwYMKwYB BAH7KwIBAwIIMDswOQYIKwYBBQUHAgEWLWh0dHA6Ly9zZWM1LmRnbnNlcnZpY2UuZGUvcG9saWNp ZXMvaW5kZXguaHRtbDA+BgNVHR8ENzA1MDOgMaAvhi1odHRwOi8vc2VjNS5kZ25zZXJ2aWNlLmRl L2NybC9jcmwyLXR5cGUtZS5jcmwwDgYDVR0PAQH/BAQDAgSwMB0GA1UdJQQWMBQGCCsGAQUFBwMC BggrBgEFBQcDBDAcBgNVHREEFTATgRFrdWt1QGt1a3VsaWVzLm9yZzANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQsFAAOC AQEALUBRNzLAUiPi29LLATqWmrUlyacMVAtjdROQMd/AVPj0mUqTMoDO+YoWICOSEn/nEyb2Lrrz JNGqC6KO0CNROaWcEhFadKx4qtp9t26Qe/EkO0XbXexIfBxFl1ynQA54D0qtPb/SUZvTy0tq8oBt FdsIU+cXAzigEz2Z9nziHBMqThoKzAZSrk/sPvxT6MNMC/BMGlHGl0DV//wwI5vlzJiKS8iXFyxf 5VrN1IwgRyqXD8JsgF1BuEqcloSJ3JnWUGQCTURFasZDJlP0f/KJS8odUpEWDKnn6tt0RjBk0jUN i7z42ozzPn/o154AgXC2cNmROxC0gnvd+V/yIuAryDCCBTUwggQdoAMCAQICCFUcStdmrSX2MA0G CSqGSIb3DQEBCwUAMGExCzAJBgNVBAYTAkRFMTMwMQYDVQQKDCpER04gRGV1dHNjaGVzIEdlc3Vu ZGhlaXRzbmV0eiBTZXJ2aWNlIEdtYkgxHTAbBgNVBAMMFGRnbnNlcnZpY2UgUm9vdCA3OlBOMB4X DTE2MTAyNjA5MjI0MVoXDTI0MTAyNjA5MjI0MVowZjELMAkGA1UEBhMCREUxMzAxBgNVBAoMKkRH TiBEZXV0c2NoZXMgR2VzdW5kaGVpdHNuZXR6IFNlcnZpY2UgR21iSDEiMCAGA1UEAwwZZGduc2Vy dmljZSBDQSAyIFR5cGUgRTpQTjCCASIwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEBBQADggEPADCCAQoCggEBANyl8pQ/ dMejR9KXZs5ro81tFwNhloThlXe8sat79Tjjk6xFqE5E94//0vifJxMrp9RrCkNOo5oPG1djGOgk 0L0ucpHFUH9SQF/SHbm83QvWJXgqEJpjxOKZXTPbJRKVvY25niB0FTr2omRqypiP4A/w5xA6jSJ2 P02vV6WgcPfaLQkM+SEGPxV/pzpvuY3KfzJ9li9mXPNXaJD9y+jqIUvHbCAbuYKQ5nwEAcYMXDpP RQgDQGTrRiFExHEjsZeMzEFADZj9deg/h29AMO0w2YrSvkNReh/zvDZutdy25DZvjE3AUgStWgBC 7x+2ddOb2I61o6xbIsxlfq/mzNpAGoECAwEAAaOCAeowggHmMBIGA1UdEwEB/wQIMAYBAf8CAQAw HwYDVR0jBBgwFoAUAQwWG3Ry0zwU7iZ3t0kUU9j7ixswWwYIKwYBBQUHAQEETzBNMEsGCCsGAQUF BzABhj9odHRwOi8vcm9jc3AtZGduLmRnbnNlcnZpY2UuZGU6ODA4MC9lamJjYS9wdWJsaWN3ZWIv c3RhdHVzL29jc3AwagYDVR0gBGMwYTBfBgwrBgEEAfsrAgEEAgEwTzBNBggrBgEFBQcCARZBaHR0 cDovL3d3dy5kZ25zZXJ2aWNlLmRlL3RydXN0Y2VudGVyL3B1YmxpYy9kZ25zZXJ2aWNlL2luZGV4 Lmh0bWwwgZkGA1UdHwSBkTCBjjCBi6CBiKCBhYaBgmxkYXA6Ly9sZGFwLmRnbnNlcnZpY2UuZGU6 Mzg5L0NOPUNSTC0xLE89REdOJTIwU2VydmljZSUyMEdtYkgsQz1ERT9jZXJ0aWZpY2F0ZVJldm9j YXRpb25MaXN0P2Jhc2U/b2JqZWN0Q2xhc3M9Y1JMRGlzdHJpYnV0aW9uUG9pbnQwHQYDVR0OBBYE FOnGk9HVDwZkcupqlj66EPJUVLJ5MA4GA1UdDwEB/wQEAwIBBjAbBgkrBgEEAcBtAwUEDjAMBgor BgEEAcBtAwUBMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBCwUAA4IBAQCrvDn6Rcn7/FNq3SOJNfgYNfkdR5CiGoC4sZ+i 0dypCqqMXwbpRQjSriLS2eEe2V2Fms0E4SuBOEaxOg1nVjYafQVGtytRT0ueFIzB3VcnQl7oRFJ0 SHi9d/xjElAZkk8I8lytuWG57SabA72duEp7AaCWG3lVZIdNLy+rkNrfNvEUbqUh0TrZXgqpwwCL JjYF8vyC4I+xxNaXm3EmuNvgQ2j2dGp3Oxc0QbfLLOCbK/rOdDikaBN7kTqpfHls7pcIOhQrgrPV LzY/NHqG9zEpmjuQora63YHdu7BTzGp/DvcQwfyKa/gtb9LHn3AoSUqOKOMd02sUb/AxGhsNjMzJ MYIDFDCCAxACAQEwcjBmMQswCQYDVQQGEwJERTEzMDEGA1UECgwqREdOIERldXRzY2hlcyBHZXN1 bmRoZWl0c25ldHogU2VydmljZSBHbWJIMSIwIAYDVQQDDBlkZ25zZXJ2aWNlIENBIDIgVHlwZSBF OlBOAggYVYMhomAL1zANBglghkgBZQMEAgEFAKCCAXMwGAYJKoZIhvcNAQkDMQsGCSqGSIb3DQEH ATAcBgkqhkiG9w0BCQUxDxcNMjAwOTIwMDc1NDAzWjAvBgkqhkiG9w0BCQQxIgQgQYnfOEh0jaKt 4yx+a50aQHXS88lHpPmZYpkHSnr6r0QwgYEGCSsGAQQBgjcQBDF0MHIwZjELMAkGA1UEBhMCREUx MzAxBgNVBAoMKkRHTiBEZXV0c2NoZXMgR2VzdW5kaGVpdHNuZXR6IFNlcnZpY2UgR21iSDEiMCAG A1UEAwwZZGduc2VydmljZSBDQSAyIFR5cGUgRTpQTgIIGFWDIaJgC9cwgYMGCyqGSIb3DQEJEAIL MXSgcjBmMQswCQYDVQQGEwJERTEzMDEGA1UECgwqREdOIERldXRzY2hlcyBHZXN1bmRoZWl0c25l dHogU2VydmljZSBHbWJIMSIwIAYDVQQDDBlkZ25zZXJ2aWNlIENBIDIgVHlwZSBFOlBOAggYVYMh omAL1zANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAASCAQBpDP0il2sGC3VF4t0lSd01Bw7+ES7Y9Uyr0utq9PqYaQcf EiE/ohFq9KMqnEmq3aeyt932gJt8YXDGpoIAjPhyOH60at1+0qkSOhviVwVze7lYn5HuKAUsc9Y5 slejKBlE/GzbKD+FZOXCd6UiTzJO8+9/OuGV6BWKFkdEzxUZbU2V9HNijwj/BtHdRrXoqnfPkKrQ KUfm+N7/9S+d8Aq5qF5ma8CGIsi6v+Ctox1LqUeu6XgYEcN1/pGN2QPe+7l1Td3WWtaF/DOT5JxD /19JLlbd5ljVfWcYNdPdUhmiVPi3hfl8P7mIDOdY7Q1/dMi1AxgCF/fMZMzl3BxUxQUFAAAAAAAA --Apple-Mail=_FB2CF10E-7B3E-4316-9D63-16C621541505--
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