---
name: "virt-pack"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "virtinst"
version: "0.400.0-7"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/virt-pack"
---

# virt-pack(1)

convert virtual machines from an image descriptor into VMware(tm) format

## NAME

virt-pack - convert virtual machines from an image descriptor into VMware(tm) format

## SYNOPSIS

**virt-pack** \[OPTION\]... IMAGE.XML

## DESCRIPTION

**virt-pack** is a command line tool for converting virtual machines from an XML image descriptor `"IMAGE.XML"` ([*virt-image*(5)](/virt-image/5.md)) to a VMware(tm) format machine.  The basic configuration of the virtual machine are taken from the XML descriptor (e.g.,  disk image files, memory, name, vcpus) and a new VMware(tm) configuration file is created using these values. The conversion process requires that all necessary kernel modules and configuration  to boot using VMware are completed prior to running this tool.

## OPTIONS

Any of the options can be omitted, in which case **virt-pack** will use defaults when required.

- \-h, --help

  Show the help message and exit

- \-o OUTPUT , --output=NAME

  Directory in which packaged tar file will be placed

- \-d, --debug

  Print debugging information

## EXAMPLES

Convert a guest from `"image.xml"`:

```
  # virt-pack image.xml
```

Convert a guest and output the created file to /tmp

```
  # virt-pack image.xml -o /tmp
```

## AUTHOR

Written by David Lutterkort and Joey Boggs

See the AUTHORS file in the source distribution for the complete list of credits.

## BUGS

Report bugs to the mailing list `"http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/et-mgmt-tools"` or directly to BugZilla `"http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/"` against the `"Fedora"` product, and the `"python-virtinst"` component.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2006-2008 Red Hat, Inc, and various contributors.  This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of the GNU General  Public License `"http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html"`. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent  permitted by law.

## SEE ALSO

[*virt-pack*(1)](/virt-pack/1.md), [*virt-image*(5)](/virt-image/5.md), the project website `"http://virt-manager.org"`