---
name: "xva-img"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "xva-img"
version: "1.5-1+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/xva-img"
---

# xva-img(1)

Citrix XenServer .xva disk extraction tool

## NAME

**xva-img** - Citrix XenServer .xva disk extraction tool

## SYNOPSIS

```
xva-img [OPTION] [COMMAND]...
```

## DESCRIPTION

**xva-image is a tool to generate disk images from Citrix XenServer .xva VM images** **as well as to generate .xva VM images from raw disks and the according ova.xml files.**

## OPTIONS

**-h, --help Show summary of options.**

**-v, --version Show version of program.**

**-p, --progress Show progress.**

**-s, --sparse Create sparse files on export.**

**-i, --ignore-checksum Only warn on failed checksum.**

## COMMANDS

**package \<xva-file\> \<file\> \[ ,\<file\>... \]**

**disk-export \<xva-disk\> \<disk-image\>**

**disk-import \<xva-disk\> \<disk-image\>**

## EXAMPLES

**Extract the XVA file:**

```
    $ mkdir my-virtual-machine
    $ tar -xf my-virtual-machine.xva -C my-virtual-machine
    $ chmod -R 755 my-virtual-machine
```

**Extract one of the disks:**

```
    $ xva-img -p disk-export my-virtual-machine/Ref\:1/ disk.raw
```

**Splice the disk file (remove all files in the folder, required not to make any unnecessary mistakes):**

```
    $ rm -rf my-virtual-machine/Ref\:1/*
    $ xva-img -p disk-import my-virtual-machine/Ref1\:/ disk.raw
```

**Rebuild the XVA file:**

```
    $ xva-img -p package my-virtual-machine-fixed.xva my-virtual-machine/ova.xml my-virtual-machine/Ref\:1/
```

**Convert raw image to qcow2:**

```
    $ qemu-img convert -f raw -O qcow2 disk.raw disk.qcow2
```

## SEE ALSO

**[chmod(1)](/chmod/1.md), [mkdir(1)](/mkdir/1.md), [qemu-img(1)](/qemu-img/1.md), [rm(1)](/rm/1.md), [tar(1)](/tar/1.md).**

## AUTHORS

**xva-img was written by Erik Lax.**

**This manpage was written by Francisco Vilmar Cardoso Ruviaro for the Debian project (but may be used by others).**