Proxmox Image Converter

A bash script for converting and importing virtual machine disk images from various hypervisors to Proxmox VE.

Features

• Multi-format support: VMDK, VHD, VHDX, QED, QCOW2, RAW
• Checksum verification for data integrity
• Automatic format detection
• Comprehensive error handling
• Detailed logging
• Storage validation
• VM ID verification

Requirements

• Proxmox VE 7.0 or higher
• qemu-utils
• md5sum
• awk
• grep

Installation

Download the script and make the script executable:

wget https://git.hhf.technology/hhf/proxmox-image-converter-script/raw/branch/main/proxmox_converter.sh
chmod +x proxmox_converter.sh

Usage

./proxmox_converter.sh <input_image_path> <vm_id> <storage>

Parameters:

• input_image_path: Path to the source image file
• vm_id: Destination VM ID in Proxmox
• storage: Target storage pool name

Example:

./proxmox_converter.sh /path/to/windows.vmdk 100 local-lvm

Logging

Logs are stored in /var/log/proxmox_converter.log

Error Handling

The script implements the following safety measures:

• Pre-conversion checksum calculation
• Post-conversion verification
• Temporary directory usage
• Automatic cleanup on failure
• Storage availability verification
• VM ID collision detection

Limitations

• Requires root privileges for Proxmox operations
• Source image must be readable by the executing user
• Target storage must have sufficient space for temporary conversion

License

MIT License

Support

Open an issue for bug reports or feature requests on the forum.