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AssigneeRed Hat, Inc.
InventorWilliam Jon McCann
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A computing device, computer readable storage medium, and method for migration of a physical machine to a virtual machine are disclosed. The computing device executes an operating system installer and generates a virtual disk image at a temporary location. The computing device copies data from one or more existing partitions on a storage device to the virtual disk image, wherein the one or more existing partitions include an existing operating system and associated data. The virtual disk image is stored at a temporary location. The one or more existing partitions are then replaced with a new partition on the storage device. A new operating system is installed on the new partition. The virtual disk image is moved to the new partition from the temporary location. The virtual disk image can then be loaded into a virtual machine that runs on the new operating system.
A method comprising:
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having instructions encoded thereon that, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform operations comprising:
A computing device, comprising:
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