It might be possible to import disk images in RAW format to VMware and created a VMDK image out of them., which will essentially perform raw to vmdk conversion. The same can be perhaps done with alternative virtualization software, for example VirtualBox.
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Conversion of raw file format to vmdk file format beta
Search for raw to vmdk converter or software able to handle these file types.
Convert RAW disk image to VMware virtual disk.
We have found 3 software records in our database eligible for .raw to .vmdk file format conversion.
Articles and other information relating to raw into vmdk conversion:
How to convert VDI to VMDK - Converting VirtualBox Disk Image to VMware Virtual Machine Disk
Microsoft Windows software - convert raw to vmdk on Windows
VirtualBox
A multi-platform x86 virtualization software package
File extension | Convert | Open | Save | Edit | Create | Import | Export | Extract |
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Convert from raw file | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
to vmdk file | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
The tables with software actions are a good pointer for what a certain program does with various file types and often may give users a good hint how to perform certain file conversion, for example the above-mentioned raw to vmdk. However, it is not perfect and sometimes can show results which are not really usable because of how certain programs work with files and the possible conversion is thus actually not possible at all.
Apple macOS / Mac OS X software - convert raw to vmdk on OS X
VirtualBox for Mac
Free open-source x86 virtualization software package for Mac
Linux/Unix software - convert raw to vmdk on Linux
VirtualBox for Linux
Free system virtualization platform for Linux operating system developed by Oracle
Additional links: Open raw file, Open vmdk file
RAW
A raw extension may also be found as CD/DVD or disk binary images made as exact copies of physical disks.
VMDK
A vmdk file extension is used for default virtual disk format of VMware virtualization software. A vmdk file stores contents of virtual machine hard disk drive. There can be more vmdk files for each virtual machines, depending on the specified amount of virtual hard drive assigned to it. It also can store information about partitions virtual drive is able to access.
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