====== Convert AstLinux install files to Proxmox VE ======

!!Obsolete info with AstLinux 1.2.5 and later.!!  Use the ISO Installer Image.

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You can convert an astlinux-XX.img file to a [[http://www.proxmox.com/downloads|Proxmox VE]] .qcow2 file and have a bootable system with a few simple steps.

  - Download an AstLinux 'geni586' .img.gz file
  - scp the image to ''/var/lib/vz/images/'' on your Proxmox VE server
  - Decompress the image using gunzip, yielding a .img file
  - Use the qemu-img utility to resize the raw image (in this example to 4 GB)
  - Use the qemu-img utility to convert the image to a .qcow2 virtual disk

Example:

  gunzip astlinux-1.2.3-asterisk-11.18.0.img.gz
  
  qemu-img resize astlinux-1.2.3-asterisk-11.18.0.img 4G
  
  qemu-img convert -f raw astlinux-1.2.3-asterisk-11.18.0.img -O qcow2 astlinux.qcow2
  
Here is the complete manual of the [[http://linux.die.net/man/1/qemu-img|qemu-img]] command.

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  * Now simply create a new 32bit KVM virtual machine with an **IDE** or **SATA** disk, the **Intel E1000** NIC and a **kvm32** CPU.
  * Take note of the **VM ID**, copy or move the ''astlinux.qcow2'' to ''/var/lib/vz/images/<VM ID>/'' (it starts with 100).
  * Then either edit ''/etc/pve/local/qemu-server/<VM ID>.conf'' and change the name of ''ide0'' to ''astlinux.qcow2''.
    * or just overwrite the default disk with: ''cp astlinux.qcow2 100/vm-100-disk-1.qcow2''

Start the AstLinux Virtual Machine...

Finally, configure using the normal **[[userdoc:new-install|setup]]**.

!!Note ->!! Testing was performed using Proxmox VE 3.1 on bare metal ((you need a 64bit CPU with VT-x or it will be really slow!)).  Your mileage may vary testing Proxmox within another VM, for example VMware appears to work for evaluation purposes, but VirtualBox may have issues with the network bridge interface.

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