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    Pfsense download in qcow2 format

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      Dario Vercelli
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      For my platform multicloud I have needed of a version in format qcow2 of Psense fw, where i can download ?

      Thks
      Dario

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      • stephenw10S
        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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        Many years ago we used to build and publish qcow2 images but not any longer.

        Steve

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          Dario Vercelli
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          @stephenw10 said in Pfsense download in qcow2 format:

          Many years ago we used to build and publish qcow2 images but not any longer.

          Thks Steve

          Can you tell me what is the best procedure for converting an iso image into a qcow2 format?

          Thks
          Dario

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            dennypage @Dario Vercelli
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            @Dario-Vercelli said in Pfsense download in qcow2 format:

            Can you tell me what is the best procedure for converting an iso image into a qcow2 format?

            Bring up an empty vm and install into it from the ISO image?

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              Dario Vercelli
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              No, exactly I work on the Huawei cloud and the platform uses only qcow2 formats for multicloud installations, basically I have to install a Pfsense version but since it is distributed only in iso format, I am obliged to convert it to qcow2

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              • stephenw10S
                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                But you can install it in some other hypervisor and export the result as qcow2.

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                  serbus
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                  Hello!

                  You could try qemu-img

                  qemu-img convert -O qcow2 in.iso out.qcow2

                  John

                  Lex parsimoniae

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