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“Architect creates open-source replacement for VM migration tool VMware has hidden”
OpenVDDK is an open-source replacement for VMware’s VDDK read-only disks tool.
Key points
- A cloud architect created OpenVDDK after VMware restricted VDDK downloads.
- OpenVDDK aims to read virtual disks for backup and migration, not write them.
- The tool mirrors VMware’s libvixDiskLib.so.8.0.3 interface using Go with a C layer.
- Tests show compatibility with vSphere 6.7 U3, 7.0.3, 8.0.3, 9.1.1 in lab setups.
- Industry reports include Forklift, MTV on OpenShift, Proxmox VE, and a German cloud provider.
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