Are VA images also provied in qcow2 format?

Identity Security Cloud (ISC) ISC Discussion and Questions
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Are VA images also provided in qcow2 format ? Or would it cause any issues if I manually convert a vhd image?

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Hey @jbam I have converted the OVF file to VMDK format, and it works for me without any issues. Not sure about the qcow2 format.

Can I know where you are trying to upload the VA image?

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Hi @jbam

Just out of curiosity, which virtualization platform are you planning to use? Knowing the target platform might help determine whether converting the VHD image to QCOW2 is supported or if there’s a better approach.

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Hi @Santhakumar @Gopi2000

I’m planning to upload a VA image to OpenStack.

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Since you’re using OpenStack, converting the VHD image to QCOW2 seems like the appropriate approach. I haven’t personally tried deploying the SailPoint VA on OpenStack, so I’m interested to know if anyone has encountered any compatibility issues after the conversion.

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VA images are not provided in qcow2 format. You need to convert it to the required format. It usually does not give any issue, if converted without any errors.

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Hello @jbam , Yes VA images are not provided in qcow2 format. Generally it will be provided in :
a) OVA / OVF (for VMware)
b) VHD (for Hyper-V / Azure)

You can convert from VHD to QCOW2.