@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ This reduces disk I/O amplification, eliminates temporary staging storage, and s
147147 CloudStack does not distribute VDDK, operators must download it separately.
148148 Along with the new VDDK-based conversion method the traditional OVF-based method remains supported for environments.
149149 Operators can choose the conversion method on a per-migration basis in the UI import wizard.
150+
150151Host Prerequisites for VDDK-based Conversion
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@@ -182,14 +183,21 @@ Ubuntu:
182183
183184**Step 2: Download and install VDDK **
184185
185- Download the VDDK tarball and extract it on the KVM host. The CloudStack agent will detect the VDDK library
186- directory from the extracted package layout or it can also be configured explicitly via the ``vddk.lib.dir ``
187- property in ``/etc/cloudstack/agent/agent.properties ``.
186+ Download the VDDK Linux tarball from Broadcom's VMware Virtual Disk Development Kit page:
187+ https://developer.broadcom.com/sdks/vmware-virtual-disk-development-kit-vddk/
188+
189+ For EL-based KVM hosts, use the latest available VDDK 8.x Linux tarball on EL8 hosts and the latest available
190+ VDDK 9.x Linux tarball on EL9 hosts. Ubuntu hosts should use the Linux tarball compatible with the installed
191+ ``virt-v2v `` and ``nbdkit `` packages; validate this combination before enabling VDDK-based migrations in production.
192+
193+ Extract the tarball under the default location shown below. The CloudStack agent will detect the VDDK library
194+ directory from this extracted package layout, or it can also be configured explicitly via the ``vddk.lib.dir ``
195+ property in ``/etc/cloudstack/agent/agent.properties `` if VDDK is extracted elsewhere.
188196
189197::
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191199 mkdir -p /opt/vmware-vddk
192- tar -xf VMware-vix-disklib-9 *.tar.gz -C /opt/vmware-vddk
200+ tar -xf VMware-vix-disklib-<major> *.tar.gz -C /opt/vmware-vddk
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194202Expected layout after extraction::
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