Cannot convert ACS from .vmdk to qcow2

[mikelibero]

I'm installing ACS and I reached point 2.3 of the manual but cannot go further.
The instruction says " From EVE CLI go to your newly created ACS folder and convert uploaded vmdk file to qcow2 format" ... and than two commands:

cd /opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/acs-5.8.1.4/

with which I land in acs-.../ directory. Now shouId I execute the second part in this directory or how? Asking because it doesn't work and I have to deal with unix for the first time in my life My command looks like this:

/opt/qemu/bin/qemu-img convert -f vmdk -O qcow2 ACS-disk1.vmdk hda.qcow


please could you specify how it should be executed?
Thx

[Uldis (UD)]

you have to be sure in your command is right vmdk filename
in the how to are used my filename, marked in red.
you have yo use your own vmdk filename

[mikelibero]

I did this of course. My filename is ACS.vdmk. It is localized in /opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/acs-5.8.1.4 .
Now I go to this file folder using mobaXterm client with command:

cd /opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/acs-5.8.1.4/

and enter the command:

/opt/qemu/bin/qemu-img convert -f vmdk -O qcow2 ACS.vmdk hda.qcow2


Then after I get the following error:

qemu-img: Could not open 'ACS.vmdk': Invalid footer


Something's wrong with the syntax but what?

[Uldis (UD)]

type ls

after you are in that location, do you see that file at all

[mikelibero]

Yes, the file is there:

root@eve-ng:/opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/acs-5.8.1.4# ls
ACS.vmdk
root@eve-ng:/opt/unetlab/addons/qemu/acs-5.8.1.4#

[Uldis (UD)]

go to location where is ACS.vmdk file and run:

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/opt/qemu/bin/qemu-img convert -f vmdk -O qcow2 ACS.vmdk hda.qcow2

/opt/qemu/bin/qemu-img convert -f vmdk -O qcow2 ACS.vmdk hda.qcow2

if not working, then you did badly export from esxi

[mikelibero]

Hm, could be....ok, I will read the manual and try to export one more time.
thx