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Disk format	URI	Technical reference	Description
RAW	http://raw/			Device disk format
VMDK_STREAM_OPTIMIZED	http://www.vmware.com/technical-resources/interfaces/vmdk_access.html#streamOptimized	vmdk_50_technote.pdf see Stream-Optimized p11	VMware stream optimized format
VMDK_FLAT	http://www.vmware.com/technical-resources/interfaces/vmdk_access.html#monolithic_flat	vmdk_50_technote.pdf see Simple Extents p5	VMware fixed disk
VMDK_SPARSE	http://www.vmware.com/technical-resources/interfaces/vmdk_access.html#monolithic_sparse	vmdk_50_technote.pdf see Hosted Sparse Extents p6 / ESXi Host Sparse Extents on p9	VMware sparse disk
VHD_FLAT	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualserver/bb676673.aspx#monolithic_flat	VHD specification Word file see Fixed Hard Disk Image p3	VHD fixed disk
VHD_SPARSE	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualserver/bb676673.aspx#monolithic_sparse	VHD specification Word file see Dynamic Hard Disk Image p3	VHD sparse disk
VHDX_FLAT	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831446.aspx#monolithic_flat		VHDX fixed disk
VHDX_SPARSE	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831446.aspx#monolithic_sparse			VHDX sparse disk
VDI_FLAT	http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?t=8046#monolithic_flat			VDI fixed disk
VDI_SPARSE	http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?t=8046#monolithic_sparse			VDI sparse disk
QCOW2_FLAT	http://people.gnome.org/~markmc/qcow-image-format.html#monolithic_flat			QCOW2 fixed disk
QCOW2_SPARSE	http://people.gnome.org/~markmc/qcow-image-format.html#monolithic_sparse			QCOW2 sparse disk
AMI	http://amiprotocol.sourceforge.net/ami-specif.html#1.9.2.user.xml			AMI
ISO	http://iso		ISO format

Abiquo will record UNKNOWN as the format for disks that are not in one of the above formats and the user will not be able to deploy VMs from these disks.

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Format	AWS
RAW
VMDK_FLAT
VMDK_SPARSE
VMDK_STREAM_OPTIMIZED
VHD_FLAT
VHD_SPARSE
VHDX_FLAT		Deploy VHDX templates No conversions TO or FROM VHDX No persistent VHDX templates
VHDX _SPARSE		Deploy VHDX templates No conversions TO or FROM VHDX No persistent VHDX templates
VDI_FLAT
VDI_SPARSE
QCOW2_FLAT
QCOW2_SPARSE
AMI	no conversions
ISO

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