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+#!/bin/bash
+
+echo "Backing up systemvm.img"
+cp systemvm.img systemvm.img.tmp
+echo "Converting raw image to fixed vhd"
+vhd-util convert -s 0 -t 1 -i systemvm.img.tmp -o systemvm.vhd
+echo "Converting fixed vhd to dynamic vhd"
+vhd-util convert -s 1 -t 2 -i systemvm.vhd -o systemvm.vhd
+echo "Compressing vhd..."
+bzip2 -c systemvm.vhd > systemvm.vhd.bz2
+echo "Done VHD"
+
+echo "Converting raw image to qcow2"
+qemu-img  convert -f raw -O qcow2 systemvm.img systemvm.qcow2
+echo "Compressing qcow2..."
+bzip2 -c systemvm.qcow2 > systemvm.qcow2.bz2
+echo "Done qcow2"
+echo "Converting raw image to vmdk"
+qemu-img  convert -f raw -O vmdk systemvm.img systemvm.vmdk
+echo "Compressing vmdk..."
+bzip2 -c systemvm.vmdk > systemvm.vmdk.bz2
+echo "Done vmdk"
+
+echo "Compressing raw image..."
+bzip2 -c systemvm.img > systemvm.img.bz2
+echo "Done compressing raw image"
+
+echo "Generating md5sums"
+md5sum systemvm.img  > md5sum
+md5sum systemvm.img.bz2  >> md5sum
+md5sum systemvm.vhd  >> md5sum
+md5sum systemvm.vhd.bz2  >> md5sum
+md5sum systemvm.qcow2  >> md5sum
+md5sum systemvm.qcow2.bz2  >> md5sum
+md5sum systemvm.vmdk  >> md5sum
+md5sum systemvm.vmdk.bz2  >> md5sum