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## Preparing a Scaleway Instance to manage the migration
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1. [Create a new Instance](/instances/how-to/create-an-instance/) to handle the migration and log into it [using SSH](/instances/how-to/connect-to-instance/).
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1. [Create a new Instance](/instances/how-to/create-an-instance/) (running Ubuntu 24.04 or Debian 12) to handle the migration and log into it [using SSH](/instances/how-to/connect-to-instance/).
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2. Install the following CLI tools, required for the migration of your virtual machine:
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- `qemu-img` — for converting VMDK to QCOW2
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```sh
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modprobe nbd
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qemu-nbd -c /dev/nbd0 <vm_name>.qcow2
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```
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Make any changes (e.g., install cloud-init, add VirtIO drivers, remove VMware tools).
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Make any changes (e.g., install `cloud-init`, `scaleway-ecosystem`, add VirtIO drivers, remove VMware tools).
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<Message type="important">
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- The `cloud-init` package is required for the Instance to work correctly in the Scaleway environment.
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- Installing the [scaleway-ecosystem](https://github.com/scaleway/scaleway-packages/releases) package is also highly recommeneded.
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</Message>
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2. Unmount the file:
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```bash
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qemu-nbd -d /dev/nbd0

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