Error importing vmdk files using ec2 developer tools

Question

Although vmdk disk format is supported by ec2-import-instance tool, every time I try to run the command on a vmdk file, I get the following error:

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Answer 1

I fixed this for myself by exporting my VM from VirtualBox(where I created it). This exported its into OVF format(I had to change the default exention from OVA to OVF). Then ec2-import-instance worked.

This put me on the right track when converting to RAW using qemu-img did not work.