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Converted esxi to vhd but no config file?

Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2016 10:12 am
by brianthompson
Hi,
I converted esxi .vmdk to hyperv vhd
but when I try load the vhd it missing xml config file or so?

I tried make simple config file:
but it not work.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-16" standalone="yes"?>
<configuration>
<SnapShotDataRoot type="string"></SnapShotDataRoot>
<ExternalDataRoot type="string"></ExternalDataRoot>
<vhd>
<source type="string">C:\Users\Administrator\Downloads\windows.vhd</source>
<target type="string"></target>
</vhd>
<VmStateCopied type="bool">true</VmStateCopied>
</configuration>

Re: Converted esxi to vhd but no config file?

Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2016 1:11 pm
by Michael (staff)
Hello brianthompson,
There is not need in config file.
Once you have converted drive into .vhd, create new VM in Hyper-V without hard disk and then add converted disk (.vhd) via VM settings.
It should work.