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Advice on converting a VMWare VMDK to a Hyper-V compatible f

Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 6:40 am
by PacoBelan
An automated system is publishing VMware VMs in OVA format. We want to free users from needing VMWare Player licenses, so we want to convert the OVA to a Hyper-V VM.

So far, I've been able to extract the VMDK virtual hard disk from the OVA, and convert it to VHDX with Starwind V2V. The resulting VHDX can be mounted on my computer, and does appear to contain a valid Windows install. However, the partition is no longer marked as "Boot".

When I try to load the VHDX in a Hyper-V VM, it can't find an OS. Any suggestions on where I went wrong, or alternative tactics I can try?192.168.0.1 routerlogin 192.168.l.l

Re: Advice on converting a VMWare VMDK to a Hyper-V compatible f

Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2021 2:53 pm
by yaroslav (staff)
Welcome to StarWind Forum. Try converting the disk alone with compatibility mode.

Re: Advice on converting a VMWare VMDK to a Hyper-V compatible f

Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2022 8:25 am
by chanvova
I have that feeling too

Re: Advice on converting a VMWare VMDK to a Hyper-V compatible f

Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2023 7:13 am
by Mira23
I've tried converting the disc but everything doesn't seem right.

Re: Advice on converting a VMWare VMDK to a Hyper-V compatible f

Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2023 7:31 am
by yaroslav (staff)
Can you please give more information on the problem you faced?
Error codes, error Window you see? Anything that you believe to helpful to troubleshoot.