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Another Hyper-V to VMWare question
Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2023 6:29 pm
by eopia
I got 12 hyper-v VM's on a physical host that I need to convert to VMWare. I was looking at using VMWare converter, but the VM's need to be powered off and there's no ETA given unless the job is ran. How does Starwind V2V compare. Will it convert while the VM's are online and do a delta when we are ready to cutover, or does it require them to be offline as well?
Re: Another Hyper-V to VMWare question
Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2023 9:47 pm
by yaroslav (staff)
Welcome to StarWind Forum.
You can try converting a working VM.
Re: Another Hyper-V to VMWare question
Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2024 4:37 pm
by dogwatchscornful
A functional virtual machine can be converted.
Re: Another Hyper-V to VMWare question
Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2024 2:16 am
by tsaso90
I think that's not easy to do.
Re: Another Hyper-V to VMWare question
Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2024 7:43 am
by yaroslav (staff)
Hi,
No, it's a pretty much straightforward and documented process.
Re: Another Hyper-V to VMWare question
Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2024 7:31 am
by ryeconclude
Is converting a working VM complicated? I am a new user.
Re: Another Hyper-V to VMWare question
Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2024 7:36 am
by yaroslav (staff)
Welcome to StarWind Forum. Just follow the guides from here
https://www.starwindsoftware.com/v2v-help/Concept.html
Re: Another Hyper-V to VMWare question
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2025 4:26 am
by Thely1946
eopia wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2023 6:29 pm
I got 12 hyper-v VM's on a physical host that I need to convert to VMWare. I was looking at using VMWare converter, but the VM's need to be powered off and there's no ETA given unless the job is ran. How does Starwind V2V compare. Will it convert while the VM's are online and do a delta when we are ready to cutover, or does it require them to be offline as well?
StarWind V2V does support live conversion, so you can keep the VMs running and then do a final delta sync before cutover. It's generally smoother for minimal downtime compared to VMware Converter.
Re: Another Hyper-V to VMWare question
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2025 8:37 am
by yaroslav (staff)
You are right: Shutting down the VM is needed only if V2V cannot merge the snapshots.
Re: Another Hyper-V to VMWare question
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2025 9:35 am
by Thely1946
Got it, thanks for the clarification! I’ll make sure to try without shutting down first, and only power off if the snapshot merge fails.
Re: Another Hyper-V to VMWare question
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2025 9:45 am
by yaroslav (staff)
You are always welcome.
Re: Another Hyper-V to VMWare question
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2025 8:43 am
by Thely1946