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Windows Server P2V

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2025 3:41 pm
by viper359
So I did a in place P2V of my windows server whole disk. I saved it to another disk. Now I have a 300 plus GB folder that says my machine name, and another with a backup name thats about 190GB. Which is the actual image I want to use to load into a VM? Plus, when I mount the disk in nix, it shows up like my actual C: folder, and I cant access the images

Re: Windows Server P2V

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2025 3:45 pm
by yaroslav (staff)
It looks like there were multiple partitions there.
Use one with the machine name on it.

Re: Windows Server P2V

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2025 3:52 pm
by viper359
ok perfect
any suggestions on how to mount it?
when I use the mount command the drive shows up like a my normal C: drive rather than any image and the two created folders by P2V arent there

Re: Windows Server P2V

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2025 4:02 pm
by yaroslav (staff)
Sadly, no advice on this topic :(
I see people converting physical to virtual disks, not ISO, and just spinning up the VM.

Re: Windows Server P2V

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2025 4:19 pm
by viper359
Sorry it is a VM file. I cant remember which type though

Re: Windows Server P2V

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2025 5:04 pm
by yaroslav (staff)
No worries, just set up the VM and mount it to boot from it.
Please note that VHD requires an IDE controller.

Re: Windows Server P2V

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2025 5:13 pm
by viper359
Thats just it, when I mount the actual disk in proxmox, it shows all the normal windows files and not the vhd files

Re: Windows Server P2V

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2025 5:29 pm
by yaroslav (staff)
So it works?
Proxmox works with QCOW and VMDK files.

Good luck with your project.