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Boot device inaccessible after converting Windows Server 2019 from VSphere ESXI to Proxmox

Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2025 12:44 pm
by zcostell
After using V2V to convert an ESXI VM to Proxmox, Windows fails to boot with the error "Inaccesable Boot Device"

Is this a known issue? Is there a workaround?

Re: Boot device inaccessible after converting Windows Server 2019 from VSphere ESXI to Proxmox

Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2025 1:02 pm
by yaroslav (staff)
Please try removing VMware tools before conversion.