In this blog post I’ll explain how to convert.vmdk to.vhd and how to create new Hyper-V virtual machine with converted disk. What is Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter (MVMC)?
The Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter Solution Accelerator is a stand-alone solution for the IT Pro or solution provider who wants to convert VMware based virtual machines to Hyper-V based virtual machines. The MVMC solution can perform full conversion of VMware based virtual machines as well as conversions of VMware virtual disks to Hyper-V virtual disks. To convert the VM disks; Download the module here: If you haven’t done this once before, your Powershell installation will need to have its execution policy updated.
Run Powershell as an administrator (it needs to make changes to the registry the first time) Open Powershell, run: Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted Answer Y Import the MVMC module into Powershell: Import-Module “C: Program Files Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter MvmcCmdlet.psd1” Change to the directory you wish to place the converted disk in (destination) cd Run: ConvertTo-MvmcVirtualHardDisk -SourceLiteralPath. To convert the VM disks; Download the module here: If you haven’t done this once before, your Powershell installation will need to have its execution policy updated. Run Powershell as an administrator (it needs to make changes to the registry the first time) Open Powershell, run: Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted Answer Y Import the MVMC module into Powershell: Import-Module “C: Program Files Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter MvmcCmdlet.psd1” Change to the directory you wish to place the converted disk in (destination) cd Run: ConvertTo-MvmcVirtualHardDisk -SourceLiteralPath.