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Convert vmdk to VHDx with Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter Solution Accelerator and HyperV

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There are a lot of tools on the Internet about converting vmdk files to vhd. Microsoft has a cool utility to convert vmdk to vhd format, called Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter Solution Accelerator. It is less than 5 MB and the conversion is very simple.

Lets go over how to convert vmdk to VHD easily. If you are running Windows 8, you can easily play with HyperV 3.0 and/or export import your VMs between Windows 8 Hyper-V to Windows 2012 :)

First, the download link is:

 

Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter Solution Accelerator:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=34591

The installation is very easy, 4 x “Next” :

Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter Solution Accelerator:

Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter Solution Accelerator:

 

After the install completes, run the program, it supports VMware Virtual machines when guest OS is one of the followings:

    • windows Server 2003 SP2
    • Windows Server 2008
    • Windows Server 2008 R2
    • Windows 7
    • Windows Vista

Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter Solution Accelerator:

Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter Solution Accelerator:

As I don’t want to connect it to VCenter, and have local vmdk file, open elevated cmd, and go to

c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter Solution Accelerator

directory and run:

MVDC.exe SOURCEDISK DESTINATIONDISK

do not forget to add /Dyn if you want it to be dynamic.

 

MVDC.exe SOURCEDISK DESTINATIONDISK

The tool has the following switches:

MVDC.exe

And then once you attach it to a VM on HyperV you can convert it to VHDX format via HyperV console.

Convert Virtual Hard Disk to vhdx

Have fun.


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