This article explains how to convert physical to virtual Hyper-V using disk2vhd. Using Disk2vhd to convert a physical machine to a virtual machine running on a Hyper-V node. Disk2vhd is an application to create a virtual hard disk from a physical disk for a Hyper-V virtual machine or Microsoft Virtual Computer. It permits you to run the Disk2VHD tool on the computer and use VHDs to create a virtual machine conveniently.
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Convert Physical to Virtual Hyper-V
Converting a physical system to virtual machine Hyper-V Disk2VHD
Download Disk2vhd utility.
Install Disk2vhd v2.01 Tool
Extract the contents to a downloaded directory and run the disk2vhd.exe file on the physical PC you are converting. Double-click to run the Disk2VHD tool on the physical computer next to the one you want to convert.
The installation is very straightforward, and the Disk2Vhd license agreement chooses to agree.
Choose to use vhdx to create a vhdx disk.
Click on the three dot icon to choose the destination for the VHDX file. Include any disk/volume you need to virtualize.
Select the folder and click save.
Click Create
Convert disks to VHDX and then copy them to the Hyper-V node.
The conversion process is running.
Convert disks to VHDX format and copy them to the Hyper-V host.
Physical computer to virtual machine successfully completed.
Go to your converted directory and see the VM.VHDX file/disk, which we can move to the Hyper-V host, and then move to the folder where you have the server virtual machine disks.
Create a New Virtual Machine on Hyper-V
Right-click on the Hyper-V node, choose New, and then Virtual Machine.
New virtual machine wizard in Hyper-V, click next.
Specify the name and location, and then choose next.
Specify the generation type for the virtual machine, and then choose next.
Assign memory, and then choose next.
Select a network for the virtual machine, and then choose Next.
Insert the Created Disk
Here, we need to select the existing virtual hard disk. Please pick a disk that we have already converted.
Click on vhdx, and then choose open.
Click next
Review the virtual machine summary and then choose the finish.
Right-click on the virtual machine, and then click Connect.
Click start
It will take a little time for the VM to boot up.
Read this article to find out more about converting a physical machine to a Hyper-V VM.
