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Moderators: anton (staff), art (staff), Max (staff), Anatoly (staff) skak Posts: 1 Joined: Thu Mar 25, 2021 9:58 am Hello, I have ESXi 7.0 and I want convert VMDK to VHDX to use in lab. Due to which I have downloaded the VMDK file from the data store and it downloads as .zip (DCHQ.VMDK.ZIP). I am using the starwinds converter for conversion but it doesnt sees the file as its .zip. Can I change VMDK.ZIP to vmdk and convert ? I am afraid it will be corrupted and it will take time to copy again to another place. Thanks Return to “StarWind V2V Converter, P2V Migrator” Jump to Forum ↳ StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free], StarWind x Proxmox VE SAN Integration Services ↳ StarWind Virtual Tape Library (VTL) [+Free], VTL Appliance, Backup Appliance, Virtual Backup Appliance [+Free], StarWind x Veeam Hardened Backup Repository ↳ StarWind V2V Converter, P2V Migrator ↳ StarWind Tape Redirector ↳ StarWind NVMe-oF Initiator [+Free], Deduplication Analyzer, RDMA Performance Benchmark ↳ Public Beta ↳ Water Cooler

- removed network from configuration. restart Hyper-V - try to remove virtual network adaptor - still won’t remove? hepkat63 (hepkat63) August 14, 2021, 2:24am 9 so, I’ve fixed it - yay!!Still don’t know what caused this to fail. What I did to get it working was to shut the VM down, then go into the settings of the VM and ADD a LEGACY NETWORK ADAPTER. I then started up the VM - went into control panel/networking and there was now TWO Network Adapters there. The first was the original one not working - still with old IP addressing. The second was working fine (on DHCP). So, I tested I could ping in and out - which I could, then I went to the old NIC, set it for DHCP (knowing it would fail), then went to the new NIC, set it up as the same IP as previous, saved, tested ping in / out - success. I then disabled other NIC, rebooted VM and tested - all working fine. Using the legacy network adapter is not recommended. What you should do is updating the Hyper-V integration tools inside your virtual machine to support the most recent Hyper-V network adapter driver Hyper-V integration components update for Windows virtual machines - Microsoft Support .I prefer using free Starwinds V2V Converter V2V Converter / P2V Converter - Converting VM Formats for those kinds of conversions since it does that automatically creating a virtual machine and supports direct conversion to Generation2 virtual machines. It also does some hardware patching to remove hardware-specific drivers.Also, make sure to go to your Device Manager, select to show hidden devices, expand the Network Adapters list and remove everything except your only present network adapter.

Online Marketing Manager at StarWind. In touch with virtualization world, may know stuff you are interested in. Online Marketing Manager at StarWind. In touch with virtualization world, may know stuff you are interested in. IntroductionMigrating your VMs from one hypervisor to another may be a bit of a challenge if you don’t have some decent virtual machine converter at hand. Different hypervisors have their own proprietary VM formats: VMDK, VHD and VHDX, QCOW, you name it. The problem is that one VM format can be not supported on other platforms. In this case, a V2V converter is a must-have. Now, the question arises: which converter should I choose?VSAN from StarWind is software-defined storage (SDS) solution created with restricted budgets and maximum output in mind. It pulls close to 100% of IOPS from existing hardware, ensures high uptime and fault tolerance starting with just two nodes. StarWind VSAN is hypervisor and hardware agnostic, allowing you to forget about hardware restrictions and crazy expensive physical shared storage.Build your infrastructure with off-the-shelf hardware, scale however you like, increase return on investment (ROI) and enjoy Enterprise-grade virtualization features and benefits at SMB price today!Explore VSAN from StarWindStarWind VSAN White Paper-->How to choose?Deciding on a proper V2V converter depends mainly on its functionality. The number one factor for me is the number of supported VM formats. There are tools that allow migrating only from VMDK to VHD/VHDX, or vice versa, or even from any VM format to any other. For example, VMware vCenter Converter Standalone allows converting any VM format to VMDK.The second key-point you should really consider is the conversion way. It can be two-way conversion (VMDK to VHD and the other way around) or one-way (only from VMDK to VHD). If you have an environment with two hypervisors running, it would be a good solution to find a converter that supports both ways instead of installing several tools. For example, StarWind V2V Converter allows bi-directional conversion between various hypervisors.And the final factor is the ability to change VM parameters during its conversion. It’s really useful option since it allows avoiding any incompatibility issues when migrating your VMs from one hypervisor to another. This feature is supported in 5nine V2V Easy Converter and VMware vCenter Converter Standalone.I don’t take price into account since there are plenty of free solutions on the market. So, it’s no problem finding a good and feature-rich tool without paying a dime. All three tools I’ve mentioned above are free.I won’t go into much details in this article and compare different V2V converters since there is a great article on VMblog already. It’s called “V2V converters review” and it will give you the detailed info on different tools, including StarWind

VMware vCenter Converter is a free tool that is an indispensable utility for VMware administrators. Even now, many years after physical to virtual (P2V) conversion in many enterprises has finished, there are systems to convert or reconfigure, as the tool can also optimize and resize disks and their layout. Author Recent Posts Vladan Seget is an independent consultant, professional blogger, vExpert 2009-2021, VCAP-DCA/DCD and MCSA. He has been working for over 20 years as a system engineer. VMware vCenter Converter can not only do P2V but also Virtual to virtual (V2V) conversions. V2V migration might be interesting when it comes to migrating, optimizing, or resizing. You can use many software utilities on the market for your P2V, V2V, and disk resizing operations, but the use of the VMware Converter standalone tool is advised and in most cases is trouble-free.Another part of P2V or V2V work can be a situation when you want to resize a virtual disk or reclaim some dead space from within a thin provisioned disk. This can be done with the VMware converter. To resize the destination virtual machine's (VM) disk and optimize its layout.The product has evolved over recent years, and VMware still actively maintains this product, but there are some good practices for using it and to maximize the benefits. In this post, we'll talk about all of them.Here is a short list of tips that might be useful:Uninstall all unnecessary software – Before P2V, uninstall any software you won't use on the system once it's a VM. This could be any diagnostics, monitoring software related to the physical server, or other software. Disable services – There might be services that you want to disable, such as services related to disk activities, as those services will slow down the conversion process.Chose only disks you want to convert and the right size – During the wizard that you launch before the conversion process, you have the possibility to select the disks you want to convert and then alsoCreate optimized partition layoutDowngrade virtual machine version – This is possible via the vCenter Converter, within the workflow. You might be in a situation where you have received a VM from your software developer or an external company and this VM was saved in a newer format than your current VMware vSphere environment, so the VM cannot run.You must downgrade the VM hardware first. You can do this through the V2V reconfiguration process.Downgrade virtual machine versionOption to "Connect to another server" – This option allows you to connect to another converter server remotely and manage the jobs that this "node" is doing. Imagine you have a lot of conversion tasks to do. Instead of using only a single node,

Moderators: anton (staff), art (staff), Max (staff), Anatoly (staff) xipopep179 Posts: 2 Joined: Thu Jun 15, 2023 2:54 pm Hi everyone,I would like to P2V an old 32 bits Windows XP computer to a VM. I tried all in-built Windows solutions (NT, backup, ...) but to no avail. Someone recomanded me Starwind P2V but unfortunately I cannot run it on Windows XP.It says "Internal error : Cannot expand "pf64" constant on this version of Windows".Does anyone know if there is another version of Starwind P2V that is compatible or soma trick to make it work ?Thank you, Xipopep xipopep179 Posts: 2 Joined: Thu Jun 15, 2023 2:54 pm Fri Jun 16, 2023 2:04 pm If I connect my Windows XP (32 bits) computer internal drive as an external drive of my Windows 10 computer, can I make a P2V if the W32 computer ? Return to “StarWind V2V Converter, P2V Migrator” Jump to Forum ↳ StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free], StarWind x Proxmox VE SAN Integration Services ↳ StarWind Virtual Tape Library (VTL) [+Free], VTL Appliance, Backup Appliance, Virtual Backup Appliance [+Free], StarWind x Veeam Hardened Backup Repository ↳ StarWind V2V Converter, P2V Migrator ↳ StarWind Tape Redirector ↳ StarWind NVMe-oF Initiator [+Free], Deduplication Analyzer, RDMA Performance Benchmark ↳ Public Beta ↳ Water Cooler