Virtual relocation for a small company. Converting virtual hard disks VHD and VHDX using Hyper-V and StarWind V2V Converter Program for converting vdi to vhd

Continuing the robot theme with VHD files, take a look at Disk2vhd. Disk2vhd is a utility that allows you to create VHD files (Virtual Hard Disk) from volumes hard drive. Vіdminnіst ієї іїї utilities vіd іn similar fields іє іn thаt thе image VHD-image can be created directly from running operating system.

The program has won the functionality of the operating system Volume Snapshot (previously presented in Windows XP) for creating the last volume snapshots at the right moment of the hour. In this way, you can create a VHD file directly on the same distribution, which is in the new package (although the productivity of to this particular type something lower, lower with the choice of another division). The interface of the utility is even simpler and is folded from the system distributions:

The utility creates one VHD file for the skin disc, which is selected by the selected volume. She collects information about the distribution of the disk, but copies only data that are worth the selected one. This technology allows, for example, to include only the system volume in a VHD file, and to include the partitioned data.

Creations by utility virtual disk You can only connect to a virtual machine like an IDE disk, and you can't use connections to enter through the manager Windows takeover 7 on a real machine. Why is it related to Windows special rank designate different disks, and to get rid of the scammers, give the VHD disk a new identifier. When you first get interested in VHD, the system sees a pardon about daytime zavantazhuvalny disk. As an experiment, I took a VHD image of virtual machine And having switched yoga to physical - the system was immediately re-vanquished, without the usual updates. Then, having been brought to Virtual PC, the system starts up and works well:

Note. How do you know the image system disk, and you have an update, don't forget to turn it on before the VHD-image, so the system won't get bogged down without it.

Supported OS: Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2003 SP1, and newer versions, including 64-bit versions.

Command row keys

For example:

disk2vhd c:d:\vhd1.vhd disk2vhd * d:\vhd1.vhd

The symbol "*" means that it is necessary to convert all volumes.

The utility did not help me in its time. Paragon Virtualization Manager is a full-featured trial version, but it is not possible to create an exciting disk with it. I didn’t need me.

"The creation of a virtual disk utility can be connected to a virtual machine like an IDE disk, and it cannot be used to capture through the Windows 7 Entry Manager on a real machine. Delete the scammer, give the VHD-disk a new identifier.
- the axis doesn't sound like that, or it's just abracadabra ... in the original at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/ee656415.aspx mov about those that through the Windows 7 capture manager on a real machine, and on a virtual, system with vhd is wonderfully occupied, and the axis of which cannot be worked - "do not attach (to connect via Disk Management or Diskpart) to VHDs on the same system (well, well, well, we were told) on which you created them if you plan on booting from them", because - when connected - Windows, to get rid of the rogue, assign a new ID to the VHD disk, and then "so when that happens Windows booted in a VM will fail to locate the boot disk". Tobto. in BCD on vіr.m. will be sent to the old Idі vhd і - out; schodo zboyu zavantazhennya real mash. there language vzagalі not go, but maybe - so.
Let me add to myself that - if the situation is corrected in the BSD - there may be a problem with "letters", well, you know, especially - who remembers =))). You can also link to the ID disks through the registry (not only the same, it's just the same ID, everything is so confused...)
with respect to the author of that audience.

Click to launch a broken copy of the OS in vhd format on a real machine, what are the ways to change the zavantazhuvach?

How to run on a real machine a copy of Windows8.1.vhd, spawned behind the help disk2vhd:
1. For the help of disk2vhd, make a copy of the OS from vhd (not vhdx).
2. For the assistance of the Disk Manager, create a 50GB vhd disk, initialize it and create a volume.
3. Accept insults and volumes.
4. Copy all folders from the copy "Windows8.1.vhd" (without attached files) to a new vhd ("Copy-Windows8.1.vhd").
5. For help with EasyBCD 2.3, add Copy-Windows8.1.vhd to capture.

It worked for me, I'll try it with Windows 10, I think it will start up.

Before speech, an hour of access with a busy OS on hdd and vhd is more expensive for me 14ms and 8ms faster (40% faster), which is visually significant for an hour of operating the OS. Testi zrobleno for help Everest.

With a copy of Windows 10, everything works the same way.

Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V introduces a new virtual disk format, VHDX. Virtual disks in the VHDX format can have a lot of advantages, including a larger maximum disk size - 64 TB, and a lot more. You can convert streaming discs in VHD format new format VHDX behind the help console Hyper-V Manager. In the course of the process, it will be created new disk VHDX and copied data from the old disk to the new one. For example, you will have 2 discs - in the old format and in the new one. After a successful reverification of the new disk, you can remove the old one manually.

The Edit Virtual Hard Disk Wizard starts. Select a button Convert and press Next

Select VHDX and click Next.

You can choose whether the disk is due to a fixed size or it can change dynamically. Which option to access is independent of what type of letter the disk had earlier. Press the Next button.
Choose name and restock the new VHDX disk and press Next.
Flip everything over and press Finish to create a new disc. The hour of creation to fall into the rozmіru of the outer disk and the speed of the hard disk. On my SSD drive VHD with a size of 300GB converting approximately 2 lengths.

The final step is to connect the new disk to the virtual machine.

If you are interested in a virtual machine, you need to reconsider that everything is fine. If so, then you can safely remove the old disk.

You can also use PowerShell to convert. In such a time, it is an order of magnitude less to go out. 🙂
Convert-VHD -Path \win2012-dc01\vms\old.vhd -DestinationPath \\win2012-dc01\vms\new.vhdx -DeleteSource -Compu

Introduced into Hyper-V, the function of converting disks is important to call a complete converter. Everything that Microsoft stock hypervisor can do with virtual hard disks personal format VHD and VHDX - do not change formats one to another, and also change dynamic type on fixings and navpaki.

The mechanism for converting virtual disks from other hypervisor formats, as, for example, is transferred from the VirtualBox program, from the warehouse every day.

Let's see below how the process of converting VHD- and VHDX-disks from the installed guest OS to another type and format is changed. We will convert the disks with the help of regular Hyper-V capabilities at the Windows 10 warehouse and the third-party cost-free program StarWind V2V Converter.

1. Virtual hard disks are now being transformed

Converting VHD and VHDX disks from the dynamic type to a fixed type rarely needs to be changed. Take care that virtual hard drive fixed type pratsyuє shvidshe, lower disk with dynamic type. Really good software feature do not rob the virtual machine more productively, as a result of the hardware capabilities of the host (physical computer). About `em operational memory in 8 and more GB, a hard disk drive (or an SSD) for placement on new files of virtual machines, a modern processor is the basic recipe for a productive robot and hypervisors for a non-commercial virtual machine.

In the case of rearrangement of fixed types of virtual disks, types of dynamic cores are larger. Fixing a virtual disk on a physical computer takes up a lot of space, equal to the whole volume, as if bi wine will be filled with more denim. Just like a dynamic type of disk is growing in the world of data storage, taking less than a month on a physical computer.

The conversion of VHD disks to a new format of virtual disks, with which Hyper-V works - VHDX, may be different from the rest. The main ones are up to 64 TB, although the old VHD format and VHDX transfer a maximum volume of less than 2 TB, and more high cost of data loss at times of living. Plus, while maintaining the same virtual disk space, VHDX disks occupy less than a month on a physical hard disk, less than VHD.

Converting disks from VHDX in the old VHD format may be relevant in case of porting a virtual machine, apparently, on an old version of Hyper-V (below 3.0). This does not work with VHDX discs.

Hyper-V virtual machines of the first generation, created on the basis of a VHD disk, can be run in VMware and VirtualBox hypervisors without any rewriting processes. І VMware, і VirtualBox support the creation of virtual machines based on disks in the VHD format. And from the VHDX format, the hypervisors do not yet transfer to the robot.

Converting virtual formats hard drives some hypervisors in other formats are not universal, before Swedish way transferring virtual machines to another hypervisor. And in the case of VHDX discs - another single possible option, which allows you to transfer Hyper-V virtual machines to VMware hypervisors and VirtualBox.

2. Converting VHD and VHDX disks from dynamic type to fixation and back-to-back using Hyper-V

For the conversion of the disk, a virtual machine is used, which can be victorious, can be at the victorious station. Hyper-V sends two ways to change disks - a special function in the manager and the parameters of the virtual machine's skin only for the disk of the machine. Let's take a look at the first option and remake the dynamic VHDX disk for fixing. For VHD discs, the procedure will be identical.

At the Hyper-V dispatcher, a virtual machine is selected for which disk conversion is required. AT context menu on the selected machine, we need "Parameters".

At the end of the day, as it turned out, I was angry, in the “Obladnannya” branch, in the controller's update, I robbed the hard drive of the virtual machine. On the right, we’ll walk a path to the yogo file. Detailed information about the format and type of the disc will be shown in the next few days of authority when pressing the "Change" button.

Ours may have a first-generation Hyper-V virtual machine installed on a dynamic-type VHDX disk. Let's remake the disk for fixing. At the window of parameters, press the "Edit" button.

At the first vіknі majstra, scho started, change the disk embossed "Dali".

We need to insert the VHDX format. Tisnemo "Dali".

We select the first item of the "Fixed ROM", so that such a convert dynamic disk. First of all - select another item "Dynamically burnt out", as in this type it is necessary to convert the fixing disk. Tisnemo "Dali".

The reworked disk will be a new file, you will need to give it a name and indicate the storage location on your computer. Tisnemo "Dali".

Tisnemo "Done" to start the transformation process.

After the completion of the transformation, a new disk is reviewed. At the Hyper-V dispatcher, on the toolbar, the right-handed embossed is the command "Change disk". At the veknі provіdnika kazuєmo way to the converted disk.

The display of disk powers will show the type. Our type of fixings has a type that, well, it was important in the process of transformation.

3. Converting VHDX to VHD i, navpak, VHD to VHDX using Hyper-V

Let's change the format of the VHDX disk to VHD, so that on this basis you can create and run a virtual machine in VMware and VirtualBox hypervisors. For the most victorious three and a half ways to change virtual hard disks. Tisnemo "Change disk" - a command that can be found on the right-handed toolbar in the Hyper-V manager window.

This function launches a new master of changing virtual hard disks. Tisnemo "Dalі" at the vital vіknі master.

Now it is necessary to show the path to the converted disc. Tisnemo "Dali".

We select "Re-create".

Our view requires the first item - "Virtual Hard Disk", in VHD format. In case of return data, it is necessary to convert a disk from VHD to VHDX, obviously, we select another item - "VHDX". Tisnemo "Dali".

Front type of disc - dynamic - redundant. Tisnemo "Dali".

Vkazuєmo way that im'ya possible disk VHD. Tisnemo "Dali".

Tisnemo “Done” and check the completion of the transformation process.

After the transformation is completed, you can rewrite the disk. The Hyper-V Manager has a "Re-Verify Disk" option and it's possible to navigate to the converted VHD file.

Yak Bachimo, the disc has changed from VHDX format to VHD format.

Moreover, the guest OS Windows 8.1 is installed on this virtual disk and successfully runs on VMware and VirtualBox hypervisors.

The same success cannot be achieved with the converted VHD disks of Hyper-V virtual machines of another generation, created from UEFI-based software installations. Well, it’s true, I don’t have much luck with the VirtualBox program. Current version VMware Workstation 12 transfers virtual machines with the EFI firmware type and can possibly secure the use of more virtual machines of another generation of Hyper-V, a virtual hard disk of some kind of transformations to the VHD format. For every hour of creating a new VMware virtual machine, you must specify the type of firmware - EFI.

4. Convert VHDX to VMDK with StarWind V2V Converter

Universal way The transfer of virtual machines from Hyper-V to other hypervisors and the way of converting files in virtual hard disks from installed operating systems is not limited to the VHD format, which means that abnormal data can be generated. For converting VHD and VHDX discs to VMDK, a special StarWind V2V Converter program is recognized. You can download it free of charge on the retailer's website, filling in the StarWind registration form in advance. The request for the installer's request should be sent to the mail, indicated in the registration data.

With the format of virtual hard disks VMDK works not only "native" VMware hypervisor, but also VirtualBox. The process of converting VHDX disks to VMDK disks is still not lost, so you need to run a Hyper-V virtual machine on VMware or VirtualBox. And in the converted VHD format, which is supported by VMware, and VirtualBox, you can do it - VMDK disks are more economically used on the disk space of a physical computer, lower than VHD.

StarWind V2V Converter can convert VHD and VHDX discs to VMDK discs. First of all - VMDK disks, VHD disks and VHDX disks. For VHD and VMDK discs, when converting, you can choose a lower, lower type of dynamic or fixing. Let's take a look at the program robot from the butt of converting a VHDX disk to a VMDK disk.

We launch StarWind V2V Converter and immediately embossed "Dali".

Please specify the output path for the VHDX file. Tisnemo "Next".

Select the format and type of VMDK disk. Our view has the first option - VMware growable image. Tse dynamic disk type. Another option - VMware pre-allocated image - is the same type of fixation disk. Tisnemo "Next".

As a VMware controller, when setting up virtual machines, it is recommended to select SCSI, otherwise. Tisnemo "Next".

For the help of the button, I will look around the way to open the VMDK disk on the way out. Tisnemo "Next".

Start converting process. After this is completed, it is embossed Finish.

First of all, you can open a virtual machine from a real VMDK disk in VMware and VirtualBox hypervisors.

Have a wonderful day!

manager conversion You can vikonati dekilkom in the following ways:

VMware Converter

It's possible, it's possible convert:

• "live" uvіmknenu car
• machine with infrastructure (spheres)
• Hyper-V Server
• sprat of other formats

It's a pity "naked" (offline) VHD converter convert it didn’t go away, because the VHD itself from the Hyper-V middle, had a chance to “lift” the machine at the same time, indicating that the drive is my VHD, in the settings of the converter it is necessary to select the data Hyper-V server, after connecting to a new one, from the list of machines, select the necessary (machine pіdlyagaє konvertії is guilty buti vimknen), as an obliger you can choose the number of options:

• Infrastructure (field)
• Workstation\VMware virtual machine

You can also choose to convert to the same version:

If the machine file is saved to a shared directory, it is necessary to enter a password for the connection.

Upon completion of the work master, the list of tasks will be displayed as a new task.

In principle, it's easy to access the interface, and it's easy to access the functionality.

StarWind V2V

Everything is much simpler here:

• after installation, the launch of this software will prompt the master, which prompts you to select the VHD file
• further it is necessary to specify the format of the image fallow vіd vymog:

• then select disk type - IDE\SCSI
• indicate the path of recognition
• the process began to look after the additional row of indications and the status of the manager

Hello dude, in 8 and Windows Server 2012 you can change virtual disks from vhd to vhdx, stink can be a lot of trouble, but I don’t know how, tell me how to do it.

So, together with the exit new version hypervisor Hyper-V 3.0, Microsoft presented a new storage format for virtual disks .VHDX. The Danish virtual disk format is guilty of replacing the old .vhd format.

Main advantages of new VHDX disks in Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012

• The maximum size of a virtual VHDX disk is increased to 64 TB (for vhd disks, the maximum size is 2 TB)
• Safety of high capacity and loss of data when the livelihood is turned on for the account of the logging mechanism
• Workaround for large size blocks for dynamic disks (which is especially important for new disks with a large sector size)
• Metadata support. Now the metadata of the virtual disk can contain information about the type of installed OS, installed updates and etc.
• Efficiency of saving on the nose for the rack of TRIM, which allows you to occupy the disk less space on the extension of the saving and easier to move the space, which does not beat.
• On vhdx disks, it is possible to organize replication before computer replication using Hyper-V

Іsnuyuchi vhd discs can be converted to vhdx format. Please note that new vhdx disks are not supported in older versions of the Microsoft hypervisor.

There are two ways to convert vhd to vhdx: using the Hyper-V help GUI or using the help PowerShell command.

Conversion from vhdx behind the help of the Hyper-V management console

Open the virtual machine management console in Hyper-V Manager and select EditDisk.

When the master is started, it will be specified misc.vhd file.

At the coming future, it will be proponated to choose a day, to choose Convert and press Next.

Select format VHDX and press Next.

Please enter disk type dynamicallyexpanding(Dynamically expanding). After the completion of the robotic wizard, the process of converting a VHD disk to a new VHDX disk will begin, which takes a day (deposit from the external expansion of the virtual disk).

Converting a vhd disk can be done with the help of the Powershell command, for which type the following command:

Convert-VHD TstVHD.vhd -VHDFormat VHDX -DestinationPath C:\tmp\VHD\TstVHDX.vhdx -DeleteSource

Turnaround (VHDX to VHD) can be spawned with the command:

Convert-VHD TstVHDX.vhdx -VHDFormat VHD -DestinationPath C:\tmp\VHD\TstVHD.vhd -DeleteSource

Please note that the virtual disk will not be available during the conversion process. In addition, in the process of transformation, a new disc is being created, and the old one is being completed after it is seen. So perekonaytes, scho on a hard disk є enough space.