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This article describes how to convert VHD files to VHDX, or VHDX files to VHD in System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager.
Original product version: System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager
Original KB number: 2799257
Symptoms
Certain situations may necessitate converting VHD files to VHDX, or VHDX files to VHD. For example, a Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) template referencing a VHDX cannot be deployed to a Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V server, therefore this template will need to be recreated using a VHD file.
Qemu-img convert: raw, qcow2, qed, vdi, vmdk, vhd ΒΆ. The qemu-img convert command can do conversion between multiple formats, including qcow2, qed, raw, vdi, vhd, and vmdk. This example will convert a raw image file named image.img to a qcow2 image file. Run the following command to convert a vmdk image file to a raw image file.
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Cause
Nov 06, 2020 A virtual hard disk v2 can contain partitions of a hard disk, a file system or all the information that a hard disk (HDD) owns. Importantly, a VHDX virtual hard disk protects the computer against power failures under the Hyper-V server. How to Convert VHDX Virtual Hard Drive to ISO Easily. Aug 12, 2014 So the idea is I have created a VHD of my Windows OS using the create a system image in the backup and restore program. I plan on converting this VHD to an ISO in order to use it to install Windows 7 Ultimate on my mac through boot camp. Hp drivers for windows 7 64 bit.
Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V servers are not aware of the VHDX file format and System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager SP1 relies on the Hyper-V host to read the header of the file.
Resolution
Use one of the following methods to convert between formats:
Use the Hyper-V UI in Windows Server 2012, select to edit the VHDX or VHD file and choose to convert to either VHD or VHDX.
Use the new
Convert-VHD
PowerShell cmdlet referenced here:
Note
VHD conversion must be done when the VM is shut down.
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More Information
When you encounter this issue, you may see one or more of the following:
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When you create a virtual machine template from a cloned hard disk for the Windows Server 2012 operating system and attempt to place it on a Windows Server 2008 R2 library server, it fails with the error below:
Error (802)
The VirtualHardDisk file <name> is already in use by another VirtualHardDisk.During virtual machine creation from a Windows Server 2012 template, the host rating explanation shows the following status:
SCVMM cannot locate an available physical instance of the equivalence group for the virtual disk with ID <name>