Converting Physical Computers to Hyper-V VM’s
P2V is the process of converting physical computers to virtual computers. This involves copying the physical computer’s data (operating system, installed applications, local data, etc) to a virtual computer. While VMWare provides a free utility for a complete conversion of a physical computer to a virtual machine, Microsoft Hyper-V does not. This article outlines how to convert a physical computer to a virtual machine for Microsoft Hyper-V:
- Download, install, and run Disk2VHD on your physical computer to make a copy of the physical hard drive to a virtual hard drive file (VHD file):
- Create a new Hyper-V VM that points to the new VHD file(s)
- Boot up your new Hyper-V VM
- Install Hyper-V Integration Services if needed
- Configure the VM’s network card settings if needed (as the VM will now have a new network card)
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