The Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter (MVMC) Solution Accelerator is a Microsoft-supported, stand-alone solution for the IT pro or solution provider who wants to convert VMware-based virtual machines and disks to Hyper-V-based virtual machines and disks. The MVMC solution can perform full conversions of VMware-based virtual machines as well as conversions of VMware-based virtual hard disks to Hyper-V-based virtual hard disks (VHD).
Hyper-V-based virtual hard disks can be used in Windows 8 with the Hyper-V role installed. This way you can, for example, stop using VMware Workstation.
Let’s get going:
| Download the software from Microsoft here | |
| Install the Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter Solution Accelerator Click Next |
 |
| Click I accept, click next |  |
| Click Next |  |
| Click Next |  |
| Wait for the installer to finish |  |
| Click finish |  |
Ok, let’s convert a VMDK file to a VHD file:
| Open a Command Prompt as Administratror from the location C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter Solution Accelerator |  |
| Use the following parameter to convert a VMDK file to a VHD file:
MVDC.exe ‘.\VMDK\Test.vmdk’ ‘.\vhd\Test.vhd’ |
 |
| The conversion starts… |  |
| Tada, finished |  |
| We can now add the VHD file to a Virtual Machine and boot it. I have used Virtual Box to test it. It took around 20 minutes to convert the 8 GB disk. |  |
- We can also convert a VMware Virtual Machine to a Hyper-V Virtual Machine but this requires vCenter Server 5.0 or vCenter Server 4.1 or ESXi Server 5.0 or ESXi/ESX Server 4.1.
- I also tested the functionality to copy the “
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter Solution Accelerator” folder to another place and uninstall the MVMC program. This works well.
Manage, automate, and streamline your Hyper-V environment effectively with advanced PowerShell cmdlets:
No responses yet