Virtual Machine has gained a level
I just wrote this up for a coworker who asked me how to move a virtual machine from being hosted by Virtual Server to Hyper-V. First off, I'd like to say that I am a big fan of this type of upgrade. The first step to improving your virtualization experience is realizing that your experience could be improved, after all :)
In any case, it should be a fairly trivial move and would function on Virtual PC 2004/2007 machines, as well. The only thing you'll need is the vhd(s) of your current virtual machine.
- Uninstall the VM Additions from the VPC prior to uninstalling Virtual Server
- Copy the vhd file to your Hyper-V machine
- Create a new VM using the VHD and start it
- Once it starts up, open the Hyper-V view of the machine from the Hyper-V role in Server Manager
- Select the Action menu, Insert Integration Services Disk, and proceed with the installation.
That should basically be it all you need -- everything else should just work. Note that you won’t be able to use external networking with a normal Hyper-V network adaptor until you have the Integration Services installed. If you need network before that you’ll have to shut the virtual machine off and add a Legacy Network Adaptor. For example, you would need this if you have Win2003 prior to SP1 since the Integration Services require SP2.
Enjoy, and happy virtualizing!
Faster than a speeding batch file, stronger than a well coded C# library, Adam is often seen testing those dark, dank quagmires of features where few tread and even fewer return. And he does so with a signature chipper attitude not sold in stores.
