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How to Convert Physical Machine to Hyper-V using MVMC

In this article, we will teach you how to convert physical machine to Hyper-V using MVMC. Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter v3.1 tool is developed by Microsoft and is used to convert a physical computer, VMware virtual machines including all the disks to a Hyper-V virtual machine.

Download Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter 3.1

You can download Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter 3.1 tool by clicking here.

After downloading, go to the downloaded folder and then double-click to run the mvmc_setup to start the installation.

Mvmc_setup exe file

Welcome to the Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter Setup wizard, choose next.

Microsoft virtual machine converter setup

Accept the end user license agreement and then choose next.

Install mvmc License agreement

Choose a destination folder for the installation and then choose next.

Install mvmc destination folder

Ready to install Microsoft virtual machine converter, click on install.

Ready to install mvmc

Successfully completes the MVMC installation, choose the finish.

Completed the MVMC setup

Search Microsoft virtual machine converter and then open it.

Search Microsoft virtual machine converter

Convert Physical Machine to Hyper-V

Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter, choose next.

Microsoft virtual machine converter

Here you can find two types of virtual machine conversation, I am converting a physical machine. Click Next.

MVMC machine type

Specify a physical machine for conversion (type FQDN or an IP address, username) and enter credentials to access that machine and choose next.

Physical machine for conversation source

Validating the physical machine credentials.

Validating the credentials

Click on the Scan System button.

Convert physical machine system information

Select next

Convert physical machine to Hyper-V MVMC

Pick volumes to include in the conversion. Two volumes are on disk in this scenario. Please don’t forget to tick the volume box. You can also verify the type of VHD and then click next to continue.

Convert VM volume configuration

Specify the name, the number of processors, and the memory for the new virtual machine. Click Next.

MVMC Converter VM configuration

Choose a Hyper-V node as the destination for this virtual machine. Enter the credentials of an administrator account in order to access your Hyper-V node and then click next to continue.

Hyper-V host as the destination

Specify the path to store the converted virtual machine disks and then choose next.

MVMC specify disk path

Choose a location for this machine with enough disk space and then choose next.

MVMC workspace

Please don’t forget to power off the source physical machine or disconnect from the network before starting the converting process, click next.

Network configuration MVMC

Review the details and then click Finish to start conversion.

Microsoft virtual machine converter summary
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