How to Convert VMware Virtual Machines to Hyper-V

Open the VMs and Services workspace.

On the Home tab, in the Create group, click the Create Virtual Machine drop-down arrow, and then click Convert Virtual Machine.

The Convert Virtual Machine Wizard opens.

On the Select Source page, next to the Select the virtual machine that you would like to convert box, click Browse.

In the Select Virtual Machine Source dialog box, click the VMware virtual machine that you want to convert, and then click OK.

Tip
Verify that the Virtualization Platform column indicates VMware ESX Server.

On the Select Source page, click Next.

On the Specify Virtual Machine Identity page, either keep or change the virtual machine name, enter an optional description, and then click Next.

Note
The virtual machine name identifies the virtual machine to VMM. The name does not have to match the computer name of the virtual machine. However, to avoid confusion, we recommend that you use the same name as the computer name.

On the Virtual Machine Configuration page, configure the number of processors and the amount of memory to assign (in megabytes or gigabytes), and then click Next.

On the Select Host page, select a Hyper-V host for placement, and then click Next.

On the Select Path page, do the following, and then click Next:

1. In the Storage location box, configure the storage location on the host for virtual machine files. By default, the default virtual machine paths on the target host are listed. To select a different location, click Browse, click a folder, and then click OK.
   
   

   Note
   As a best practice, do not specify a path that is on the same drive as the operating system files.

2. If desired, select the Add this path to the list of default storage locations on the host check box.
   
   

On the Select Networks page, select the logical network, the virtual network and the VLAN (if applicable) to use for the virtual machine, and then click Next.

Note
The list of available logical networks, virtual networks, and VLANs matches what is configured on the host physical network adapters.

On the Add Properties page, configure the desired settings, and then click Next.

On the Summary page, review the settings. Optionally, select the Start the virtual machine after deploying it check box. To start the conversion process, click Create.

The Jobs dialog box appears to indicate the job status. Verify that the job has a status of Completed, and then close the dialog box.

To verify that the virtual machine was converted, do the following:

1. In the VMs and Services workspace, locate and then click the Hyper-V host that you selected during placement.
   
   
2. On the Home tab, in the Show group, click VMs.
   
   
3. In the VMs pane, verify that the virtual machine appears.