{"id":41453,"date":"2019-12-23T09:00:44","date_gmt":"2019-12-23T08:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/?p=41453"},"modified":"2019-12-22T14:07:44","modified_gmt":"2019-12-22T13:07:44","slug":"starwind-v2v-converter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/starwind-v2v-converter\/","title":{"rendered":"StarWind V2V Converter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-41504 size-full\" title=\"starwind-v2v-converter-01\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/starwind-v2v-converter-01.jpg\" alt=\"starwind-v2v-converter-01\" width=\"602\" height=\"202\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/starwind-storage-gateway-for-wasabi-setup\/\">StarWind<\/a> V2V Converter is a free tool useful to <strong>convert VMs from one format to another<\/strong> and it works with VHD\/VHDX, VMDK, QCOW2, and StarWind native IMG formats.<\/p>\n<p>VMware VMs can't be moved to an Hyper-V environment in native format and vice versa. In case of a <strong>platform migration<\/strong> (from Hyper-V to VMware for instance), running virtual machines must be converted to the <strong>supported format<\/strong> in the target hypervisor.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In environments where <strong>multiple hypervisor platforms<\/strong> are in use, the flexibility of moving VMs between different host types can be a critical business requirement if not properly supported.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>StarWind V2V Converter features<\/h2>\n<p>The tool by StarWind provides several features useful to convert VMs in different formats:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>StarWind V2V Converter allows easily converting VM formats directly <strong>from one hypervisor to another<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bi-directional VM conversion<\/strong> between different hypervisors is possible with the supported formats: VMDK, VHD\/VHDX, QCOW2, and StarWind-native IMG.<\/li>\n<li>Virtual machines can be <strong>migrated and copied<\/strong> between hosts with different hypervisors. Also the <strong>physical machine to virtual machine<\/strong> conversion is supported.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Virtual to Virtual conversion<\/h4>\n<p>VMs conversion <strong>doesn't create an extra VM disk copy<\/strong> since the conversion process takes place directly from one <strong>hypervisor storage to another<\/strong>. To ensure <strong>data consistency<\/strong>, the tool leverages VSS snapshot of the source machine.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-41506 size-large\" title=\"starwind-v2v-converter-02\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/starwind-v2v-converter-02-600x453.jpg\" alt=\"starwind-v2v-converter-02\" width=\"600\" height=\"453\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Physical to Virtual conversion<\/h4>\n<p>Physical machines can be converted by <a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/starwind-ram-disk-free-tool\/\">StarWind<\/a> V2V Converter into virtual machines that resides on a Hyper-V or ESXi servers. <strong>Physical disks or volumes<\/strong> can be converted to VHD\/VHDX, VMDK, QCOW2, and IMG\/RAW formats preserving <strong>data consistency<\/strong> during the migration.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-41508 size-large\" title=\"starwind-v2v-converter-03\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/starwind-v2v-converter-03-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"starwind-v2v-converter-03\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Install StarWind V2V Converter<\/h2>\n<p>Download StarWind V2V Converter and run the installer. Accept the EULA then click\u00a0<strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-41510 size-full\" title=\"starwind-v2v-converter-04\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/starwind-v2v-converter-04.jpg\" alt=\"starwind-v2v-converter-04\" width=\"499\" height=\"387\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Leave default location and click <strong>Next<\/strong> to continue.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-41512 size-full\" title=\"starwind-v2v-converter-05\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/starwind-v2v-converter-05.jpg\" alt=\"starwind-v2v-converter-05\" width=\"499\" height=\"387\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Specify the <strong>Start Menu Folder<\/strong> then click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-41514 size-full\" title=\"starwind-v2v-converter-06\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/starwind-v2v-converter-06.jpg\" alt=\"starwind-v2v-converter-06\" width=\"499\" height=\"387\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Enable the <strong>Create a desktop shortcut<\/strong> option if requested then click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-41516 size-full\" title=\"starwind-v2v-converter-07\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/starwind-v2v-converter-07.jpg\" alt=\"starwind-v2v-converter-07\" width=\"499\" height=\"387\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Install<\/strong> to install the software.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-41518 size-full\" title=\"starwind-v2v-converter-08\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/starwind-v2v-converter-08.jpg\" alt=\"starwind-v2v-converter-08\" width=\"499\" height=\"387\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The application is being installed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-41527 size-full\" title=\"starwind-v2v-converter-09\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/starwind-v2v-converter-09.jpg\" alt=\"starwind-v2v-converter-09\" width=\"513\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When the installation has been completed, click <strong>Finish<\/strong> to exit the wizard.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-41529 size-full\" title=\"starwind-v2v-converter-10\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/starwind-v2v-converter-10.jpg\" alt=\"starwind-v2v-converter-10\" width=\"513\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Convert a Hyper-V VM to VMware<\/h2>\n<p>In this example a Hyper-V VM is converted to a VMware format VM.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-41531 size-full\" title=\"starwind-v2v-converter-11\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/starwind-v2v-converter-11.jpg\" alt=\"starwind-v2v-converter-11\" width=\"569\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To convert a Hyper-V VM to VMware select <strong>Microsoft Hyper-V Server<\/strong> option and click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-41533 size-full\" title=\"starwind-v2v-converter-12\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/starwind-v2v-converter-12.jpg\" alt=\"starwind-v2v-converter-12\" width=\"579\" height=\"467\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Enter the <strong>Hostname<\/strong> and the credentials to connect then click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-41535 size-full\" title=\"starwind-v2v-converter-13\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/starwind-v2v-converter-13.jpg\" alt=\"starwind-v2v-converter-13\" width=\"579\" height=\"488\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select from Hyper-V the VM you want to convert then click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-41537 size-full\" title=\"starwind-v2v-converter-14\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/starwind-v2v-converter-14.jpg\" alt=\"starwind-v2v-converter-14\" width=\"579\" height=\"488\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select <strong>Remote VMware ESXi Server<\/strong>\u00a0as a destination and click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-41539 size-full\" title=\"starwind-v2v-converter-15\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/starwind-v2v-converter-15.jpg\" alt=\"starwind-v2v-converter-15\" width=\"579\" height=\"488\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Enter the <strong>IP address<\/strong> and the credentials to connect then click <strong>Next<\/strong> to proceed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-41541 size-full\" title=\"starwind-v2v-converter-16\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/starwind-v2v-converter-16.jpg\" alt=\"starwind-v2v-converter-16\" width=\"579\" height=\"488\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click the <strong>Browse (...)<\/strong>\u00a0button to select the target datastore.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-41543 size-full\" title=\"starwind-v2v-converter-17\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/starwind-v2v-converter-17.jpg\" alt=\"starwind-v2v-converter-17\" width=\"579\" height=\"488\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select where to store the VM to convert then click <strong>OK<\/strong> to confirm.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-41545 size-full\" title=\"starwind-v2v-converter-18\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/starwind-v2v-converter-18.jpg\" alt=\"starwind-v2v-converter-18\" width=\"465\" height=\"440\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once selected the target datastore, specify the VM parameters and click <strong>Converting<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-41547 size-full\" title=\"starwind-v2v-converter-19\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/starwind-v2v-converter-19.jpg\" alt=\"starwind-v2v-converter-19\" width=\"579\" height=\"488\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The VM is being converted.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-41549 size-full\" title=\"starwind-v2v-converter-20\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/starwind-v2v-converter-20.jpg\" alt=\"starwind-v2v-converter-20\" width=\"579\" height=\"488\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When the conversion process has been completed, click <strong>Finish<\/strong> to exit the Wizard.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-41551 size-full\" title=\"starwind-v2v-converter-21\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/starwind-v2v-converter-21.jpg\" alt=\"starwind-v2v-converter-21\" width=\"579\" height=\"488\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The converted VM is now running in the <strong>target VMware<\/strong> environment.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-41553 size-large\" title=\"starwind-v2v-converter-22\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/starwind-v2v-converter-22-600x355.jpg\" alt=\"starwind-v2v-converter-22\" width=\"600\" height=\"355\" \/><\/p>\n<p>StarWind V2V Converter is available to download at StarWind website as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.starwindsoftware.com\/starwind-v2v-converter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">free tool<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"signature\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/firma.jpg\" alt=\"signature\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>StarWind V2V Converter is a free tool useful to convert VMs from one format to another and it works with VHD\/VHDX, VMDK, QCOW2, and StarWind native IMG formats. VMware VMs can't be moved to an Hyper-V environment in native format and vice versa. In case of a platform migration (from Hyper-V to VMware for instance), running virtual machines must be converted to the supported format in the target hypervisor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":41504,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"linkedin_93tdZWzMZc_93tdZWzMZc":"","facebook_2879994398731222_17841400390232720":"","twitter_113568041_113568041":"","mastodon_115463926174894442_115463926174894442":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[903,1787],"tags":[2099,1774,2100,637],"class_list":["post-41453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vmware-en","category-starwind-en","tag-converter-en","tag-starwind","tag-v2v","tag-virtual-machine-en","has_thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41453"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41453\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41504"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}