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VMware based virtual machines can be converted to run with the Microsoft Hyper-V and Virtual Server environments using the Virtual to Virtual (V2V) feature of Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) 2008. Virtual machines created using VMware Server, VMware Workstation and VMware ESX can be converted to Hyper-Vusing this process.
Unlike the VMM 2008 Physical to Virtual (P2V) conversion process covered in the [[Performing Physical to Virtual (P2V) Conversions using VMM 2008]] chapter, the V2V conversion cannot be performed on a running virtual machine instance. Instead, the V2V conversion process involves shutting down the virtual machine and importing the VMware virtual disk (.vmdk) and configuration file (.vmx) into the VMM 2008 library prior to performing the conversion. If a conversion that does not involve shutting down the source system is required, a P2V online conversion can be performed, simply treating the virtual machine as a physical system.
== Adding the VMware Files to the VMM Library ==
A VMM Library is essentially a network share folder in which files are stored. The default location for the VMM Library share on a VMM Library server is named ''MSSCVMMLibrary'' which and may be located by selecting ''Network'' from the Windows Start menu and navigating to the appropriate server. To add the VMware ''.vmdk'' disk and ''.vmx'' configuration files to the library simply copy them into the library share folder of the library server. Once the files have been copied , it may be necessary to refresh the library before the files will be added to the library catalog. To achieve this, start the ''VMM Administrator Console'' (for details refer to the chapter entitled [[A Guided Tour of the VMM Administrator Console]]) and select the ''Library'' view from the pane located in the bottom left hand corner of the window. From the Library view, right click on the library to which the files were added from the list in the top right hand pane and select ''Refresh''. Once the refresh has been performed the files will be visible in the library and ready to be converted. The following figure illustrates a library containing a Windows XP Professional VMware virtual disk file:
Once a virtual machine has been selected for conversion, click ''Next'' to give the destination virtual machine a name and to assign an owner (if the default owner is not acceptable). Clicking ''Next'' displays the ''VM Configuration'' screen where the number of process and amount of memory to be assigned to the destination virtual machine may be altered from those configured for the source VMware virtual machine.
The next screen is where the target host for the converted virtual machine is selected. A list of known hosts is provided which and may be filtered using the provided search options located above the list. Having selected a destination host, click next ''Next'' to configure the location on the host's file system for storage of the converted virtual machine files.
On the remaining screens, configure the virtual networks on the destination host to which any pre-configured virtual network adapters are to be connected and additional settings relating to the behavior of the virtual machine when the host system starts and stops.
Clicking ''Next '' displays the Summary screen:
