The Disk2vhd Disaster — and How StarWind’s V2V Brought Redemption! --About Windows Server 2012 STD P2V
Our company has been operating a Windows Server 2012 STD host installed on a physical 2U rack server for years. As services on the machine are nearing decommission and hardware failure risks are increasing, we've decided to virtualize the system to streamline operations. Summary(Suggestion) Use StarWind’s V2V Converter / P2V Converter directly — it saves valuable time. If you have sufficient privileges, the converted system can be mounted directly to another Hyper-V host . If the server has multiple partitions , choose to clone the entire physical machine. Avoid converting individual disks separately to prevent unexpected complications. Background ChatGPT and Microsoft’s commonly recommended P2V conversion tool is Disk2vhd . It allows conversion without shutting down Windows. Most articles from ~10 years ago suggest this tool. I initially tried splitting the system: storing the recovery and C drive in one VHD, and the database D drive in another, to reduce file size. Sy...