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Convert Bare Metal Windows Server 2016 to Proxmox VM (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Like the title says I am trying to convert a bare metal install of Server 2016 to a Proxmox VM.

So far I have backups of the Windows server (.vhdx) and I have converted them to .raw and imported them to the VM. However when I try to start the VM I get a no bootable device found and it goes into the EFI shell.

Is there an easier way?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

before you convert, install the virtio drivers and in the VM configuration make sure the disk image file is attached as SATA0.

The virtioSCSI is a better drive but Windows doesn't know the device at the first boot after the migration. It needs to boot, find the device and configure the drivers.

and need to ensure the image contains all the partitions from the original drive.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I will give this a shot. Thank you

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

If a P2V converter doesn't work I have had success in the past using Veeam Free agent backup and then done a bare metal restore to a VM

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

If this is a DC, do not covert; install and do a proper promo with the new server and demo the old server.