TechNote: Convert a Virtual Hard Disk -- OVA to VHD |
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Technology |
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Operating System(s):
Windows
Technology(ies):
Hyper-V
Use Case(s):
Virtualization
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Overview
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An Open Virtual Appliance (OVA) file is a archive of an Open Virtualization Format (OVF) package. These files can be converted for use with Hyper-V by following these steps:
- Extract: Using 7-Zip extract the convents of the OVA file
You should get an OVF file, and a VMDK file as a result of the extract.
- Convert: Using the VBoxManage.exe utility that comes with VitualBox type the following command:
C:> VBoxManage clonehd --format vhd disk1.vmdk disk1.vhd
This will create a VHD file from the VMDK file.
- Copy: Place the VHD file in an appropriate location.
- Create: Using Hyper-V Manager you can Create a "New" > "Virtual Machine..." using the VHD file as an "existing virtual hard disk".
This process should result in you having a virtual image that is equvilent to the OVA you started with.
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