TechNote: Converting a Virtual Hard Disk -- OVA to VHD
Tech Note : Convert a Virtual Hard Disk -- OVA to VHD Technology Operating System(s): Windows Technology(ies): Hyper-V Use Case(s): Virtualization Summary Overview 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 eq...