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How to copy files from HVD to VHDX
Q: Can we copy the files from VHD to a newly created VHDX? If so, what if
the VHD is a C:\ drive would it work as well to just copy the content?
A: If the VHD file is a system drive, you can use "Bare metal recovery"
of "windows server backup" .
Please refer to following steps:
1. in host , add a new passthrough disk ("disk A",a VHD disk, it
should be large enough for the backup image ) then attach it to the VM
you want to backup .
2. in VM , select "Bare metal recovery" to
backup the VM (exclude the passthrough disk)
3. after the backup
detach the "disk A" in VM settings
4. create a new Virtual
Machine with a VHDX file ( i created a dynamic VHDX same size as the VHD
you want to "copy" , in my test environment)
5. attach the "disk
A" to the new VM
6. boot it from 2012R2 ISO , select "repair your
computer"
7.then "Troubleshoot" --> "System image" --> "Use the
latest available system image" (the backup information should be
detected here) --> "next" --> "next" -->"finish"
After completing
this then restart the VM , you may achieve the "copy".
For the "passthrough
disk" and "Bare metal Recovery" please refer to the following links :
http://blogs.technet.com/b/askcore/archive/2008/10/24/configuring-pass-through-disks-in-hyper-v.aspx
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb795820.aspx
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