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MVP Global Summit 2013 – Part 2, It was better, it was great!

The second MVP Global Summit in one year! Awesome :)

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In 2013. Microsoft has organized two MVP Global Summit. The first was in February and the second in November. MVP Global Summit is the most important Microsoft conference for MVPs. At summit we have opportunity to hear what will be new in Microsoft products etc. but we are under NDA and can’t you tell anything ;). But most important is networking and friendship with other MVPs.

In my personally this summit was better then in February, much, much better :). We have had many opportunities to meet other MVPs and great people from Microsoft. I had the honor to meet whole Hyper-V team!

Microsoft Hyper-V Team

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Also, I had the honor to hang out with our MVP Lead Yulia Belyanina. Yulia, you are great, thumbs up. Thank you for all! ;)

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I would like to tell you more and more, but as I mentioned above, can’t! You will be hear when the time comes.

Until then, follow me ;)

Cheers,

Romeo

Romeo Mlinar
November 27, 2013
Conferences, Microsoft MVP, MS Community
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Convert single VMware virtual disk (.vmdk) to Hyper-V virtual disk (.vhd) with Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter (MVMC)

In this blog post I’ll explain how to convert .vmdk to .vhd and how to create new Hyper-V virtual machine with converted disk.
What is Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter (MVMC)? The Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter Solution Accelerator is a stand-alone solution for the IT Pro or solution provider who wants to convert VMware based virtual machines to Hyper-V based virtual machines. The MVMC solution can perform full conversion of VMware based virtual machines as well as conversions of VMware virtual disks to Hyper-V virtual disks.
Supported & Free – Quick and easy to download, use and start conversions of VMware VMs
Convert to 2012 – Converts and deploys virtual machines or virtual disks from VMware to Hyper-V hosts including Hyper-V on Windows Server 2012
Scriptable –  Fully scriptable command-line interfaces for performing virtual machine and disk conversions that integrates well with data center automation workflows and Windows PowerShell scripts
OS Support – Supports Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003 SP2 and Windows Vista & Windows 7 as well as Windows 8

Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter is a FREE tool! You can download from here.
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With a GUI we can convert VMware based VMs only if have vCenter server, ESX server, or ESXi server.
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But, what if I have VMware workstation based VMs? Can I convert these VMs? NO, we can’t convert these VMs on that way but can convert virtual disks (.vmdk) (with CLI) and then can create new VM in Hyper-V.
So, this is detailed how to…

Step 1. Convert .vmdk to .vhd
Open command prompt as administrator and navigate to

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter Solution Accelerator>mvdc.exe “sourcedisk\vmdkdisk\vmdisk.vmdk” “destinationdisk\newvhddisk\newvhd.vhd” press Enter.

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Step 2. Create Hyper-V virtual machine with converted virtual disk

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And voila, we have Hyper-V virtual machine up & running ;)

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MVMC Capabilities

  • Converts VMware VMs to Hyper-V VMs
  • Supports converting to WS2012 Hyper-V
  • Wizard Driven UI for conversion
  • Includes CLI for VM and virtual disk conversion
  • Supports offline conversion of .vmdk to .vhd
  • Removes VMware tools for a clean migration
  • Installs Hyper-V integration services

This isn’t only way for conversion, we can do that in a few ways, but it is one of the simplest.

Enjoy the day!

Romeo Mlinar
October 29, 2013
Administration, Hyper-V, Virtualization, Windows Server
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Microsoft MVP (Virtual Machine) Award second time in a row

Microsoft awarded me second time with prestigious award, MVP for Virtual Machine. Like last year I’m happy and proud for that :). Also, this award gives me stimulation to do what I do even more harder and better then before!
Thank you Microsoft for this great MVP Award and I’m proud to be a part of this prestigious community!

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I want to say THANK YOU everyone who support me on the way to this award, especially thanks to people without this would not be possible: To my MVP lead Yulia Belyanina, Maria Terzi, Ben Armstrong, Alessandro Teglia, Microsoft Croatia, MVP Community, Microsoft Community Croatia and BiH, Ekobit… Big thanks to my friends and colleagues Marin Franković, Tomica Kaniški, Luka Manojlović, Ivan Kardum, Toni Petrina, Ognjen Bajić, Adis Jugo, Igor Pavleković, Robert Petrunić, Draško Ivanišević, Tomislav Tipurić, Enis Šahinović, David Hodap and many, many others… sorry if I forget someone.

Let’s back to work ;)

Romeo Mlinar
October 10, 2013
Hyper-V, Microsoft, Microsoft MVP, MS Community, Virtualization
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