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A few issues with the application creating very large VHD's but I haven't completed checking it out.
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A few issues with the application creating very large VHD's but I haven't completed checking it out.

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Are there any solutions, software or processes that will enable me to convert a physical hard drive into a Microsoft iSCSI VHD? I'm not looking to virtualize a whole server...only the hard drive so that it can be placed on a Microsoft iSCSI target powered by Microsoft Storage Server 2008.<br />
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Thanks!
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Are there any solutions, software or processes that will enable me to convert a physical hard drive into a Microsoft iSCSI VHD? I'm not looking to virtualize a whole server...only the hard drive so that it can be placed on a Microsoft iSCSI target powered by Microsoft Storage Server 2008.

Thanks!

Convert Physical Drive to Microsoft iSCSI VHD?

Storage devices include any device used for storing and retrieving digital information. Hard disk drives (HDDs) use one or more rigid ("hard") rapidly rotating disks (platters) coated with magnetic material. Data is accessed in a random-access manner, meaning that individual blocks of data can be stored or retrieved in any order and not only sequentially. The primary competing technology for secondary storage is flash memory in the form of solid-state drives (SSDs), but HDDs remain the dominant medium for secondary storage due to advantages in price per bit and per-device recording capacity. CD-RW (Compact Disc-ReWritable) is a digital optical disc storage format that allows information to be stored outside the mechanical HDD.

Storage Hardware

Computer data storage, often called storage or memory, is a technology consisting of computer components and recording media used to retain digital data. In addition to local storage devices like CD and DVD readers, hard drives and flash drives, solid state drives can hold enormous amounts of data in a very small device. Cloud services and other new forms of remote storage also add to the capacity of devices and their ability to access more data without building additional data storage into a device.

Storage

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.