The vhd's are sitting on another server at the moment and I'm copying them across. They are hyper v vhd files.
Casey Weaver
Ok I re-read, and I'm not sure why I thought you were coming from VMware. It would be easier if you exported from Hyper-V old and then took that folder of exported files to your new Hyper-V server and imported them. That brings all your configurations over. If your configurations of the virtual machine don't matter, however, then copying the VHD and using it with a new VM on the new Hyper-V server works just fine.
timb551
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When you say configuration what are you referring to? Can you export over the network to the new server and the import locally?
No not the server level stuff. Only the VM level stuff. If you export the VM, then when you import it all the settings remain the same (memory settings, network settings, storage settings, integration settings ect)
timb551
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sorry bit confused. Looks like export and import is the way to go but i dont have enough disk space on the current hyper v server to export to.
I dont see where i can go from here, if i cannot export to a share on the new server.
Everyone has permission to all files and folders but I cannot work out how to specify the source server to have access across the workgroup. Might have to delay the move and go for a USB drive export and import.
Casey Weaver
USB will certainly get the job done. It's never fast though, just because of the nature of he massive amount of writing to such a slow drive as they typically put in those things. Average about 5-6 hours per TB writing, about 3-4 hours reading.
timb551
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Ended up exporting to USB and then importing. Took a while but worked perfectly. thanks for all your help.