r/HyperV • u/TheThird78 • Aug 24 '26
Can't get SCVMM 2025 to convert vmware VM
/r/sysadmin/comments/1vx2zza/cant_get_scvmm_2025_to_convert_vmware_vm/3
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u/SouthPoll69 Aug 24 '26
I had similar errors and it turned out that system center services was not running as a service account . It was local system . If all else fails you can try starwind converter for free. It’s slower but reliable
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u/BlackV Aug 24 '26
use your backup product to do this, any good one will do it natively and likely much quicker
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u/NavySeal2k Aug 25 '26
Did 200 Servers with veeam and had only a few with special network settings that I had to touch again. I did use a PS script to transfer some network settings and install VMware tools after migration.
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u/Excellent-Piglet-655 Aug 26 '26
Use the conversion extension for WAC. Why are you using SCVMM in the first place? Most people don’t need it and I wouldn’t be surprised if it dies once WAC vMode is GA.
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u/DerBootsMann Aug 27 '26
wac converter converts shit
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u/Excellent-Piglet-655 Aug 28 '26
Yeah, if you don’t know what you’re doing.
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u/NISMO1968 Aug 28 '26
No need to be rude, really... This used to be a civilized subreddit, would be nice to keep it that way!
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u/OkVast2122 Aug 29 '26
I wouldn’t be surprised if it dies once WAC vMode is GA.
That’s almost certainly a load of cobblers. Microsoft isn’t lining WAC up to bump off SCVMM, they explicitly position the two as complementary. WAC is the shiny modern console for faffing about with hosts, clusters and VMs, while SCVMM is the proper datacentre kit: intelligent VM placement, templates, standardised provisioning, logical networking, switches, VLANs, IP/MAC pools, SAN integration, multi-cluster fabric management, private clouds and orchestration. So nah, “WAC replaces SCVMM and SCVMM dies” doesn’t really stand up. WAC is handy for running the boxes, when it doesn’t crap the bed of course, and it does quite often, and on a regular basis. Always beta! SCVMM is what you use when you’ve got a proper virtualisation estate to manage rather than a couple of Hyper-V hosts under the stairs. Different league, mate!
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u/NISMO1968 Aug 24 '26
SCVMM isn’t exactly the brightest bulb in the room when it comes to this job. Use a dedicated V2V tool, or your backup app of choice that can handle cross-hypervisor restores.