How to migrate Virtual Server 2005 virtual machines to Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V
> How VM from Virtual Server 2005 to Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V
Hyper-V Guest OS requirements: Windows server 2003 sp2, Windows server 2008 sp1
On Virtual Server 2005
1. Upgrade existing Virtual Server 2005 virtual machine to Windows server 2003 sp2.
2. Uninstall Virtual Machine additions on Virtual Server 2005 virtual machine from ADD/REMOVE programs.
3. Shutdown Virtual Server 2005 virtual machine and copy the VHD to Hyper-V server
On Hyper-V
4. On Hyper-V, create a new virtual machine with the VHD copied from Virtual Server 2005 virtual machine.
5. On Hyper-V VM, right click to access Settings.
6. Go to Add Hardware, Add new Legacy Network Adapter. Remove “Network Adapter”, click OK to save the settings (If you skip the step, you will lose the previous IP configuration )
7. Start the VM, Right click, Start.
8. When the VM is up, mouse input will be unavailable so you must use the keyboard. (you can use the “Tab” key navigate)
9. Logon to VM, cancel all “New hardware found” error messages
10. On Virtual Machine Connection console on the host, Click Action > Insert Integration Services Setup Disk. This will install VM Integration Services automatically. You may be asked to reboot several times.