VirtualBox 6.1.2 and Hyper-V Windows Server

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jmjava
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VirtualBox 6.1.2 and Hyper-V Windows Server

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Does VirtualBox 6.1 support Hyper-V images?

Specifically. I am trying the Windows Server 2019 VHD against Virtualbox 6.1.22

Is there ANY combination that works with 6.1.22?? I am not tied to this image. I just need a fairly recent Windows Server - 2016 is OK.

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Re: VirtualBox 6.1.2 and Hyper-V Windows Server

Post by scottgus1 »

Virtualbox can use VHDs as the disk file. The VHD has an already-installed OS on it. You could make a VM and add the VHD you have. You have to set up the VM with settings that match the preinstalled OS.

Or you could fresh-install 2019 from an installer ISO in a new VM using Virtualbox defaults

FWIW The 2019 template may have a bug in it. Make a new VM, use the 2016 template for Server 2019, and make sure that the VM's System settings, Acceleration, Paravirtualization Interface* says 'Hyper-V'.

(* 'Paravirtualization Interface' is a comm channel for virtualization-aware OS's to talk to whatever hypervisor is running them, so they can run more efficiently. Setting this to Hyper-V does not turn on the host OS's Hyper-V.)
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