Run downloaded Azure Linux VM VHD on local Hyper-V

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Run downloaded Azure Linux VM VHD on local Hyper-V

IT Manager 0

I have downloaded our Azure Linux VM VHD but am unable to get it running locally using Hyper-V. I haven't been able to find any detailed instructions regarding actually running the downloaded VM locally. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Nikhil Duserla 8,100 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2024-07-26T06:33:42.05+00:00

Hi IT Manager,

Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A Platform. Thank you for posting your query here. We are looking into it and will get back to you soon.

Thank you.
Nikhil Duserla 8,100 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2024-07-26T07:33:47.0233333+00:00

Hi IT Manager,

Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A Platform! Thank you for asking your question here.

We understand from your query that you are experiencing an issue. We have shared troubleshooting steps below that we believe will help resolve the problem you reported.

Make sure you have downloaded the VHD file from Azure: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/download-vhd?tabs=azure-portal

Convert the disk from VHD to VHDX [Convert-VHD -Path c:\test\testvhd.vhd -DestinationPath c:\test\testvhdx.vhdx]

Open Hyper-V Manager on your local machine.

Click on "New" and create a VM in Hyper-V and attach this new VHDX

Create a VM in Hyper-V and attach this new VHDX

Turn off enhanced session mode on Hyper-V Manager [due to remote desktop services being disabled on this VM] https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/virtualization/hyper-v/learn-more/use-local-resources-on-hyper-v-virtual-machine-with-vmconnect

If you have any further queries, do let us know.

If the answer is helpful, please click "Accept Answer" and "Upvote it."
IT Manager 0 Reputation points

2024-07-26T14:37:40.1066667+00:00

Thanks for the reply. I followed the steps and when I start the VM it hangs at "received client request to flush runtime journal". I did a search and the only thing that I found as referring to the file system being read only. I don't know if that has anything to do with it or not.
Nikhil Duserla 8,100 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2024-07-29T08:18:39.22+00:00

Hi IT Manager,

Thank you for reaching us again.

If the file system is mounted as read-only, you can try remounting it as read-write.

The error "received client request to flush runtime journal" causes

Low disk space can affect the runtime journal. Run df -h to check space. If the disk is nearly full, try freeing up some space by deleting unnecessary files or expanding the disk.

Some of the Hyper-V drivers might be disabled, causing issues with the VM's boot and networking. Please refer to these https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/azure/virtual-machines/linux/linux-hyperv-issue

If you have any further queries, do let us know.
Nikhil Duserla 8,100 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2024-07-31T09:13:31.34+00:00

Hi IT Manager,

We haven’t heard from you on the last response and was just checking back to see if you have a resolution yet. In case if you have any resolution, please do share that same with the community as it can be helpful to others. Otherwise, will respond with more details and we will try to help.

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Nikhil Duserla 8,100 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2024-07-26T06:33:42.05+00:00

Hi IT Manager,

Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A Platform. Thank you for posting your query here. We are looking into it and will get back to you soon.

Thank you.
Nikhil Duserla 8,100 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2024-07-26T07:33:47.0233333+00:00

Hi IT Manager,

Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A Platform! Thank you for asking your question here.

We understand from your query that you are experiencing an issue. We have shared troubleshooting steps below that we believe will help resolve the problem you reported.

Make sure you have downloaded the VHD file from Azure: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/download-vhd?tabs=azure-portal

Convert the disk from VHD to VHDX [Convert-VHD -Path c:\test\testvhd.vhd -DestinationPath c:\test\testvhdx.vhdx]

Open Hyper-V Manager on your local machine.

Click on "New" and create a VM in Hyper-V and attach this new VHDX

Create a VM in Hyper-V and attach this new VHDX

Turn off enhanced session mode on Hyper-V Manager [due to remote desktop services being disabled on this VM] https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/virtualization/hyper-v/learn-more/use-local-resources-on-hyper-v-virtual-machine-with-vmconnect

If you have any further queries, do let us know.

If the answer is helpful, please click "Accept Answer" and "Upvote it."
IT Manager 0 Reputation points

2024-07-26T14:37:40.1066667+00:00

Thanks for the reply. I followed the steps and when I start the VM it hangs at "received client request to flush runtime journal". I did a search and the only thing that I found as referring to the file system being read only. I don't know if that has anything to do with it or not.
Nikhil Duserla 8,100 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2024-07-29T08:18:39.22+00:00

Hi IT Manager,

Thank you for reaching us again.

If the file system is mounted as read-only, you can try remounting it as read-write.

The error "received client request to flush runtime journal" causes

Low disk space can affect the runtime journal. Run df -h to check space. If the disk is nearly full, try freeing up some space by deleting unnecessary files or expanding the disk.

Some of the Hyper-V drivers might be disabled, causing issues with the VM's boot and networking. Please refer to these https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/azure/virtual-machines/linux/linux-hyperv-issue

If you have any further queries, do let us know.
Nikhil Duserla 8,100 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2024-07-31T09:13:31.34+00:00

Hi IT Manager,

We haven’t heard from you on the last response and was just checking back to see if you have a resolution yet. In case if you have any resolution, please do share that same with the community as it can be helpful to others. Otherwise, will respond with more details and we will try to help.

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IT Manager 0

Thanks for the quick reply. I followed those steps and when I startup the VM it hangs at the following line "received client request to flush runtime journal". I did a search on that and there was a mention of the file system being read only. Don't know if that has anything to do with it but that was all I could find.

Answer 2

Alex Bykovskyi 2,241

Hey,

If you still have access to Azure VM, you can use StarWind V2V Converter to move Azure VM directly to Hyper-V host. You can find details here: https://www.starwindsoftware.com/v2v-help/VMfromMicrosoftAzuretoMicrosoftHyperVServer.html

Cheers,

Alex Bykovskyi

StarWind Software

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