Kindly help me in this below disk related query

Question

Hi Team,

Greatly appreciate if you can help me in the below.

1. I have created a vhd from our windows server using diskmgmt (Action -> Create vhd, virtual hard disk format: vhd, type: fixed size) and selecting c drive.
2. Uploaded that vhd to storage account in azure
3. Created managed disk using that vhd
4. Created vm out of that managed disk in azure
5. But the vm did not booted and got boot failure error in boot diagnostics.

"Boot failure. Reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device"

Kindly help me in resolving the issue

I want to create a vm using vhd in azure.

Thankyou!

Answer 1

Hi @nimi,

to move/migrate an on-premises computer to Azure the easiest way is to use Azure Migrate.

With Azure Migrate it's possible to replicate a VM (VMware or Hyper-V) or a physical server to Azure:

Migrate machines as physical servers to Azure

Migrate Hyper-V VMs to Azure

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Regards

Andreas Baumgarten

Answer 2

Hello nimi,

Welcome to the MS Q&A forum.

Besides what Andreas Baumgarten already suggested, you need to make sure what you properly prepared a Windows VHD or VHDX to upload to Azure (Windows Firewall rules, remote desktop registry settings, Windows services, Windows configurations for Azure, etc.) and what on-premises machines that you replicate to Azure comply with Azure VM requirements.

Ensuring these modifications are implemented on the image prior the migration/uploading the disk to Azure is crucial. Neglecting proper preparation could result in the Azure VM failing to boot or encountering connectivity issues.

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Sincerely,
Olga