VM import dont complete

John Fernandes 21 Reputation points
2022-04-16T21:37:26.76+00:00

I exported a VM to import it on the same server but on another disk. The export happened normally, however, the import is stopped in "preparing virtual hard disk destination" for a long time.
Has anyone seen something similar? Thanks.

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-04-17T13:46:25.987+00:00

    I'd try to merge the checkpoints before the export / import operation.
    https://www.altaro.com/hyper-v/how-to-merge-hyper-v-checkpoints

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  1. John Fernandes 21 Reputation points
    2022-04-16T21:44:44.523+00:00

    For information: The version is Windows Server 2016 Datacenter. I also checked the Hyper-V logs and there are no useful logs. Thanks.

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-04-16T23:32:23.783+00:00

    Might try copying the VHD to final destination, then create a new virtual machine then when you get to step Connect Virtual Hard Disk choose Use an existing and point to the new location VHD

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  3. John Fernandes 21 Reputation points
    2022-04-17T21:02:32.807+00:00

    Thanks for the help, doing this way I managed to complete the import. But what stands out in Hyper-V is that any import/export process is limited to 4096KB and does not proceed. For example, after the import I started the process of enabling replication, hyper-v created the disks on the replica server but limited to 4096 KB and continued from there. What could be the cause of this limitation?

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