Microsoft Virtual Machine Convert (MVMC) requirements
• Install MVMC 3.0 or higher on a computer running Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, or higher.
• The MVMC host computer must be in the same domain as the destination Microsoft Hyper-V Server, or both must be on the same computer.
• Microsoft .NET Framework must be installed:
• Windows Server 2008 R2 requires Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.
• Windows Server 2012 requires Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.
• Windows Powershell Runtime 3.0 or higher must be installed.
• The Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2012 Update 1 or higher must be installed.
• MVMC host computer and DS-Client computer must both be trusted computers with each other.
To do this, run the following commands on both computers:
1. Launch Windows PowerShell as Administrator.
2. Right-click the Windows PowerShell shortcut and select Run As Administrator.
3. Run the command Enable-PSRemoting -Force to enable PowerShell remoting.
4. To get the existing trusted host list, run this command:
Get-Item WSMan:\localhost\Client\TrustedHosts
5. To set a new trusted host list, run this command:
Set-Item WSMan:\localhost\Client\TrustedHosts -Value <NewComputerList>
where <NewComputerList> specifies the real computer list. This list should include the old list and the DS-Client computer (or MVMC host computer).
6. Run the command winrm quickconfig to reset winrm.
7. To make sure the user you entered for MVMC host computer has the proper authorizations, run this command on MVMC host machine:
Set-PSSessionConfiguration -ShowSecurityDescriptorUI -Name Microsoft.PowerShell
The MVMC computer must be able to resolve the source (physical) machine’s name.
To do this, on the MVMC host machine:
a) Open file %windir%system32driversetchosts
b) Add a new line Source-Host-IP Source-Host-Name to the file and save.
• The Windows user account that you are using to log on to the MVMC host computer must have write access to the UNC path on the destination Microsoft Hyper-V host to copy the virtual hard disks to that location.
• The MVMC computer must have the BITS compact server feature installed.
To do this, on the MVMC host machine:
1. Open Server Manager from a shortcut or run the ServerManager command from command line on MVMC host machine.
2. Open "Manage -> Add Roles and Features" dialog.
3. Add the feature "Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) --> Compact Server" according the instructions provided.