import qcow2 - error message non existent or non regular file

[Boerny41]

Hi,

I want to migrate form HyperV to Proxmox but keep my VMs. After some reading I found out that you can export the VMs from HyperV, convert them to qcow2 with Starwind V2V and continue to use the virtual hard disk in proxmox.

After doing so I copied the filename.qcow2 file in the root directory of the proxmox installation. Next I created a VM without OS and tried to import the virtual disk.
However the command qm importdisk 101 /root/homeassistant.qcow2 local --format qcow2 always gives the error "non.existent or non-regular file"

I've tried different directories and different file names however nothing worked. I've also tried to copy the file directly into /var/lib/vz/images/101, deleting the existing "vm-101-disk-0.qcow2" file and renaming my "homeassistant.qcow2" to "vm-101...." but it was stuck trying to boot.

What am I doing wrong?


Edit: I've just tried to copy the .vhdx file to proxmox and use qemu-img convert -O qcow2 /var/lib/vz/images/101/HomeAssistant.vhdx /var/lib/vz/images/101/vm-101-disk-0.qcow2 to convert it. While the conversion itself worked fine, it once again is stuck when trying to boot just like it was when I manually converted, renamed and copied the file. Both times the initial vhdx file was 17gb and the resulting qcow2 only 12GB

 

[Pifouney]

Hé,

On HyperV, did you used UEFI BIOS settings ? If yes, configures your New VM as q35 host