Converting the disk images includes adding information such as boot sequence, etc., to allow the guest OS to run properly in the VM environment.
One can convert VHD files (virtual hard disks) to VMDK files, which means that one can create virtual machines from a disk image, without the need of having a physical hardware. VMDK stands for virtual machine disk, and it is a file format similar to an. Today's blog post discusses how Hyper-V Virtual Hard Disks (VHD) have been converted into VMware Format Disk Kits (.vmdk).
Popular formats are VHDX and VMDK however, not all products support this conversion process. Do you find yourself needing to convert a virtual disk from one format type to another? Converting these files can be required when migrating your VM between different hosts, or if the file needs updating.
