Convert Bare Metal Windows Server 2016 to Proxmox VM (alien.top)

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Like the title says I am trying to convert a bare metal install of Server 2016 to a Proxmox VM.

So far I have backups of the Windows server (.vhdx) and I have converted them to .raw and imported them to the VM. However when I try to start the VM I get a no bootable device found and it goes into the EFI shell.

Is there an easier way?

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[-] DecideUK@alien.top 2 points 1 year ago

If a P2V converter doesn't work I have had success in the past using Veeam Free agent backup and then done a bare metal restore to a VM

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