How do I install the evaluation version of Windows Server 2012R2 VHD within a Windows Server 2008R2 Hyper-V system?
- by Paul Hale
I have a windows server 2008R2 running hyper-v.
I have downloaded the Windows Server 2012RC DC Version from here...
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/dn205286.aspx
I am "forced" to install a download app that copy's a .vhd file to my chosen directory.
The instructions on this page...
http://technet.microsoft.com/library/dn303418.aspx
say...
To install the VHD
Download the VHD file.
Start Hyper-V Manager. On the Action menu, select Import Virtual Machine.
Navigate to the directory that the virtual machine file was extracted to and select the directory (not the directory where the VHD file is located).
Select the Copy the virtual machine option.
Confirm that the import was successful by checking Hyper-V Manager.
Configure the network adapter for the resulting virtual machine: right-click the virtual machine and select Settings. In the left pane, click Network Adapter. In the menu that appears, select one of the network adapters of the virtualization server, and then click OK.
Start the virtual machine.
Where it says "Navigate to the directory that the virtual machine file was extracted to and select the directory (not the directory where the VHD file is located).
Select the Copy the virtual machine option."
Well nothing has been extracted as far as I can tell? and if it has, I have no idea where or what im looking for?
I tried creating a new VM and using the downloaded .vhd file but I got an error saying that the .vhd file is an incompatible format.
Can anybody help me out please?
Thanks,
Paul
