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Getting Started, Converting the OVF for Hyper-V

Getting Started, Converting the OVF for Hyper-V

Owned by Mark Unwin
Last updated: Jan 09, 2025 by Mitchell Saunders

The Windows Hyper-V technology does not fully support the OVF industry standard.

Microsoft documents a complex and somewhat limited procedure on their page about converting OVF files to Hyper-V.

There are also third-party conversion tools available that simplify this deployment scenario, for example StarWind's free V2V Converter (which worked well in our tests).

Launch the Virtual Machine

Once powered on, use our provided credentials to login. You can find this in the Install instructions on our website.

Tip: Once authenticated, our appliance ships with a Message of the Day (MOTD) which will provide you with the virtual machine's IP address, used to access the NMIS Suite Graphical User Interface (GUI). You can also find this by typing "ip a" into the console of the virtual machine.