Can I convert a running Hyper-V VM to oVirt without downtime?

No, StarWind V2V Converter currently does not support hot conversion. The source virtual machine must be powered off before starting the conversion process, otherwise the conversion will fail.

Do I connect the converter to the oVirt host or the oVirt engine?

You must connect StarWind V2V Converter to the oVirt engine, not the individual oVirt host. The engine is the management component that controls virtualization and all related operations.

Converting Hyper-V VMs to oVirt with StarWind V2V

Name: Converting Hyper-V VMs to oVirt with StarWind V2V
Uploaded: 2026-05-12T20:28:39-04:00
Duration: 4 min 57 s
Description: In this video, learn how to use StarWind V2V Converter to convert a Hyper-V virtual machine (VM) to an oVirt virtualization platform. Find out how to prepare for the conversion, select the source and destination systems, and configure the newly convert...

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05/12/2026

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StarWind V2V Converter enables migration of Hyper-V virtual machines to oVirt, but requires VMs to be powered off before conversion as hot migration is not currently supported.
The conversion process connects to the source Hyper-V server and the oVirt engine (not the host directly), allowing selection of the VM, storage domain, cluster, and configuration parameters.
Critical configuration steps include matching the operating system type between source and destination VMs, selecting appropriate chipset settings, and assigning memory and CPU resources for the converted machine.

Summary

This technical demonstration walks through the complete process of migrating a Hyper-V virtual machine to the oVirt virtualization platform using StarWind V2V Converter. The tutorial emphasizes critical prerequisites, including the requirement that source VMs must be powered off before conversion begins, as the tool does not currently support hot migration. The walkthrough covers establishing connections to both the source Hyper-V server and the destination oVirt engine, selecting appropriate storage domains and cluster configurations, and verifying successful conversion by powering on and testing the migrated VM. The demonstration provides practical guidance for administrators looking to migrate workloads from Microsoft's hypervisor to the open-source oVirt platform, highlighting configuration considerations like matching operating system types between source and destination to ensure conversion success.

Chapters

0:00 - Introduction and Prerequisites
0:45 - Launching StarWind V2V Converter
0:54 - Configuring Source Hyper-V Connection
1:47 - Setting Up oVirt Destination
2:41 - Configuring VM Settings and Starting Conversion
3:54 - Verifying Converted VM in oVirt

Key Quotes

0:30 "Currently StarWin VTV converter doesn't support the so-called hot conversion of the virtual machine to OVIRT platform ..."
2:04 "Important note your VTV converter not to the OVIRT host itself, but to OVIRT engine which is controlling the virtualization and all of everything that is related to it ..."
3:17 "The type of operating system for in the new virtual machine. It should be identical with the source one otherwise the conversion could fail or you won't get the proper result for the conversion ..."

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