Convert Physical Linux to Hyper-V VM Using Backup | Step-by-Step P2V Guide

Learn how to convert a physical Linux machine to a Hyper-V virtual machine using a backup with NAKIVO Backup & Replication.
In this step-by-step tutorial, you will see how to back up an Ubuntu Linux physical server and export the backup as a Hyper-V VHDX virtual disk, allowing you to quickly perform physical-to-virtual (P2V) migration and restore workloads to a virtual environment.

This method is useful for:

• Migrating physical servers to Hyper-V
• Disaster recovery and workload migration
• Hardware replacement or infrastructure upgrades
• Converting physical Linux machines to virtual machines safely

Want to follow along? All PowerShell commands used in this video are available in the blog post:
https://www.nakivo.com/blog/vmware-p2v-linux-conversion-comprehensive-walkthrough/

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0:00 Introduction

0:23 About NAKIVO Backup & Replication

1:09 Preparing the SSH server on the Linux machine

2:31 Adding the Linux machine to the NAKIVO inventory

3:18 Creating the backup job

5:50 Exporting the backup to VHDX format

7:33 Creating the Hyper-V VM and attaching the disk

9:06 Starting and verifying the converted VM

9:40 Converting to VMware instead

9:52 Conclusion