P2V & choosing partition options
Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2013 11:13 pm
When doing the P2V script, is it necessary to copy the whole disk when there are multiple partitions? Normally, whenever =>Win7 installs, it makes at least two, one for booting and the other for system files. Additionally, on a machine with three partitions, the third one being for data, not programs or system files, I would like to make a copy of it using the P2V script but excluding this third partition if possible.
When I go straight into the P2V script, I don't see anywhere to pick and choose which partions to use. Alternatively, when I first go into the IFW or IFL program to make a backup to a vhd, I can pick which partitions to backup and I can back them up to a vhd created right then. Or, I can select partitions to back up to a TBI file and then later restore or copy this file to a vhd, thereby having only certain partitions. My concern is whether it would be allowed to exclude some partitions when the intention is to afterward use the vhd for booting in a VM? Does having changed the physical size of the disk prevent Windows from booting in the VM even though the correct drivers may have been added?
When I go straight into the P2V script, I don't see anywhere to pick and choose which partions to use. Alternatively, when I first go into the IFW or IFL program to make a backup to a vhd, I can pick which partitions to backup and I can back them up to a vhd created right then. Or, I can select partitions to back up to a TBI file and then later restore or copy this file to a vhd, thereby having only certain partitions. My concern is whether it would be allowed to exclude some partitions when the intention is to afterward use the vhd for booting in a VM? Does having changed the physical size of the disk prevent Windows from booting in the VM even though the correct drivers may have been added?