How to restore VMWare backup of Windows 2012 R2 on OpenStack?

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Mikhail R2015-09-03 00:56:42

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Mikhail R, 2015-09-03 00:56:42

There is a configured Windows 2012 R2 VMWare VM in DC # 1 that needs to be transferred to DC # 2 on a clean Windows 2012 R2 but under OpenStack.
I tried to make a full backup of the built-in "Windows Backup and Restore" system from under VM # 1 and restore the resulting image from under VM # 2 with the "Restore the System State" option, but after a successful installation, VM # 2 stops loading. As far as I understand, this is due to VMWare drivers that are not needed under OpenStack.
Probably you need to somehow sysprerp the system before creating a backup, but since I don’t have physical access to servers or access to hypervisors, I don’t really have any idea how this can be done.
What options do I have for the fastest and most painless way to migrate a working system? The system has a lot of software installed, terminal sessions, users, distribution of rights, I would not want to spend hours or even days on reconfiguration on this.
Thank you!

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ldv, 2015-09-03
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https://www.qnap.com/i/en/trade_teach/con_show.php... MergeIDE
patch needed to add ability to boot from IDE

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p2v, 2015-09-15
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sysprep is not needed, it will depersonalize the system.
1. You need to create the correct image for OpenStack.
the hardware of the target VM must match the source, in particular the controller. I've built from the command line, which gives you more choice of virtual hardware. Something like
glance image-create --property hw_disk_bus=scsi
VMDK file can be used under OpenStack and converted
2. virtio driver should be installed