Hi,
I am very new to Hyper-V so please forgive me if I am asking this in the wrong place.
I installed the Windows 2012 Data Center Edition 6-month trial version, set it up with the Hyper-V role and configured three virtual machines. I decided I wanted to test the Free version of Hyper-V instead so I exported each of those machines to an extra hard drive I installed in my test machine. It only took a few minutes to export each machine.
I then proceeded to install the Hyper-V 2012 Free version in place of Windows 2012 Data Center Edition and have the Hyper-V manager installed and running on a Windows 8 machine I have in my lab. I am able to run the Hyper-V manager and connect to my new server just fine. However, when I attempt to import one of the three machines I had exported previously it starts the process fine, eventually a small window pops up that says "Preparing virtual hard disk destination..." and it seems to be hanging there, even though it only took a few minutes to export this machine it has been stuck on this window for over an hour now.
Does anyone have any idea how to troubleshoot this issue? Or is it normal for this process to take far longer than the initial export?
I appreciate any insight anyone can provide.
Thanks in advance.