Linux – Convert physical centos to VHD

I'm hoping there's a better answer than this, but I've read repeated accounts of better success in converting large vmdks by breaking them down into 2gb drives (with VMWare Converter) prior to conversion.

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You could convert the vhd to another type like vmdk and try booting the vmdk instead.