Upgrade of Windows Server 2016 fails in VMs migrated by MTV from VMware

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Upgrade of a Windows Server 2016 VM to another major Windows version like 2019 or 2022 fails with error code 0x80004005.
  • The upgrade only fails in VMs migrated by MTV from VMware. The upgrade works fine in VMs installed directly on OpenShift.

Environment

  • OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) 4.17
  • OpenShift Virtualization 4.17
  • Migration Toolkit for Virtualization (MTV) 2.7.11
  • Windows Server 2012 VM migrated from VMware

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