How to back up a virtual machine in ESXi 4.1.0

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• How to back up a virtual machine

  I run Windows XP Mode on a machine under VMware Player 3.1.4 virtial. The host OS is Windows 7 64 bit.

  In order to safeguard the entire virtual machine, is it enough to make a backup copy of the directory in which it resides (c:\Virtual Machines\Windows XP Mode), or what is the best way?

  See you soon

  Andreas

  avoelp wrote:

  You can manually move the Virtual Machine Windows XP Mode where you want...

  ... but then, how can I tell the reader where is the new location? I guess that there is a configuration file that needs to be changed?

  After you move the folder containing the files that constitute the target Virtual Machine just run (double-click on) the .vmx config file and load it in VMware Player.  You can then remove the other entry from the Favorites list.

• How to back up the entire machine (including ESXI)?

  So we have a box that we install vmware (esxi?) + 2 FVO (virtual machines). One is Linux and other windows. We have the package as part of our "product". Yes, we are resellers of VMware. We then harden wmware following documentation for lock ports and updates...

  We deliver it on an IBM 3550.

  Rather than do all the installation steps every time, I want to make a backup of everything and then install everything done for the client having to change only the IP addresses and the password. Can anyone suggest how we could do that? Its a 300 GB drive, but a lot of it will be empty.

  Thanks for the pointers/direction.

  Jon

  Welcome to the community - I recommend creating scripted you install ESXi host and then import the two OVFs - you can find the steps for a script install here - http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-50/topic/com.vmware.ICbase/PDF/vsphere-esxi-vcenter-server-501-installation-setup-guide.pdf including a stand-alone cd.

• How to export/import a virtual machine with ESXi 5

  I use the free version of ESXi 5 and have created a virtual machine that is configured with the software for our project. I would like to share this virtual machine with other members of the team, some of whom are in other places and have slow network connections.  I want to pack the VM in a reasonable size file or a set of files I could ftp (or put it on DVD for people in areas of slow network) that they could then import into their ESXi hosts. The virtual machine has a 60 GB drive that is implemented by using the option 'thin', so it contains only 6 or 7 GB of real data right now.  Is it possible to export the image to a file or set of files that can be imported to another people ESXI host?  Before when I used VM Player we could do this by upgrading backup files in virtual machine directory and copy them to the new machine. With the ESXi data store, I don't know that something like this can be done.  I used vCenter Converter to convert to ESXi Infrastructure VM in VM Player format (and vice versa), but it is extremely slow. I think I might point the Source to my ESXi host and the Destination to a co-workers ESXi host and run a 'conversion' to transfer the files, but I think it would be very slow and impractical for some people to 'slow-network '.  I tried with vSphere Client navigation data store and I see the download options, but when I tried to download a VM directory it just hung.  I enabled ssh on my server ESXi and I found the store of data under/vmfs/volumes and when I look in the folder that contains my VM, there a file myvmname - flat hard which is 60 GB in size, so if I tar the contents of this folder to move elsewhere it will be huge.

  Can anyone suggest a solution?  The licensed version of ESXi would offer better alternatives?

  You can watch export OVF available in the Client vSphere for this function.

• How can I backup virtual machines in Esxi 3.5 free

  I am new to vmware and virtual systems.  Server has four virtual servers on it.  It seems that the data store has taken all the disk space.  How can I save each virtual machine so I can upgrade the software to Esxi 4.X?

  Given that you want to back up the virtual machine, chose the download. Copy to create a copy of the file on the data store that is not logical backup.

  BTW. You can take a look at of Veeam FastSCP if you want to backup to your (local or shared) downlaoding files) disk.

  André

• How to make a Java Virtual Machine to work in 64-bit version of Windows 7

  How to make a Java Virtual Machine to work in 64-bit version of Windows 7

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• How to run the VMWare virtual machines in Microsoft Azure cloud?

  How to run VMware Windows Virtual machines to Microsoft Azure cloud?

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  Vincent

  This issue is beyond the scope of this site (for consumers) and to be sure, you get the best (and fastest) reply, we have to ask either on Technet (for IT Pro) or MSDN (for developers)
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• ESXi installation before vCenter Server?  How can I get vCenter Server on a virtual machine on ESXi servers?

  My plan for a new vSphere Essentials Plus 5.5 U2a installation is to have the vCenter Server on a virtual machine on the servers of the host on which is installed ESXi.  However, all the installation instructions I found indicate the user to first install the vCenter Server.  How can I get vCenter Server on a virtual machine on ESXi servers?

  Thank you for your help.

  Hi munkyman welcome to communities.

  After you have installed your first ESXi host, open a browser and go to https://your-ESXi-ip-or-FQDN

  You can download the vSphere Client here. It is a windows application that you can install on your desktop. It is often referred to as the "c# Client vSphere" in communities and blog posts, because it is a new implemented in the vCenter Server Web client.

  But for the beginning, install the vSphere Windows Client. You can then launch it and connect directly to your ESXi host. Here you can create your first virtual machine, which can be the VM vCenter (installation of Windows or device, that is you).

  You can use the web client or connect to the Server with the client c# vSphere vCenter VCenter runs.

  Tim

• How to create the new virtual machine vm existing in the data store on ESXI

  I have ESXi and couple of virtual machines.

  I have the vsphere client on Windows 7.

  I then deploy the ovf from the vsphere client vm and it began to import my VM 30 GB.

  In the morning, I realized my vm with a vmdk file file has been transferred in the data store

  But I couldn't see any virtual computer.

  Now I don't know how to turn on this vmdk file that is in my data store

  @King_Robert

  It's a very bad habit of yours to just copy and paste content created by someone else, without even mentioning the source (http://www.mustbegeek.com/create-copy-of-existing-virtual-machine-in-esxi-server/)

  André

• How to check the file for the virtual machine size Esxi shell

  Anyone who can tell me how to check the file for the virtual machine size Esxi Shell. I tried this command-h ls but does not work.

  Have you checked "ls-lh', it will provide information as the attached screenshot." "

• How to locate a new virtual machine on a different hard disk

  VMware Fusion 3.1.1 (282344) Mac OS 10.6.4.

  I have a few virtual machines on my boot drive and am running out of space. I want to create a new Win 7 vm on a drive different but can't seem to figure out how to tell VMware to put there. I know I could create in the normal location on my boot drive and move it, but I didn't Go on the boot drive for this.

  How to create the new virtual machine on the new drive?

  Thx for advice,

  Ken

  As you walk through the Wizard New VM and you arrive at Cap sheet, you have two choices...

  One is to select the Customize settings button and the other is just click the Finish button.  Each choice made appear to save to: dialog box and you can pick any location you want.  Note that you may need to click the down arrow located right of save it under: text box to expand this worksheet to display all the options.  BTW, clicking on this button is the standard behavior of OS X and has nothing to do with the VMware Fusion in itself.

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• Best way to back up the virtual machine

  What better way to back up a virtual machine with snapshots?

  I have copied the VM directory to a backup folder, but then had problems to restore.  Just right?

  Not sure if it was because of the way the backup that I did.

  Sorry my English!

  It is recommended to create the snapshot with the VM or disable?

  Snapshots can be created with the virtual machine or not. With the virtual machine running, it may take more time to create the snapshot, and you won't 'lose' disk space, due to the State of memory that will be instantaneous.

  When possible, I recommend you take the snapshot with the virtual machine power off.

  André

• Take a snapshot of a lun SAN: How do I disassemble the virtual machine?

  SAN is FC 9958E Hitachi, ESX 3.5 update 2.

  I try to take a snapshot of a lun (with a virtual machine in this regard) san and must turn off the virtual machine and disassemble the VMFS virtual machine so I can do that there is no I/O will the lun when I take the snapshot.

  How can I (of) a virtual machine of the VMFS without making the other virtual machines running in the same cluster? I know that the VMFS is a system of shared files grouped campaigns, exclusive property of vmware. Does anyone know the command to use?

  If anyone has any info on this subject, it would be great.

  This is the documentation is 1.5 ESX, released in 2002.

  The command no longer exists in recent versions.

  -Matt

  VCP, vExpert, Unix Geek

• How access host files to virtual machine, host is Windows Vista and Red Hat Linux virtual machine?

  Please can you let me know them below, thanks, really appreciate your help on this.

  How access host files to virtual machine, host is Windows Vista and Red Hat Linux virtual machine?

  Thank you and best regards,

  Sam

  The RPM of samba must exist in the CD of RHEL itself. in any case, you can use winSCP tool to your windows host.

• How do you keep a virtual machine instance above a certain level of performance.

  Problem:

  If a virtual machine is not used for a certain period of time, controllers of VMWare is down...

  For re - access it, it takes a while when he's back at speed.

  is it possible the throttle to a minimum?

  Thank you.

  Welcome to the forums - it really depends on how your ESX host is the speed at which will answer the VM - if that's enough oversubsribed that it will take time.  An option you have is a reserve for the VM -.

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