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jmar83
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Create backup before reinstall VM server

hello

how to create a backup from a virtual machine on vmware server 2.0.2 on debian linux 6?

i need to re-install the whole server, because of that i need to backup the vm to an external drive. how to do that? thx!!

regards, jan

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Take a look at the following KB article for instructions of how to copy/move virtual machine files: VMware KB: Moving or copying virtual disks in a VMware environment

Basically you will need shutdown the VM, remove any snapshot and copy/move the virtual machine files (or entire folder) to the new destination.

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Richardson Porto
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rcporto
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Take a look at the following KB article for instructions of how to copy/move virtual machine files: VMware KB: Moving or copying virtual disks in a VMware environment

Basically you will need shutdown the VM, remove any snapshot and copy/move the virtual machine files (or entire folder) to the new destination.

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Richardson Porto
Senior Infrastructure Specialist
LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/richardsonporto
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Thank you very much!

Regards, Jan

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