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Copying VM files in five Options

Todays Blog I will show you five options to copy the VM files from your local dribe or external drive


Option 1: Copy VM files using Export from OVF Template

- Login to the vCenter

- Click Actions > Template > Export OVF Template

- Now you exported the VM file from your local drive or external drive


Option 2: Copy VM files by downloading from datastore (Either you login to VC or ESXi)

- Login to the vCenter

- Browse Datastore and locate the VM Folder

- Select all files and Click Download

- After that VM files will download in your local drive or external drive


Option 3: Copy VM Files using WINSCP


Note: ESXi Shell and SSH Service must be started


- Login ESXi as a root to WINSCP

- Browse the volume where the VM Server files is resided (Normally the path location of Datastore is /VMFS/Volume/DatastoreName)

- You can now copy the VM files to your local or external drive by dragging the files from right to left side of your WINSCP Screen


Option 4: Copy VM Files using powercli to export as OVF files

- Open PowerShell ISE and run this command to connect to the vCenter > Connect-VIServer vCenterFQDN

- Here is the next command to export the VM to OVF files > Export-VApp -VM 'TESTVM' -Destination 'S:\Test'

- Now you successfully dowloaded the OVF files from your local or external drive


Option 5: Copy VM files by accessing the Datastore through Browser


Note: This is very useful options based on my experience especially if your jumphost or repository server have limited network connections, powercli and winscp is not setup.


Note: VM should be power-off


- Open any Browser and access this path https://VC_FQDN/folder or https://ESXI_FQDN\folder

- Login using your domain or local SSO account to the vCenter

- Access the Datastore -> VM folder, and click on the individual files to allow the download

- Now you Successfully downloaded the VM files to your local or external drive


Hopefully this Blog helps you. Please share to others and be happy to help others anytime :)


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