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Try to mount to host operating system using tools like &nbsp;VHDMount from Virtual Server R2 SP1<br />
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You could also run ImageX within the VM, take an image and then deply that image onto the SCSI disk.<br />
ImageX is available as a component of the WAIK.<br />
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c7d4bc6d-15f3-4284-9123-679830d629f2&DisplayLang=en" rel="ugc">http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c7d4bc6d-15f3-4284-9123-679830d629f2&DisplayLang=en</a><br />
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ImageX can be run command line and is just an executable.<br />
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once you did that you can use xcopy to copy everything, but beware of correct switches
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Try to mount to host operating system using tools like  VHDMount from Virtual Server R2 SP1

You could also run ImageX within the VM, take an image and then deply that image onto the SCSI disk.
ImageX is available as a component of the WAIK.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c7d4bc6d-15f3-4284-9123-679830d629f2&DisplayLang=en [http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c7d4bc6d-15f3-4284-9123-679830d629f2&DisplayLang=en]

ImageX can be run command line and is just an executable.

once you did that you can use xcopy to copy everything, but beware of correct switches

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I would like to do a block level copy. &nbsp;Basically write the image to a disk. &nbsp;In Linux dd does exactly this, so I am looking for the windows equivalent.
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I would like to do a block level copy.  Basically write the image to a disk.  In Linux dd does exactly this, so I am looking for the windows equivalent.

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have a look at this<br />
if possible download a trial version and try<br />
<a href="http://kb.acronis.com/content/1786" rel="ugc">http://kb.acronis.com/content/1786</a>
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have a look at this
if possible download a trial version and try
http://kb.acronis.com/content/1786 [http://kb.acronis.com/content/1786]

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Also use this file for matter ref<br />
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<a href="http://www.reso-net.com/Documents/626799_ch06.pdf" rel="ugc">http://www.reso-net.com/Documents/626799_ch06.pdf</a><br />
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Also use this file for matter ref

http://www.reso-net.com/Documents/626799_ch06.pdf [http://www.reso-net.com/Documents/626799_ch06.pdf]



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What is the easiest way to copy the contents of a vhd file to a physical disk?
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What is the easiest way to copy the contents of a vhd file to a physical disk?

how to copy vhd to physical disk

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