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Linux Base software to copy whole system to another system

Hi

we have few Virtual mechines and their operating systems are in  debain and the we using Vmware to hold those virtual mechine   , and I need to move all those virtual mechines into individual Server

example : vm1 will go to server 1
                 vm2 will go to server2

Now i need to make the thsoe hardware server same as vm1 ( all the files, services permission eveything)

now I am looking for a linux base software solution where i will be able to create image of those vm  example

the partion on vm1 is like ethis

Filesystem            Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda2              58G   16G   39G  29% /
tmpfs                 379M     0  379M   0% /lib/init/rw
udev                   10M  540K  9.5M   6% /dev
tmpfs                 379M     0  379M   0% /dev/shm

and put thsoe into individual hardware server ..

if i make a server with same partition  size .. how will it work ?

now if there is any software to copy those partition and put into the hardware server and it will work same as virtual mechine

I got a software call netcat

but not sure how much effective it will be

or any software base solution

Please advise


not  : without dd command .

i cant put those VM offline .


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thanks

we have vmware  workstation 6.5.1

will i be able to convert vm to vmdk ?

can you give me some instruction pls

also
what you meant by physical mechine ?? how will i put that physical mechine to a real server??

thanks
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