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I have a virtual server with an application installed.  I dont have the software available to re-install because it is EOL.  How can I migrate it from virtual to physical?
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You must image the existing OS on the virtual server to the physical server.

This is not likely to boot, because the storage controllers will be different, and you'll end up with a BSOD, inaccessible boot disk, Stop 0x7b.

So what physical server are you migrating to, and what storage controller is present.
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If it is a virtual server, it will last forever and it can be moved to another host server. What need to make it real?  I would leave it as is as I believe you will be better off in the long run.
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I agree, this is a requirement from the Business.  I really have no way to install the application.  Is there possibly a backup and restore option for this?
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Neither Converter, nor any other VMware product, currently supports going from a virtual machine to a physical machine.  
 
VMware provides a guide for performing V2P migrations, at  with Sysprep and Symantec Ghost.

Procedure can be followed with this link.

https://www.vmware.com/support/v2p/doc/V2P_TechNote.pdf



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