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This will be permanent, yes. &nbsp;After the ovf is created, should I go to the location to import it or can I import it over the WAN? &nbsp;The connection is not slow but uploads are only 4Mbps. &nbsp;The vm's are about 10GB.
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This will be permanent, yes.  After the ovf is created, should I go to the location to import it or can I import it over the WAN?  The connection is not slow but uploads are only 4Mbps.  The vm's are about 10GB.

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OVF file should be there in local hard drive for importing process.
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OVF file should be there in local hard drive for importing process.

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its up to you that you may send it via WAN (which take almost a day) or by copying it on any removable media. any how the OVF file must be in HOST's drive for importing to Hypervisor
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its up to you that you may send it via WAN (which take almost a day) or by copying it on any removable media. any how the OVF file must be in HOST's drive for importing to Hypervisor

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Thank you for the solution and also the detailed article.
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Thank you for the solution and also the detailed article.

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If you use the WAN, it's just going to be as slow, and may time out!<br />
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also if you are going to do it via WAN, you workload is going to double, and you may as well wait to migrate across the WAN using Veeam.<br />
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OVF exports can take time to Export to your workstation!
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If you use the WAN, it's just going to be as slow, and may time out!

also if you are going to do it via WAN, you workload is going to double, and you may as well wait to migrate across the WAN using Veeam.

OVF exports can take time to Export to your workstation!

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the ovf file is saved to a laptop. &nbsp;someone will drive to the remote location and import it locally. &nbsp;the site is only 90 min away.
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the ovf file is saved to a laptop.  someone will drive to the remote location and import it locally.  the site is only 90 min away.

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Great!! it will easily imports then
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I'm looking for the quickest way to migrate a vm to a remote site. &nbsp;I'm currently using Veeam to migrate it over the WAN but it is very slow. &nbsp;The site is only an hours drive away. &nbsp;Is there a better option?
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I'm looking for the quickest way to migrate a vm to a remote site.  I'm currently using Veeam to migrate it over the WAN but it is very slow.  The site is only an hours drive away.  Is there a better option?

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