How to create an image of an existing Virtual Machine?
How can I create an IMAGE of a VM in vCenter 6.7 which is Windows 2012. I intend to deploy 5 different servers with the same image in another OS which is Windows 2019.
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Us this a production system, VM, or you are trying to create a deployment template?
Presumably you can not have the system on the network at the same time.
If you are trying to run it under hyper-V, much depends on what you are using to backup VMs.
Several provide that you can restore the VM from backup on the other platform, you would need to reconfigure the network if your VMware VM uses vmxnet3 versus the e1000.
Presumably you can not have the system on the network at the same time.
If you are trying to run it under hyper-V, much depends on what you are using to backup VMs.
Several provide that you can restore the VM from backup on the other platform, you would need to reconfigure the network if your VMware VM uses vmxnet3 versus the e1000.
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Thanks Scott Silva & Arnold.
I understand when I clone a VM, it is the exact replica of the source VM including the IP Address and I can turn only One VM "on" at a time.
However, I was wondering if there is a way to ensure I capture the image of the source VM which is a Windows 2012 and install it on a Windows 2019. I know it is a dumb question but was wondering if there is any way to do it please.
I understand when I clone a VM, it is the exact replica of the source VM including the IP Address and I can turn only One VM "on" at a time.
However, I was wondering if there is a way to ensure I capture the image of the source VM which is a Windows 2012 and install it on a Windows 2019. I know it is a dumb question but was wondering if there is any way to do it please.
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