how do I export decommissioned VM from one ESXi host to another host for backup?
my current host is using vsphere 5 essential.
can I export the VM to a NFS datastore for archive?
Add both your ESXi hosts to a single vCenter Server.
Then Try a Clone/Migrate option. Clone will retain a copy in the original host as well. But Migrate will move the VM to the second host.
Or else you can Export a template from this VM and import it in the new host.
Browse datastore and download the Whole content of the vms folders to the NFS datastore. Easy and simple.
If you map up the NFS datastore to the esx host, you can just use the copy function on "browse datastore"
Hi, you can export the VM as OVF and import into your destination esxi host. Here is how to do it: vSphere 5.5 Documentation Center
copying to the NFS datastore method is good enough for me.
tks
If the server is being decom'd and shutdown, just remove from inventory and cut/paste to the desired datastore.
If you want to easily spin this up in the future, export the entire thing to an ova file and upload to the desired location. Once it's there, you can safely delete the original files.
