ESXi

[Roshan]

Hello Erman,

 

I would like to know how I can export a VM(directory structures) after SSH? The issue is that the login on ESXi is lost. But we can ssh on the vm which was created on it. On ESXi we would have created an ova file.

 

Thanks,

 

Roshan

[ErmanArslansOracleBlog]

I am not an ESX expert.. If there were OVM or KVM, I would be able to help you better.

Still, I will try to help.  What do you mean by ESX logon is lost? What do you mean by "after SSH"?

Pleae revise your questions, put some screenshots or share some error messages (for instance, for the ESX login issue)

[Roshan]

Is it possible to export a VM without using ESXi?

[ErmanArslansOracleBlog]

Is your vSphere Client wortking?

Here is an action plan for exporting a Guest Machine using vSphere Client ->

Open your vSphere client.
Turn off the VM you want to back-up.
Delete and consolidate any snapshots you may have.
Highlight the VM in the left pane.
Click File — Export OVF Template.
Give your export a name, location to export to and whether you want it in single file or multi file mode.

[Roshan]

The problem is to create a disk image from a live Centos.

Suppose VSphere client is not accessible.

https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/system_administrators_guide/ch-relax-and-recover_rear

[ErmanArslansOracleBlog]

Rear seems good.
Take a look at the following as well;

VMware vCenter Converter Standalone Client