zeezam Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 I want to move a hyper-v vm to another machine but can't find the export function.As described in this article I should find the function under action menu; http://blogs.msdn.com/b/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2008/08/26/hyper-v-export-import-part-1.aspxI can't find it there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 I want to move a hyper-v vm to another machine but can't find the export function.As described in this article I should find the function under action menu; http://blogs.msdn.com/b/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2008/08/26/hyper-v-export-import-part-1.aspxI can't find it there.Maybe it is not there when the VM is running..... http://www.virtuatopia.com/index.php/Migrating_Hyper-V_Virtual_Machines_Using_Import/Exportjaclaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluberti Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Note that exporting via the UI and via powershell do NOT do the same thing, and exporting from the UI isn't quite a full export, unfortunately. If you want to do a complete export and import like the "old" Hyper-V on Server 2008, you have to use powershell to do the export.If you're not comfortable or familiar with powershell and need to do a complete export (you don't always need to, hence the change), someone has written a nice set of powershell cmdlets to assist:http://www.altaro.com/blog/a-free-configurable-powershell-script-for-hyper-v-export/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeezam Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 Ok. Sometimes it works with just stop the VM. Copy the vhd files and startup the vm on another host... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeezam Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 After starting the virtual guest on a new host I have to activate the product key again and the key is already in use.Any ideas about that?It's a windows 2008 sp2 machine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluberti Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 If you've sysprep'ed the machine before moving it, you should be OK. If you have a MAK key and have run out of activations, though, you need to contact the clearinghouse phone number to get the activation limit increased. This is why pre-activating VMs that are going to be re-used is a bad idea . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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