How to Export a vSphere ESXi 6.7 Virtual Machine

By Tony Mackay ·

This tutorial will show you how to export a VM as an OVF file so that you can import it into another ESXi host or system.

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Login to the ESXi Host

First of all, login to the web management interface of the ESXi 6.7 host by typing the IP address into a web browser.

ESXi 6.7 Login Screen
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Export the VM as an OVF

Click on Virtual Machines, right click on the name of the virtual machine you want to export, then click Export.

Step 1

Click Export.

Step 2

Choose a location to save the OVF file to.

Step 3

Save the VMDK files to the same location.

Step 4

Wait for the export to complete and then check the location on your local machine for the exported files.

OVF Exported
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Conclusion

Your VM should now be exported to your local machine and can be imported on a different ESXi host.

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Written by Tony Mackay

Tony is the founder and editor of GraspingTech, a blog which provides tutorials for Cloud Architects, DevOps Engineers and System Administrators. He has written over one hundred tech tutorials which have been read by more than a million people.

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