URGENT - VM PROBLEM HELP! -> physical hardware ASAP

[markhsa]

I have an issue with a VM in Unraid I have setup as a server and its a bit critical that it is up and running in a very powerful server. (Java app with database that VM server cant handle due to system specs..)

 

So I need to make VM into a physical running machine.  VM -> actual disk to boot from.

Its a work machine, and its critical.  So help really appreciated.

 

( I posted in General as well, I hope thats ok as this is urgent.... ) sorry if its not ok.....

 

So how can I move a VM to Physical hardware in the easiest way?

 

I have the disk device as a raw disk on NVME ( Linux machine ) /dev/disk/by-id/nvme-Samsung_SSD_970_EVO_Plus_1TB_S59ANG0MA14014A-part4

 

I have shut down the VM, taken a dd to image of that partition, and now need to take that to physical.

 

Can I mount that Virtio into a mount point any copy files off perhaps?

 

Or is there a smarter way to do this?  

 

How to take a virtio image to Physical disk?

 

 

Many thanks!!!!

[Jidovu Marius Adrian]

Did you try to use the built in windows backup option?

[markhsa]

Linux VM.

[Jidovu Marius Adrian]

Create a backup in the windows vm and save it somewhere external ( usb hdd that can fit all the back up).

Then for the physical windows you boot to the install disc and provide it a path to the backup files.

[Jidovu Marius Adrian]

On 12/26/2019 at 10:14 PM, markhsa said:

Linux VM.

Maybe this post can help you out.

https://askubuntu.com/questions/195139/how-to-convert-qcow2-virtual-disk-to-physical-machine-and-reversely

Sorry for writing back this late but I had guests (still have) and I did not have much time.

 

The following link shows 4 ways to back up entire hard drive in linux:

https://www.maketecheasier.com/back-up-entire-hard-drive-linux/

Edited December 27, 2019 by Jidovu Marius Adrian