Backup VMware ESXi 4.1 Configuration

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Thing in place

vCLI (Download vCli from ESXi hosts home page)
Putty



Steps to follow

Create a Folder in c:\VMware_Backup

• To create a folder in windows is very easy, right click on c: and create a new folder VMware_Backup. You can choose whatever location you want, in this case it is c:

Create a scratch Partition in ESXi host

• Login to ESXi host using Putty

• Type commands

cd tmp

mkdir scratch (* If this folder exists already, you don't need to create one)

cd scratch

mkdir downloads (* If this folder exists already, you don't need to create one)

Now open up vCli

• Type commands

vicfg-cfgbackup.pl --server server_ip -s c:\vmware_bkup\servername.txt

It will prompt you for username and password

Your configuration has been saved


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