Migrating Guest VMs from Windows 7 to Windows 8.1 hosts

actionmystique · Post by **actionmystique** » 14. Feb 2014, 20:26

Hello,

I have a few VMs (Ubuntu, Windows 7, Windows Server, Cisco CSR 1000V) running without (major) issues on VB 4.3.6 on Windows 7.

I'd like to migrate them from VB on Windows 7 to the same VB release on Windows 8.1.

Is it sufficient to copy all the VM files from one host to the other or should I care about specific details?

Post by **socratis** » 14. Feb 2014, 20:36

You could copy the folders and add the .vbox files by double-clicking or by the "Add..." menu. But, what's preventing you from trying it out and let us know if it works or not?

actionmystique · Post by **actionmystique** » 14. Feb 2014, 20:47

Thanks for your clear answer. I'll let you know about the results when it's done.

actionmystique · Post by **actionmystique** » 15. Feb 2014, 16:49

It worked like a charm for CSR 1000V VMs. I'm experiencing an issue with Ubuntu VM which is not able to launch.

actionmystique · Post by **actionmystique** » 15. Feb 2014, 17:09

After powering off the VM and restarting it, it is able to run without problem.

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Migrating Guest VMs from Windows 7 to Windows 8.1 hosts

Migrating Guest VMs from Windows 7 to Windows 8.1 hosts

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