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Downloading Azure VM to OnPremise?

EnterpriseArchitect 6,041 Reputation points
2020-12-02T02:44:21.2+00:00

People,

How can I download or export the Azure VM HDD as the image or .VHDX file as part of my Decommisoning process?

Thank you in advance.

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Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
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  1. prmanhas-MSFT 17,946 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator
    2020-12-07T14:52:11.987+00:00

    @EnterpriseArchitect You can refer to below articles as well which might be helpful for your use case:

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/download-vhd

    http://techgenix.com/moving-azure-vm-on-premise/

    Hope it helps!!!

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  1. Bechir Gharbi 301 Reputation points
    2020-12-02T10:46:08.307+00:00

    Yes you can export the VM disk(s), search your disk on azure then in its properties you find "Disk Export".

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