To use gnt-backup export on windows machines, you will need snf-image support. root@r1u30:/home/dpavlin# cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/snf.list deb http://apt.dev.grnet.gr jessie/ deb-src http://apt.dev.grnet.gr jessie/ root@r1u30:/home/dpavlin# gnt-cluster command apt-get install -y snf-image Now modify win7x64vm machine to perform full disk backup gnt-instance modify --os-type snf-image+default win7x64vm gnt-instance modify --os-parameters=img_format=diskdump,img_id=windows7,img_properties='{"OSFAMILY":"windows"}' win7x64vm gnt-backup export --noshutdown -n r1u32 win7x64vm