In the Asset library: The VHD and the files that you need are in the Asset library under the Downloadable VHD node.
Installing a deployable package on a cloud-hosted development environment: The process to update the VHD’s finance and operations apps version is similar to that of a deployable package on a cloud-hosted development environment.
You’ll follow the directions for database operations that are provided by Microsoft to first restore the database from Production to a Tier 2/UAT environment through Lifecycle Services and then export it: The correct process is to follow the directions from Microsoft to first restore it over a Tier2/UAT environment and then export it.