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• Get-hard drives - storage drives data store migrate between data warehouses

  Hi all

  
  

  Our current storage configuration with specially designed split-role of the bases of data storages (OS, LOG SQL, SQL DATA, APP, Exchange roles, etc.)  I do a storage store on my VMware Infrastructure and hoped to target only the disks of virtual machines that are on any data store and migrate them to another.  Rather new to PowerCli if you're wondering why the bellows of the command does not work and the reports that the file is locked.
  

  
  

  Get-hard drive - data store 'Datastore01 ' | Moving-hard drive - data store Datastore02

  If the machine virtual itself is made aware of the command?  Would I have to enumarte the virtual machines on the first data store and then target discs that everyone has and redirect it to the hard disk Move command?

  Thanks in advance

  Yes, you are banging in the sequence of commands trying to move a file on the data store without referencing the virtual machine. According to the State of the virtual machine (lit or not) of different things happen

  • VM power off - the disc is moved and the virtual machine is broken (the vmx file will always point to the original location for the HD that is no longer there)
  • Virtual MACHINE power - the disk is locked, so it cannot be moved (the error you have seen)

  Another thing to keep in mind is that the configuration of the VM is also on a data store, so if you want to move the entire virtual machine you can just move the hard drives

  If all the virtual machines on a data store have all their HDs on this data store then you can do something like

  Get - VM - data store 'Datastore01 ' | Move-VM - data store "Datastore02".

  To access the VM configuration, but also his records. If you have virtual machines where the disks into a single virtual machine, then you will have a little more work to do to sort the records that must be moved

  Get - VM - data store 'Datastore01 ' | Get-hard drive | Where-Object {$_.} FileName.Contains ("[Datastore01]")} | Moving-hard drive - data store "Datastore02".

  This is all virtual machines with a component (hard drive or configuration) on Datastore1, and then for each VM is all hard disks that are on Datastore01 and the Datastore02

• Migration of VMs between data warehouses

  I added a new data store to a vSphere 5.5 infrastructure and created a few scheduled tasks to migrate under tension on the virtual machines between data warehouses.

  The migration is successful, but on the source data store, I still see a lot of files for some migrated VMs, including the .vswp and vmware files - xx.log.

  This means that the scheduled task has failed?

  What have I to do to completely move virtual machines?

  Should I turn off and turn on the virtual machine?

  Concerning

  Marius

  Maybe this file are simply zombie files, generated cause an improper shutdown of the VM (take a look at the date of creation/modification of files). You can try to rename these files, if you are able to do so, these files aren't really in use. After you rename and make sure that the virtual machine works as expected, you can manually delete the files.

• Movimentacao between data warehouses

  Pessoal, tirem minhas questions, please:

  Preciso mover some VMs between data warehouses, para Espaço realocacao, mas o client não possui o Storage VMotion. Then devo mover na mao mesmo:

  1. Desligar o servidor
  2. Remover o servidor inventario
  3. Mover a pasta server between os data warehouses (explore data store / move directory)
  4. Readicionar o servidor ao inventario
  5. Ligar o servidor

  É ISSO, certo?

  Estava pensando numa coisa, mas não sei is da certo e be e certo fazer.

  SE EU mudasse an ambiente licença para LICENÇA (FREE) AVALIAÇÃO, dai todos os recursos ficariam habilitados, como e por padrão na versão Avaliação. The EU Dai usaria o Storage VMotion e depois colocaria a licença of volta.

  
  Acham as daria certo?

  Abraço,

  
  Sena.

  Atanagoras Sena says:

  Pessoal, tirem minhas questions, please:

  Preciso mover some VMs between data warehouses, para Espaço realocacao, mas o client não possui o Storage VMotion. Then devo mover na mao mesmo:

  1. Desligar o servidor
  2. Remover o servidor inventario
  3. Mover a pasta server between os data warehouses (explore data store / move directory)
  4. Readicionar o servidor ao inventario
  5. Ligar o servidor

  É ISSO, certo?

  Perfeito. Isso AI.

  Estava pensando numa coisa, mas não sei is da certo e be e certo fazer.

  SE EU mudasse an ambiente licença para LICENÇA (FREE) AVALIAÇÃO, dai todos os recursos ficariam habilitados, como e por padrão na versão Avaliação. The EU Dai usaria o Storage VMotion e depois colocaria a licença of volta.

  Acham as daria certo?

  Daria, very e "ilegal" você fazer isso SIM. MAS funcionaria na boa too.

  ABCs

  Don't atribuir os pontos não

• How to use powershell to create data warehouses Fibre Channel

  Hello

  Does anyone know how to use powershell to create data warehouses Fibre Channel?

  A text file lists the data warehouse with data store names and sizes (GB) as input:
  DatastoreName1 10
  DatastoreName2 200
  DatastoreName3 10

  Version5 VMFS file system
  Block size of 1 MB

  The script should ignore LUN ID 0 as long as it is not a data store, it's a startup logic unit number.

  The value in $esxname is correct?

  Do you want to see this name when you

  Get-VMHost | Select name

• Can you pass offline virtual machines between data warehouses using the 'Migration' with the basic Kit Essentials feature?

  I speak not of Essentials Plus vMotion between hosts or migration of VMS between hosts and data warehouses online. Just curious to know if its possible to off a virtual machine and click the button to migrate to another store of data with the basic Essentials bundle.

  Welcome to the community - Yes you can - it's what we call a cold migration.

• Storage vmotion, between data warehouses when the block size is different

  Hi all

  I would like to know, is it possible to do a vmotion of storage between two data warehouses, when they have different block sizes. The case is as a former vmfs data store 3 which has been upgraded direct to vmfs5 there, but since it has been updated it maintains its own block size. While the newly created vmfs datastore 5 a block size of 1 MB.

  Thus, storage Vmotion will work in this case? It will fail OR will be with degraded performance?

  Finally, storage vmotion is possible even if you do not have a cluster DRS for storage?

  Thank you

  Yes you can!

  Check some info on the effects of block size: http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2011/02/18/blocksize-impact/

• EX 3.5 migration of VMS between data warehouses

  Hi all

  Don't know if this is location of correctr but I don't know that it will be moved required

  Scenario - I have a very small server ESX 3.5 with VM hosted on 6. We recently plugged in and set up a SAN and I'm trying to migrate servers from local storage to the San, one at a time. I wrote a script that works on the my ESX 3.5 bed test system, but does not work on my production system. I can't the biggest hard drives on the production system to copy. I run the script as a scheduled task on Saturday afternoon, after I have confirmed that my backup of vRanger connection is completed. I reason I do a "cp" oppsoed suddenly, I like the idea of being able to fall back to the original virtual machine is required. I know that most of the script is working as I can see the original virtual machine power off or not and all the files except the VMDK copied during the local storage to the San.

  I have attached the script that I use as well as the log file which follows from the weekend final run. Can someone please take a look and see what I'm doing wrong? It's driving me crazy.

  Only, we have unique ESX connected to the San, and don't use vmotion. The SAN is connected and (I hope) properly configured.

  concerning

  Gord

  What files are missing? Compare your source files and destination, in the case. You can also watch this http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1000936 Ko to verify if you don't a not build anything.

  Your script worked on another host, it should also work on that one.

  Good luck.

  Concerning

  Franck

• Move VM between data warehouses

  What is the fastest way to move a virtual machine between two warehouses of data on the same host ESXi?

  I Don t use vCenter. The disks are thick lazy available at zero and about 400 GB in size.

  Follow these steps:

  • power off the virtual machine (do not suspend)
  • delete the virtual machine of the inventory
  • Open the data store with the virtual machine file
  • in the left pane, select the root folder and in the right pane, select the folder of the virtual machine
  • then either click on the "Move" icon or right click on the folder and select "move to".
  • Once moved, open the browser to store data to the new data store
  • Right-click right the VM .vmx file and choose "add to the inventory.

  André

• Moving propelled out of virtual machines between data warehouses

  I need to create a script to move a list of virtual machines in the current in another data store.

  The script must move the first VM, wait for the operation to complete, and then move the second and so on.

  Y at - it no samples can I start from?

  Concerning

  Marius

  You can check VMRelocatedEvent with Get-ViEvent.

  Something like that

  $targetVM = "MyVM.

  $finished = $false

  {while(!$finished)}

  If ((Get-Date) Get-VIEvent-Start. AddMinutes(-15) - MaxSamples ([int]: MaxValue) |

  where {$_-is [VMware.Vim.VmRelocatedEvent] - and $_.} {Vm.Name - eq $targetVM)}

  $finished = $true

  }

  else {}

  Sleep 30

  }

  }

• Copy VM between data warehouses

  OLA pessoal,

  Estou com uma doubt, uso o ESXi e tenho Doi datastore, o datastore1 e o datastore2, quero copy VM uma as esta no datastore1 para o datastore2, vSphere Client through to EU access a data storage through do browse Datastore, copy one VM e put na outra Datastore a feita will be copied by rede or localmente no servidor?

  Are any outra option better?

  Obrigado

  Caro,

  com o vSphere Client aberto, vc clica no host (e nao na vm), the summary em I think you mostra os/place, clica com o direito button e escolhe browse, nao sei to vai haver possibility of copy of UM disco para o outro, mas talvez você win download host esxi para o seu pc todo o conteudo da VM , or principalmente o virtual disco... depois envia esse disco para o host very destino o outro storare voce quer..., recria a VM very usa o virtual disk that vc enviou...

  Olha uma vez EU ultimativa um software da by transfer uma VM of UM ESXi host vmware para outro no ESXi host, very nao single o nome agora, precisa dar uma procurada no google...

  Abraço

• "Cold migration" use vMotion enabled network?

  I have three installed ESXi hosts and they are networked with 2 different networks. One is the regular 100mbps network which I use as management network, which is also used to connect my client to connect to guests individually vsphere or vCenter Server (running under VM on one of the hosts).

  My other is network of 1 Gbit/s which I am trying to qualify vMotion only for traffic. I activated vMotion (pronounced check) on the vmKernel port which is connected to the gigabit speed network while I disabled the vMotion on the slower network.

  Yet, to my surprise, when I do 'MIGRATION' COLD (focus is on migration to cold, not hot vMotion), he always uses the slower network while the faster network remains inactive.

  This seems to show that the path taken by Migration cold network is unrelated to the one taken by active vMotion vmKernel port. How can I make sure that cold migration and other activities 'Lourdes' happens ONLY through the network more fast.

  I want to only use the slower network which is on my LAN to connect (on my laptop) Client vsphere vCenter Server or host directly if necessary. Can someone please? I like you a lot because I'm stuck now. Thank you.

  Migration cold work through Console of Service / Management VMkernel and don't use VMotion VMkernel.

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  MCSA, MCTS Hyper-V, VCP 3/4, VMware vExpert

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• displacement of the configurations of lab manager between the ESX server host computers / data warehouses

  Hello

  Is it possible to move configurations of lab manager between the ESX server host computers / data warehouses? I don't see an option in the library & gt; Clone library. Thank you!

  Recently, I used SSMove to migrate our datastore LM set a new LUN.  It's really simple to use.  This KB gives complete instructions on SSMove http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=1006694&sliceId=1&docTypeID=DT_KB_1_1&dialogID=8456583&stateId=0%200%209407965

  See you soon

  Paul

• Is it possible to migrate ESXi host between data centers, if so please provide a brief not

  Hi friends,

  1. is it possible to migrate ESXi host between data centers, if so please provide a brief walking distance.

  2 can we perform vMotion and Storage vMotion while ESXi is turned on.

  3. is it possible to extend the VMDK disk while it integrates snapshots in it.

  Best regards,

  Sirot Vijay

  Yes the vmotion and svmotion works but one by one.

  1 - vmotion is posssible to power on State, but you can't svmotion the vm simultaneously. The storage will remain same

  2 svmotion is also possible to power on the State, but you cannot vmotion virtual machine simultaneously. the host will remain the same.

  3 vmotion and svmotion is possible together when the vm is off power. the host and storage can be changed simultaneously on this State.

• Data migration to thin warehouses

  Hi all

  I'm new here and for PowerCLI, so I hope that my question is not too restorative!

  We decided that we should probably be thin-commissioning to the layer of VMware and not at the level of the SAN layer. Unfortunately, it is not a way to inflate all of our thin LUNS on our VNX to convert them into thick LUNs. Fortunately, it's a new environment with only a few tens of VMs, so it does not seem a big deal to make the change. My plan is to:

  1. create a new logic on the SAN unit number and present it to VMware

  2 migrate all our virtual machines off the LUN existing (there are 8) for a new LUN, and in the process, convert thin in data warehouses

  3. delete the original LUN 8, recreate them as thick as re - LUN to VMware

  4. migrate the new LUN data warehouses.

  I know I could do this manually but I thought it would be a good opportunity to use PowerCLI. I move all the VMS names begin with "064", so I hope for a script that will migrate all 064 * VMs to the new data store and convert them to the thin.

  Can someone tell me what would be the command to do this?

  Thank you

  Fergus

  Basically, you can do all this with the Move-VM cmdlet.

  $newDS = get-Datastore-name MyDS

  Get-VM-name 064 * |

  Move-VM - confirm Datastore - slim - DiskStorageFormat $newDS: $false

  In the $newDS variable, the object representing the new data store you want that all the VMS to.