ESX 4.0 to ESX 4.1 - migration

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• ESX 3.5 migrate vcenter to another server

  
  How to migrate from ESX 3.5 vcenter migrate to another server? I need to drop the current server vcenter.

  What is the best way to migrate?

  Also, how can I move the license server?

  Thank you

  Be physical vmotion wouldn't work - then you options:

  (1) vCenter maintaining physical - to maintain the existing environment, you will need to copy the existing database on the new server vCenter - once it is install a new copy of vCenter on the new machine set up the oDBC connector to point to the version copied from the database. If you are not concerned to maintain the existing environment, you can simply install a fresh instance of vcenter and remove the old environment ESX hosts and add them to the new vcenter.

  Yu could also invest in a product like PlateSpin migrate and migration of P2P.

  (2) travel vCenter for a VM - use Standaloone of VMware P2V VM vCenter Converter.

• Mix of ESX 3.5 and VMware ESX in the same cluster

  Hello

  I'm currently involved in ESX 3.5 Migrating virtual machines to a new vSphere environment.  All ESX 3.5 hosts running on obsolete kit and will be decomm had at the end of the project.  All hosts are managed by the same server vCenter.

  The only problem is, I have to add an additional ESX4 server, but there is not enough available physical switch ports.  I have decomm one ESX3.5 servers in order to free ports, but they run at 2 knots, and I will lose redundancy if a hardware problem arises.

  My proposed Solution: -.

  I think decomming ESX3.5 host 1 and move it to the new vSphere cluster.  The type of brand/model/CPU is different between the old and the new servers and I am not concerned by VMs DRS'ing between 2 environments, however, I understand that I have would be protected by HA if anything disastrous happened.  All hosts are connected to the same storage.

  You don't see any problem with that?

  You can have a mixed cluster, but this must be managed by vCenter 4.x.

  And you also need a license for the former hosts of 3.x server.

  HA will work.

  If the CPU is compatible VCA, then as VMotion, DRS, VCA will work.

  André

• Best way to migrate a virtual machine from local drive to Cluster?

  Hello

  For historical reasons, we set up a virtual machine in the local disk of the ESX host.  This host is not connected to the San, where there is one group of another 3 ESX host.

  We would like to remove this standalone ESX host and migrate the virtual computer to the Cluster.  Should what tools I use?  Can use us the converter to do?  If so, when we connect to the Infrastructure of VI, does connect to the version independent host ESX OR import this virtual machine to an ESX Hos in the cluster?

  Thank you

  Hello

  your ESX host is connected to your vCenter?

  If Yes just turn off the virtual machine right click in vSphere client and choose migrate. Select destination storage and ESX server and it will be migrated.

  If it's not I turn off the virtual machine and just copy the whole directory of the VM on the new ESX Server with scp on ssh.

  Concerning

• migrate vm one host to another...

  Hi all

  I want to migrate all the VMS (esx server) host to another host (esx server) on a single order. What is this command? Sometimes, it is necessary for an urgent basis in order to free the esx server. a migration is timetaking and I am only one person involved in the vsphere server.

  Please advice.

  sasmas

  Hello

  Yes, if you use the new VMware VI Toolkit (for Windows) which is the based powershell toolkit, you can migrate all the VMS on a host with only two lines of code:

  Get-VIServer < VC Server >-'user' user - password "vmware".

  Get-VMHost ESX1 | Get-VM | Move-VM - Destination (Get-vmhost ESX2)

  The toolkil is still in beta, but if you want to try it out you can download it here:

  http://www.VMware.com/beta/vitk_win/

  OR

  You can set it in now. mode, remove the virtual machines and then do what you must do and out of maintenance mode

  vimsh - n-e ' / hostsvc/maintenance_mode_enter.

  vimsh - n-e ' / hostsvc/maintenance_mode_exit.

• Full migration to a distributed virtual switch

  Hi all

  When an ESX Server is first installed, it uses a switch vNetwork standard for COS as vswif0.

  When this server is added to the server Vcenter, the Vcenter contacted with ESX vswif0 via the standard switch.

  What is the process to move the vswif0 vDS? Is this possible via CLI?

  A new vswif to create in the vDS with a new uplink, remove the ESX the Vcenter and add it with the new ip vswif and then delete the old vswif of the standard switch.

  Is there a better way to do it?

  Kind regards

  Sharath

  It's better if you could refer to vSS to vDS migration TSB practice.

  In the doc mentioned about 2 x posible to migrate:

  1. the host migrate with some distruption to virtual machines

  2. the host migrate without distruption to virtual machines

  So, I prefer option 1, because you only have a physical nic involved.

  This option includes two steps:

  A. migrating from virtual port (console service etc.) first--so you can always manage ESX

  B. Migrate machine virtual network (Distruption on the network of the virtual computer until step B)

  Host migration with a few disruptions to virtual machines

  The process as outlined in step 3 of the chart includes two substeps:

  A. migration vmnic and virtual ports (VMkernel and Service Consoles) ports can be migrated in one step of

  vCenter Server.

  B. migration of VM networking where virtual machines are migrated from vSS Port port vDS DV groups groups.

  If all vmnic is migrated in step A, then all the virtual machines will lose network connectivity until step b. step B can follow quickly after (that's the step A

  up to the speed of the operator), but active sessions will probably drop. However, VMs may stay lit.

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• MIGRATION: License number

  Hello

  I have a question about licenses when an ESX 3.5 migrting existing to a new.

  I have a license file in use on the "old" ESX Server and I want to create a new (NEW SERVER and NEW SAN) ESX Server, install/migrate the virtual computer. During the installation and migration of VM, I want to keep my 'old' server' online and transfer the OLD on the NEW license file only when I am sure that everything works correctly.  Is this possible?

  Thank you

  Welcome to the Forums - Yes, it is - run the new server with a trial license and you have 60 days to confirm that everything works well - when you are satisfied, you can move to the new server license file

  If you find this or any other answer useful please consider awarding points marking the answer correct or useful

• Migration of VMs from ESX to ESXi 5.5 4.0

  Hi all

  What would be the best way to migrate virtual machines running cluster ESX 4.0 to 5.5 ESXi Cluster.

  In my view, there are two ways to do:

  1. Map (VMFS3) LUNS to the new cluster ESXi 5.5
     1. Shut down the virtual machine under the old cluster
     2. Remove inventory under the old cluster
     3. Add the VMFS3 LUN to the title of the new group
     4. Add the server to the inventory
     5. Power on virtual machines
     6. Perhaps svMotion machine virtual of VMFS3 new VMFS5 data store.
  2. Migrate the virtual via Vmware Converter Standalone Computer Cluster again.

  I think that method 1 would be the fastest, but I doubt if it is really practical, especially considering that the same data store/logic unit number will be writable by 2 different versions of ESX 4.0 and 5.5 at the same time.

  And method 2 seems the best way to me before that this will give me a possibility to start the virtual machine on the old cluster conversion failed if V2V or the destination virtual machine has problems.

  With above I have also considered possible vmotion, adding the former ESX host 4.0 under the pile of 5.5 ESXi but Xeon Intel processors are quite old and being unfit for vmotion, designed to allow CVS too, but for this I must put the new servers CPU up to the level of the old CPU and post migration of servers will have to close all VM to put all the servers again at their optimum level by disabling EVC.

  So could someone please guide which would be the best way, because we intend to migrate about 150 virtual machines. Thank you.

  between steps 1 and 2 take the new backups just in case. You have no need to have both writable for each cluster between steps 2 and 3 remove the volume from the old cluster. Also, between cold steps 4 and 5, you can migrate them to the new from the old storage.

  -J

• Hot migration is possible with VMWare ESXi 5.1.0 without an ESX server management

  Hot migration is possible with VMWare ESXi 5.1.0 without an ESX server management?
  I wonder for a future issue, a scenario where a system administrator must build a Win2008 + DC on local storage, server
  then, once the physical box is integrated into the class network, the physical box is connected to the classified SAN storage.
  Is it possible to hot - migrate the server Win2008 + CC local storage to SAN storage at this time, with only the
  free version of VMWare ESXi 5.1.0?

  Welcome to the community - I guess that you are looking to do this, while the virtual machine is currently running - this is not possible without a management server, also called vCenetr, but all is not lost because you would be able spend the VM local storage to the San with the VM posered using the client storage management features

• How to migrate VRM to another ESX/cluster server

  We have our VRM and VR servers running with vReplication in an ESX cluster.  The network manager has decided to split the ESX server and create a new cluster for our servers, leaving the old cluster and ESX server environment from the view.  I was able to migrate the VR server without any problem, but receive a warning when you try to move the VRM.  How is it best to do it without having to stop the replication and recreate all (that has been no joy for us)?

  Hello

  Safely, you can migrate the VRM machine or use vMotion.
  Make sure you remove the VRM from the inventory of VC machine, as in this case, the configuration of the OVF environment will be lost.

• Migrate 3.5.0.20.70.95 ESX to ESXi 5

  Hello friends
  I have HP 7 with ESX 3.5.0 207095 blade servers; containing 35 virtual servers connected to a Storage Vmotion EVA 4400 with 3 Fibre Channel data stores and 3 of FATA and a stand-alone server from HP with Windows 2003 and SQL 2005 Standard x 86 for vCenter 2.5. He has released two physical servers with VMotion.
  I installed a new vCenter Server 5 with Windows 2008 and SQL 2008 Standard x 64 and I can reformat and reinstall ESXi Server published in may, I can also move data between data plugin store "vip.svmotion - bin - 1.0.0.0.» MSI "to free a data store to allow formatting and leave ready to ESXi5 released VMFS.
  The question is: How can I migrate directarmente 'virtual machine' to ESX ESXI5...? Can I use vCenter Converter Standalone? or another method I suggest to apply to run it directly? ...
  concerning
  Charlie

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  Point 9 you specify activities, implements the snapshot, but I can do the upgrade of the virtual machine? VCenter Converter run, cloning, restore to a snapshot, or apply the upgrade through vCenter option?  Responding to this request, and have clarified the migration process...

  Point 9 you specify activities, implements the snapshot, but I can do the upgrade of the virtual machine? VCenter Converter run, cloning, restore to a snapshot, or apply the upgrade through vCenter option?  Responding to this request, and have clarified the migration process...

  The best way to upgrade the virtual machine on the point #9 are the following steps:

  1. power off the virtual machine during a planned downtime

  2 make a snapshot of the power off of the virtual machine

  3. right click on the virtual computer center and select hardware upgrade

  4. start the machine and make sure it works as expected

  5 remove the snapshot

  6 raise and repeat

  Thank you

• migrate the production esx 4.0 to 5 new hardware esxi environment

  I intend to migrate my production esx4.0 vSphere esxi 5 environment (new hardware) environment. How can I migrate my vms to production that are hosted on esx 4.0 (3 hosts managed by vcenter) to new material, that is to say 3 new hosts running esxi5? I want to leave my production environment intact in case I need to back off because of problems if it is possible? I am aware that:

  «My upgrade VMFS-5 doesn't have a block size of 1 MB.» Why?

  
  Upgrade of VMFS-5 partitions retain the characteristics of the partition of the data store VMFS-3 original, including the block size of the file, size of 64 K subblock, etc.. To take full advantage of all the benefits of VMFS-5, migrate virtual machines to a different data store (s), delete the existing one and re data store - create using VMFS-5".
  so ideally, I want to create a new data store instead of to upgrade and move my VM prod on this.

  What are the options that are available to me? Thank you.

  I wonder if it would make a big difference to save storage space?

  30 years ago I probably would have said it makes a difference, but today, it is probably more expensive (i.e. is not worth spending time) to create a new data store and migrate everything to a few KB.

  André

• Migration of virtual machines in ESX 3.0.1 &amp; 3.5 to vSphere 5

  We have severely old stand alone ESX 3.0.1 and 3.5 servers and finally acquired new equipment and a cluster in VMware vSphere Essentials and try to migrate virtual machines, so we can remove the old assets. Using Converter Standalone 5 I only abe to pass successfully the Windows 2008 SMV ESX 3.5. All Windows 2003/XP virtual machines fail with this generic message "Unable to obtain material information to the computer selected."

  I tried various solutions of workaround mentioned around forums such as change the Linux guest OS during the migration and take snapshots of the source without result. Joint are recent newspapers Converter - will try and earlier version of the converter now as I have seen mention of this being a potential solution.

  Ah, I see - redefine was useful in some cases, when the Iso Coldclone was used.
  This CD is no longer available

  Just copy the complete directories - the vmdk formats are compatible - and where the new server don't like old VMS they can usually be adjusted with small text file modifications

• Migrating from 5.0.0 free ESXi / ESX 4.1.0 a local database to bought ESXi 4.1.0 with SAN

  We currently have four host servers.  Two host servers are the free version of VMware ESXi 5.0.0 and ESX 4.1.0.  I have two hosts in a cluster, obviously with the version under license and running VMWare VCenter ESXi 4.1.0 running.

  All of these guests have all (vmdk files etc.) data stored locally on the host servers.  I'll be migrating to a new SAN and buy under license of VMware.

  I need to move the virtual hosts free version VMware servers (5.0.0 ESXi / ESX 4.1.0) to the cluster host ESXi 4.1.0 under license.  I can export the folder containing all the files and import it on the cluster license.  Once records are there, how can I activate the servers of records and pull up?

  I have to get off these hosts old existing virtual servers on the new servers which we you place your order.

  In this case I the new environment configuration and then for example use VMware Converter to migrate (V2V, with the virtual machine is turned off) the virtual machine of the former hosts in the vCenter Server environment allowing you to select the target storage.

  André

• Require a process step by step for the migration of virtual machines to new VMware ESX hypervisor

  Hello

  I'm looking for the method step by step for the migration of virtual machines to new host ESX Migration both cold and hot.

  Scenario - I have two data centers running ESX host stand-alone (with VM) in Europe. I need to build the new ESX host in new Dataceter to Singapore.

  Need prerequisites, the methods available for migrate VMWARE virtual has new host ESX (in the new data center) with minimum downtime.

  It will be great if you can enumerate the markets or redirect me to documentation that I can use to create detailed steps as the target host compatibility check on VMs and so on.

  Please advice

  Concerning

  AVI

  The steps are correct. The virtual machine must be turned off (step 3).