Migrate a physical virtual centre to the virtual center unit?

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• Migration of a virtual machine or a new physical box vCenter?

  Recently, I renewed my license for ESX 3.x for vSphere license keys.  I am now looking to upgrade my hosts of ESX 3.5 u5 to vSphere.  The vCenter esx 3.5 database is hosted on a physical SQL 2000 Server.  I bought the license for MS SQL 2005, but I don't want to do a upgrade inplace on the area physical virtual Center for many reasons that are not part of this community.  So now that I'm at a crossroads, set up a new virtual machine on the esx 3.5 existing hosts for installing vCenter and SQL 2005 to restore the existing database of vc to?  Or should I look to buy a new physical server to dedicate to vCenter and the database to MS SQL 2005 to vCenter?

  In my environment, I have 3 ESX host running on the blades with a total of 10 VM operation.  In the future, I'm looking to virtualize a couple of SQL boxes once I get running vSphere.  If you were me what would you do with vCenter?

  like saying it will "eat your own dog food".

  For us, we have 9 instances of vCenter and all run as a virtual machine, with the exception of 3. When that get-enviornment upgrade vSphere4, vCenter Server VM.

  This facility is fully supported and works a lot.  In addition, you will receive HA/DRS.  I would say affecting your restart your VM vCenter high priority.

  This is a good document as well

  http://communities.VMware.com/docs/doc-11197

• Try to copy one virtual centre to the other clusters

  Hello

  I'm new in the world of windows and have to migrate a virtual centre 5.1 older than 5.5.  I'm running into a problem with the copy of the clusters of the virtual center more a new using powercli and hoped someone on this list can help you.  Here's what I'm trying to do:

  (please let me know if there is a way better to clone the cluster information to one virtual centre to another)

  --

  $SourceClusters = get-Datacenter RWC - vc01 Server | Get-Cluster-Server vc01

  {foreach ($SourceCluster to $SourceClusters)

  New-Cluster - name $SourceCluster.Name - location "RWC" - Server vc02 - DRSEnabled - DRSautomationlevel "PartiallyAutomated" - confirm: $false

  }

  --

  However when I run the present I get the following error messages:

  (a) not found VIContainer with name RWC - which I know exists and is my Datacenter name

  (b) setting New-Cluster VIContainer: did not find any object specified by its name.  I know that the first command get-data center returns valid cluster name so don't know why it shows as empty.

  All that I'm missing here.

  Thank you

  SIM-

  Hey Sim,.

  They is a so-called "adventure", named InventorySnapshot, that does exactly what you want: https://labs.vmware.com/flings/inventorysnapshot

  It is worth the visit.

  Tim

• Adding a virtual drive on the SCSI controller with sharing fails physical/virtual

  I have added a virtual disk to a SCSI controller with bus sharing physical or virtual, which is put down to the code below. Same code gets successfully if the bus share is 'noSharing '.

  $vmView = Vim::find_entity_view (view_type = > 'VirtualMachine', filter = > {name = > $vms [0]});
  $controllerKey = find_scsi_cntlrkey (vm = > $vmView, controller = > $cntlr);
  my hash % =)
  VM = > $vmView,
  diskMode = > 'persistent. "
  fileName = > $filename,
  controllerKey = > $controllerKey,
  unitNumber = > $target,
  size = > "5242880",.
  backingtype = > "ordinary."
  UUID = > UNDEF,
  deviceName = > UNDEF,
  );
  My $filespec = get_vdiskSpec (%hash);
  print Dumper $filespec;
  My $vdisk = add_virtualdisk (vm = > $vmView, devspec = > $filespec);

  Run the command:

  amrut@2:~/scripts/VMware/apps$ perl RDM_add.pl - vmname vm1 - Server vcenter_server name of [email protected] past Pass@123--op generation add - 2, 2 - controller filename vm_232
  Addition of new LsiLogicSAS vSCSI 2 Controller to "vm1.
  Successfully added
  $VAR1 = bless ({}
  'fileOperation' = > bless ({}
  'val' = > 'create '.
  (}, 'VirtualDeviceConfigSpecFileOperation'),
  'operation' = > bless ({}
  'val' = > 'Add '.
  (}, 'VirtualDeviceConfigSpecOperation'),
  'device' = > ({bless him
  'capacityInKB' = > '5242880',.
  "backup" = > bless ({}
  'Filename' = > ' [datastore1 (4)]/vm1/vm_232.vmdk',)]
  'diskMode' = > 'persistent '.
  (}, "VirtualDiskFlatVer2BackingInfo").
  'unitNumber' = > 2,
  'controllerKey' = > '1002',.
  'key' = >-1
  (}, "VirtualDisk")
  (}, "VirtualDeviceConfigSpec");
  Cannot configure the virtual device.

  amrut@2:~/scripts/VMware/apps$

  In vcenter GUi I get below error:

  Has no power on scsi2:2.
  Cannot add the disk scsi2:2.

  But more successful if sharing of bus is none!

  amrut@uptohell2:~/scripts/VMware/apps$ perl RDM_add.pl - vmname vm1 - Server vcenter_server name of [email protected] past Pass@123--op generation add - 1:2 - filename vm_232 controller
  $VAR1 = bless ({}
  'fileOperation' = > bless ({}
  'val' = > 'create '.
  (}, 'VirtualDeviceConfigSpecFileOperation'),
  'operation' = > bless ({}
  'val' = > 'Add '.
  (}, 'VirtualDeviceConfigSpecOperation'),
  'device' = > ({bless him
  'capacityInKB' = > '5242880',.
  "backup" = > bless ({}
  'Filename' = > ' [datastore1 (4)]/vm1/vm1_232.vmdk',)]
  'diskMode' = > 'persistent '.
  (}, "VirtualDiskFlatVer2BackingInfo").
  'unitNumber' = > 2,
  'controllerKey' = > '1001'.
  'key' = >-1
  (}, "VirtualDisk")
  (}, "VirtualDeviceConfigSpec");
  Created virtual disk.
  amrut@2:~/scripts/VMware/apps$

  Can you get it someone please let me know, we should pass us any other parameter for the addition of SCSI controller with bus sharing physical/virtual disk?

  Thank you

  Celine

  Yes, the stand is adjustable to all types at deployment time.  You need to change your disk with the correct support add operation.

• Circuits on the physical virtual network

  Hello

  I'm trying to implement trunking to route traffic to vlan tagged from the virtual to the physical.

  I have a cisco 2900 2 layer switch series.

  I created a virtual swtich and have only 1 portgroup for now. The portgroup must have 4 VLANS. I have configured the parameter vlan in the portgroup 4.

  On the physical switch I configured the port that connects to the esx NIC that the virtual switch uses an uplink as follows:

  conf t

  int fa0/7

  switchport mode trunk

  No tap

  When I use sh int trunk command I can see that the port is certainly the installer on the trunk and is using 802. 1 q encapsulation.

  I joined a virtual computer to the vSwtich and the portgroup which is put in place for the vlan 4

  I have setup the next physical port on vlan 4 as an access port.  and connected to a laptop

  The laptop computer and the virtual computer are in the same subnet, but they cannot ping each other.  Later, I'll add other exchanges to other VLANs to the swtich, but I want to get the connectivity on the trunk port before proceeding.

  Anyone know what I am doing wrong?

  Thanks for any help

  There are a few additional settings, you may need to configure the physical port. Take a look at http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1004074 for an example of configuration of VLAN.

  André

• ESX4i host migration of one virtual centre to another

  Hi all

  I am preparing to migrate our guests ESX4i 23 out of our virtual center here and move them to the new datacenter and cluster configuration in our production to chicago data center...  All hardware configurations and will remain the same, we just add to the new production of Virtual Center...

  Here's what I intend to do, someone had good experience with what might see a flaw...

  I guess what I was asking is if I migrate all the VM on the host, put it in maintenance mode, remove the current infrastructure of the vc, then add it to the new Victoria Cross, how can I get the VM out there?

  So, can I leave the VM on the host, remove it from the current VC, then add it to the new VC without interrupting the running virtual machines?

  In this case, it would be fairly simple...

  Please advise,

  Thanks a bunch,

  Chris

  you have to make a cut first, then a remove.  Otherwise if you just try to remove it will not work because the host must be in Maintenance Mode. However having disconnected you can then remove the host without entering MM

• Migrate the Virtual Center databases

  I'll be moving on my DB Manager Update VM DB, composer DB VM and VM DB license to a new SQL 2005 server, virtual Center. Is it OK just to stop the services on the Virtual Center and DB SQL Server and then migrate the DBs to the new server? And then then recreate ODBC connections?

  Yes, I stopped services.  Also, see this KB, http://kb.vmware.com/kb/7960893 , it may be useful

• Assign a physical NETWORK adapter to the virtual machine

  Hey everybody,

  I did some research, but found answers to Linux and not Windows. Here's my situation:

  I'm running a physical machine with Dual Gigabit Lan and Windows 7 Pro. I would like to have all my virtual machines that I run under VmWare Workstation 6.5.3 using the 2nd physical NETWORK adapter on the mpotherboard. Is this possible? How do I? Thank you.

  Hello

  You can specify in the virtual network Editor (Edit toolbar option)

  See the attached picture.

  If you can't change that... go to the previous "self-link" tab and uncheck the box

  Concerning

  If you find this or any other answer useful please consider giving points by checking the answer useful or appropriate.

• Migration of the Virtual Center of SQL2005 database to a new server running SQL2008

  Virtual Center 2.5 Build 147633

  ESX hosts 3.5.0 143128

  Separate server database running SQL 2005

  We replace our SQL2005 server with a server SQL2008. We will migrate the database of VC on him. What are the steps on the side of Virtual Center. My plan is to:

  1. Backup the database

  2. Stopping VMWare services

  3. Migrate the database to SQL2008

  4. Change the Virtual Center ODBC connector to point to the new database server

  5. Restart the VMWare services.

  Is there anything, I'm missing or should be cautious?

  just note that, as of today, SQL 2008, is not a database supported for vCenter

  https://www.VMware.com/PDF/vi3_35/esx_3/R35/vi3_35_25_compat_matrix.PDF

• Physical-virtual MSCS (Microsoft cluster service)

  Hello

  I have 2 physical Windows 2003 servers (IBM Blade / SAN boot) and MSCS with SAN lun data.

  Now, I don't want to migrate cluster node1 virtual machine on ESX 3.0.1and stay node2 cluster on the physical computer.

  What worries me is what will happen with the data on these LUNS/disks when I map RDM (physical RDM compatibility) in ESX server?

  What is the safest way to a virtual node and not lose any data?

  THX

  Dejan

  the safest would be to create a 3rd node (virtual) and add this to the cluster and then expel the old physical node, rather than perform a P2V

• Needs to migrate a computer virtual from ESX3.5 to ESXi 5.0

  Hi team,

  Needs to migrate a computer virtual from ESX3.5 to ESXi 5.0.

  Please give me the steps.

  A note, hence the machine virtual vmx file is on your storage space.

  Right-click on the virtual machine, and then select 'delete inventory '.

  On your new host navigate to store data with the vmx - right-click on it and select "add to the inventory.

  Now you should be able to update your tools and your hardware,

• Physical/virtual MSCS & vMotion

  So, I've spent the last few days search and document clustering options in vSphere 5.  I came to understand the warnings and limits with each type of save this:

  Are the vMotion & DRS valid limits in a MSCS physical-virtual 2008 r2 cluster?  All documents and forums I read set out clearly the purely virtual cluster cannot be vMotioned manually (although it doesn't seem to work if a host goes down), but I don't see anything that indicates the same when a physical host is the mixture.

  Can someone clarify the situation?  Of course, I'll be testing in a lab environment but wanted further clarification before submitting this project from design to management.

  Thank you

  -Blitz

  It does not change if there is a physical box into the mix.

  The virtual SCSI adapter must still be in the bus, sharing mode, which prevents from vMotion.

• Virtual Center upgrade to 5.0 U1 4.1 on the new machine

  Hello

  I don't see that this scenario in the upgrade documentation so wanted to clarify.

  Have currently Windows 2008 R2 server running Virtual Center 4.1 U1 and database resides on separate SQL 2008 Server.  Virtual Center Server has been improved 3 times now so eager to make a new update for Virtual Center 5.0 on a new server by keeping the existing database.  The data migration tool cannot be used because it is only for the migration of versions prior to version 4.1 U1.

  I'll do the following:

  Install a new server with new name/ip.

  Install Virtual Center 5.0 and create the DNS pointing to the existing SQL 4.1 database.

  -At this point is it ask me to upgrade the database?

  I have problems in doing this?  Will all of my existing hosts show as offline and must be reconnected and updated Virtual Center new server SSL certificates?

  Thanks in advance.

  Tony

  I'll do the following:

  Install a new server with new name/ip.

  Install Virtual Center 5.0 and create the DNS pointing to the existing SQL 4.1 database.

  -At this point is it ask me to upgrade the database?

  Yes, there will be an upgrade of the DB schema, so make sure you have a good backup. Make sure that you set up the system DSN from 64 bits to the correct address and test your connection to the DB before upgrading.  Also, make sure you have dbo on the VCDB and MSDB

  I have problems in doing this?  Will all of my existing hosts show as offline and must be reconnected and updated Virtual Center new server SSL certificates?

  If you change the host name and IP, your hosts may be in offline / not responding.  If you do a right click on it and "connect", they should return to the inventory very well.  (you may be prompted for credentials to the root)

  See also,

  http://KB.VMware.com/kb/1001493

• Migrating from a virtual computer between two numbers of data center

  Hello!

  I just finished a muddy migration of a virtual machine from one data center to another.

  VMotion was not possible, so do not manually move the files was the only option.

  After downloading and uploading files to separate data warehouses, I have now a running virtual machine with the file to a folder named "TSV-forum", hard and the .vmx file and the working of a folder named "TSV-forum_2" directory

  The reason is that I downloaded the files to a new folder on the new data store named "TSV-forum", and when I created the new virtual machine and set the option to file on hard drive to use the vmx downloaded from the new 'TSV-forum' folder file, it automatically creates the "TSV-forum_2" folder and put the rest of the files for the new virtual machine in this folder.

  How to solve this problem?

  I should, perhaps, created the virtual machine in a different way, in the first place.

  How?

  Hello

  Connection via vSphere Client on the Vcenter server and

  Right-click on this particular VM-> go to change settings of-> click on hard disk and check the DiskFile tab (where is the VMDK file located on what data store)

  After that who go to the inventory-> warehouses of data, find the data for this particular VM store, right click and click Browse data store.

  you will find a folder with your VM file, click the folder where your file VMDK is located in the upper tab

  Find the underside of wink

  After clicking Move he will ask confirmation Move

  

  After you click YES the move items tab will appear

  Click on the data store, then select the Destination folder where you want or create a new folder for this particular VM with naming and click on move.

• Virtual Center records the path

  I have my virtual center installed on a separate physical server from 2003.  When I installed it, I indicated to install on one different partition (e) other than the boot drive (c :)).  Disk space on the C: progressed for some time now, and I noticed there are about $ 3 of newspapers on C:\Documents and Settings\All Users Application Data VMware concert.  He would be allowed to move to E: or even to delete these log files?  Can I make the Virtual Center Server to put logs on E: instead?

  Hello.

  See KB 1009145.  For step 4, I stop the vCenter Server service, move the active log directory, and then restart the VirtualCenter Server service.

  Good luck!