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• How to migrate from vCenter as virtual machine to another host without vMotion running

  We organize ESX 3.5 hosts. I've already updated our vCenter VM to 4.0U1. We have not the vMotion Installer yet (but are licensed for her). What is the appropriate way for migrating the vCenter VM to another host without vMotion, so I can upgrade the host the vCenter VM is running on? I have examined all the documents and messages, I could find, but don't have not seen this addressed.

  You must turn off the virtual machine.

  Copy the files (if are not on a shared data store).

  Save the vmx file in the new ESX (with browser data store).

  Turn on the virtual machine.

  Answering the question "I_moved" (appears only the first time).

  André

• Migrate from vCenter Server 5.1 again cluster

  I have my server vCenter Server (v5.1) VM on a former cluster of servers ESXi 4.1/5.0. I only have vSwitches on each of these hosts. I now have a new 5.1 ESXi hosts managed by this same vCenter Server cluster. However, this new cluster has a with completely different dvSwitch VLAN is configured. I have already created several new VM in this new cluster with the new VLAN / port groups.

  I would spend my vCenter Server the old the new cluster and I can't understand how to do this since I can't access my dvSwitch when adding my vCenter Server VM to a new host.

  Any ideas?

  Thank you

  BM

  Is not possible. For a migration live to work, you need the source networks and applications available in both environments.

  I just create a new server vCenter in the 5.1 environment and migrate new hosts to the new vCenter server.

• Local SQL database migration from Vcenter 5 to a SQL cluster

  Hello

  I'm trying to migrate my real installation vcenter 5 with a sql local database to a SQL clusster.

  This is manipulation that I do:

  -Stop services vcenter

  -Copy the mdf and ldf for the database files in my directory my SQL cluster

  -Change the ODBC connector to specify the path of the database news

  After this manipulation I try to restart services Vcenter and he pop up me an error.

  After somes tests I do an unistall of the vcenter instance.

  I have check the ODBC connector after unistall and it has been deleted.

  I create another with the pathof my database to my SQL cluster and I restart installing Vcenter 5

  When I check "use an existing database" and specify my recreate ODBC connector before.

  Installation works very well.

  After restarting my server vcenter server start without problems and work.

  I need to know if there is a possibility of just 'fix' the instance to specify the new database because uninstall the instance is a great action?

  Thanks for help you,

  Hello

  I have try this manipulation in the laboratory environment and this work as a result of this step:

  -Copy the files mdf and listening to your new location of the database database

  -Unistall Vcenter Server on your server

  -Remove the ODBC if not erased by installation

  -Create it again with the new location of the database

  -Restart installing Vcenter Server and specify "use an existing database" and refer to the ODBC connector create just before

  -To complete the installation and launch your Vcenter

  Attention I have try this experiment with a 5 Vcenter environment.

  I don't know if it works with 5.1

• Migrate from vCenter 6.0 from 2008 to 2012

  Hello

  We have vCenter 6.0 running server 2008, 2012 with the database on SQL server.

  I want to know how can I migrate vCenter 6.0 from 2008 to 2012. Step by step guide will be very appreciated.

  Thank you

  Mihir

  Hello

  Not quite same as 5.1

  The important thing here is that if your CSP is separated deployed and your CV is a virtual machine then you can shut it down, take a backup of SQL DB and a snapshot of the virtual machine and then build a VC again on a new virtual machine with the same information.

  Just install the components of vCenter and link it to your existing DB. If this does not work, then off the VM, restore your SQL DB and turn your old vCenter.

• migrate from vcenter host to another host ESXi while offline?

  I need to move the virtual computers that host my vCenter and vCenter database to ESXi servers in another cluster, the new cluster uses CVS is not the case of the old Cluster. So I need to turn off two virtual machines to migrate them on.

  Would this work and be the best method?

  Stop vCenter and stop virtual machines for vCenter and the vCenter DB.

  Log in to the old esx server and unregister the VM

  VMware-cmd - s unregister /vmfs/volumes/XXX-XXX/vcenter-db/vcenter-db.vmx
  VMware-cmd - s unregister /vmfs/volumes/XXX-XXX/vcenter/vcenter.vmx

  Connect again esx Server (in the new cluster) and register VM

  VMware-cmd - s register /vmfs/volumes/XXX-XXX/vcenter-db/vcenter-db.vmx
  VMware-cmd - s register /vmfs/volumes/XXX-XXX/vcenter/vcenter.vmx

  Connect again esx Server (in the new cluster) and start the virtual machines

  VMware-cmd /vmfs/volumes/XXX-XXX/vcenter-db/vcenter-db.vmx start
  VMware-cmd /vmfs/volumes/XXX-XXX/vcenter/vcenter.vmx start

  No, you cannot vmotion - the virtual machines will be still low - will connect you directly to the ESXi hosts - unregister the form the old host vm - connect to the new host and redisster virtual machines to the new host and light - and remember cautious on the DB server first

• migrate from vcenter 5.5 express database to ms sql 2012

  Hello

  recently, we deployed 5.5 vcenter using sql 2008 express (one of the installation options for vcenter 5.5).

  customer request to migrate the database to ms sql 2012, which is located on a remote server to vcenter.

  could someone share with me the procedures how to proceed?

  We tried the DB and restore on sql 2012. But what I do not know how to initialize the connection between vcenter and new DB.

  any help is appreciated. Thank you.

  Merry Christmas!

  Below is the KB Article for 2008, but the measures would remain the same.

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalID=1028601

• Migrate from vCenter Server again HW with Cisco 1000v in environment

  I have a cluster 13 hosts ESXi 4.1 using a cisco 1kv currently and you want to move the vcenter server to a new host.  I anticipate using the same database as the existing host and IP.  Having the 1kv cisco in the environment will prevent simply connecting me the new instance of an existing database (after powering down the first instance) or it will create no additional steps in the process?

  As long as you manage the server vCenter and db, you should be fine.  You will encounter problems if you change these, like the 1KV, is ultimately always a dvSwitch, associated with the server vcenter himself.  Thus, while you plan to move to new hardware, your vCenter is still considered to be the old vcenter, otherwise, you will encounter problems.

  Hope that makes sense.

  -KjB

• Migrate from VCenter 4 SQL Express to SQL 2005

  Hello

  I installed VC on SQL Express and you want to migrate the database to a separate server running SQL2005.  Does anyone have step by step instructions on how to do that?  I tried the folllowing, but it failed:

  1. install VC on serperate server and create the database on SQL 2005 - I did it for all the stored procedures would be copied

  2 Backup SQL Express

  3. 2nd stop install VC

  4. restore the backup from SQL Express to VCDB on SQL2005

  5 ensure the VCDB SQL2005 and MSDB peuvent vmuser as dbo

  6 vc origin stop server

  6. change the DSN to the original VC server to point to SQL2005 VCDB

  I used sql authentication and logs of the DSN on the VCDB SQL2005 very well, but when I run the VC Service, it fails to start with event ID 1000, which is a very generic message saying that windows does not have the information needed to display the details of the message.

  Any help would be greatly appreciated!

  Hello

  Maybe this help you.

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=7960893&sliceId=1&docTypeID=DT_KB_1_1&dialogID=73144950&StateID=0 0 77583750

  MCP, VCP

• Migrate from VCenter 2.5 to new hardware

  Passes my VCenter material for a better life and I need to migrate to new hardware.

  Is there a whitepaper for it? I've searched and have not found much.

  I do have a snack of this material separate sql server.

  Any help is appreciated.

  g

  "http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=5850444" is right?

  "I have an inferiority complex, it's just not a very good".

• Great migrations: move from vCenter 5.1 on Windows 2008R2/SQL 2008 5.1 or 5.5 on 2012 2012 Windows/SQL

  In anticipation of the end of mainstream support for Windows Server 2008 R2, I want to migrate an installation vCenter to a whole new server and MS SQL Server.

  It is a virtual machine running in my host cluster. There Server vCenter Update Manager, Converter Standalone and some services not VMware that I can handle it myself. ADAM is installed as part of the vCenter Server requirements, and it is also attached to an AD domain where I use AD, single sign - on.

  The host cluster is four 5.1 ESXi hosts that are up to date, and helped HA and DRS. They use also switches distributed to all of their network connectivity, including vMotion, management, fault tolerance (although I do not use FT) and virtual machines.

  I did upgrades on-site to vCenter before and I replaced SQL Express with SQL Standard on the same server, but I did not move before vCenter. I'd make some drastic measures, as I understand:

  * Complete backups (of course) of SQL in the server itself, ADAM

  Installation of a new server operating system and SQL 2012

  Withdrawal of databases and reinstall them on the new server

  * Restoration of ADAM on the new server

  Installation vCenter, Update Manager, etc.

  * Hoping the host cluster is mounted on the new server, and nothing breaks

  I'm not all that worried about maintaining statistics, so maybe it is possible to install a new server vCenter Server and simply move the host cluster from the old server to the new. I moved one vCenter to another host, but that was before I put in place of distributed switching.
  --

  I found this on a related post:

  Migration in a new vCenter VMware environment. IT diversifies

  This manual seems to echo what I've read so far, I had to disassemble the distributed switches until I can migrate any host to a new server vCenter. Yuck. Well, I've migrated from the standard to the switches distributed without downtime before, so I can do the opposite.

  --

• vCenter server from unit 5.5 after the migration from one host to another host

  Hello

  
  

  I had to migrate our VCenter Server Appliance VM (5.5 x) that uses the database into another ESXi host.

  Once the VM has moved successfully from one host to another, after the virtual machine restarts, I'm not able to connect to it.

  I get the following error: Client is not authenticated to the Service of the inventory of VMware - https://web-vcenter1:10443

  I searched and followed many articles KB including KB 2037952 with no luck. I refreshed the

  SSL certificates, etc. and ideas.

  
  

  Thank you

  Shiva
  

  Hi Ryan,

  I fixed all my issues in upgrading the VCSA to the latest version. Version 5.5.0 Build 2414847

  Other treatments VCSA had already been upgraded to this version and it worked very well.

  Thanks for help with ideas.

  PS: You were right - I log in as root and not as an administrator and this is why I did not see the SSO pages.

  -Shiva

• Migration of Vcenter DB from SQL SERVER 2005 to SQL 2008 Express

  Hello
  I'll migrate the physical vcenter server to a virtual machine, then I'll install a new VM with OS 2008R2 and SQL2008. But I need the migration plan
  vCenter DB from SQL 2005 to SQL2008. VMware also recommends

  Note: 1) VMware recommends now IP address and host name the same information to facilitate the migration.

  (2) software migration to different vCenter Server, Manager of update or VMware Orchestrator. For example, Site Recovery Manager is not migrated.

  (3) move the VMware Orchestrator database. You must do it manually.

  We can give to vcenter server new name and IP and if yes what will be then problem occur after the post migration.

  Thank you

  vmguy

  It takes to keep the same name and IP address? If we will give different vcenter and IP server name then how will transfer of post stage

  If you can keep the same name of host and IP, this would make it so much easier.  That said, if you need to change the host name and IP address of vCenter you can run into issues where all your guests appear as disconnected. Usually, you can right click and choose 'connect', asked credentials for your hosts of ESXi, but after that they should remain connected.

  In addition, just in case I posted above another KB.

• Migration from standalone to cluster

  Hello.
  Our implementation of the IOM (autonomous service) is currently of material resources, that's why we will acquire new equipment (servers of couple)
  
  Does anyone have a good URL that describe how to migrate from one server to two IOM or more without having to install all the connectors from scratch?
  
  
  WebLogic Server Version: 10.3.0.0
  
  IOM version:
  Version: 9.1.0.1866.50
  Internal version 1866.50
  
  Thank you.
  
  Edited by: whowalks June 14, 2011 10:19

  Create a new domain for IOM in a Cluster by following the steps of the installation. When you install IOM, that it points to the existing database. He will tell you to copy the .xldatabasekey to your instance. You will need to patch your installation to make the same version as your existing. In addition, copy all the additional jar files and other files that you have added to your XL_HOME directory for connectors. You should be able to run the config_cluster script in the XL_HOME/setup directory to the queue jms configuration for the server on which you are. I have never done this, but it should work. Make sure that you have allowed to get out all the JMS and Recon messages before doing this.

  -Kevin

• Migration from 5.0 to 5.5

  Hi all

  I have what is probably a very stupid question, but I don't have much experience with VMware so please excuse me...  I recently inherited a succession of vSphere 5.0 which consists of two R710s Dell connected to a SAN Dell EqualLogic network via iSCSI.  Asked me to replace the R710 they are old and need to be replaced.  What I would do, is to buy a few new servers R720 from Dell to replace them, while at the same time upgrade the environment to the latest version (5.5), but I'm not sure of the best upgrade path to take or how can I migrate the virtual machines through the new 5.5 servers?  So ultimately, I want the old R710 / 5.0 servers with a new series of R720 / 5.5 servers that still use the same EqualLogic storage.  Any help or someone can give me any advice would be greatly appreciated .

  With licenses and SAN storage (shared), that you have, the migration should not require much downtime. After the upgrade of the storage system, you can upgrade the vCenter server or installing a new one, depending on your environment (for example version supported SQL, vSphere features such as vDS, permissions, etc.). Once the new vCenter Server in place you can then install new ESXi hosts and add them to vCenter (in trial mode, because processor licenses are always related to the former hosts). Depending on whether the new hosts can be added to the same cluster (VCA compatible mode), you can even vMotion the VMs for new guests without interruption of service, otherwise you will have to create a new cluster for new hosts and migrate virtual machines while turned off. Once the 'old' hosts are empty, remove them from vCenter - who will be CPU - free licenses and assign the licenses to the new hosts. As a last step, you can consider to upgrade VMware Tools and HW (virtual compatibility mode) version on the virtual machines, which will probably require a reset.

  ATTENTION: Do not improve the virtual version HW (virtual compatibility mode) for vCenter Server at HW version 10 (5.5 compatibility). If you do this, you will not be able to manage vCenter Server using vSphere Client Windows-based more!

  André