Migration of VMs between Clusters

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• 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.

• 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

• vm.relocateVM_Task does not work when moving between clusters

  Hi all

  I have a Scriptable who suppose to migrate virtual machines (datastore and host) to another cluster. When I test it within the cluster, everything works perfectly. But when I'm trying to move a VM between clusters, I get:

  "specified incorrect setting '

  I can manually move the virtual machine via vSphere Web Client without problem.

  This is the code in the script task:

  //Get VM's number of VMDKs
  diskIDArray = new Array();
  var devices = vm.config.hardware.device;
  for (var j in devices) {
      if (devices[j] instanceof VcVirtualDisk)
    {
           diskIDArray.push(devices[j].key);
    System.log("VM Disk ID:" + devices[j].key);
       }
  }
  //Migrate
  var spec = new VcVirtualMachineRelocateSpec();
  spec.datastore = destDatastore;
  spec.host = destHost;
  spec.disk = new Array();
  for (var i=0;i< diskIDArray.length;i++)
    {
    var disk = new VcVirtualMachineRelocateSpecDiskLocator();
    disk.diskId = diskIDArray[i];
    disk.datastore = destDatastore;
    spec.disk[i] = disk;
    }
  //vcTask = System.getModule("dk.atea.extra").XvMotion(vm,destHost,destDatastore);
  vcTask = vm.relocateVM_Task(spec, VcVirtualMachineMovePriority.defaultPriority);  // VirtualMachine
  

  Any ideas?

  Dan.

  Hi Dan,.

  You must set the target resourcepool (spec.pool).

  Maachah

• Resource sharing between Clusters DRS...

  Is it possible to share resources between clusters? Please see the below example elaberated my question... ?

  I configured vSphere environment. In vCenter, I configured 2 Clusters are both HA and DRS active.

  Scenario:

  -------------

  CLUSTER1: I have configured 100 GB of memory with muliple and runnig hosts several virtual machines... HA and DRS all active.

  And this group is using its resources less than 30%.

  Cluster2: Once again I set up 100 GB of memory with several hosts and that multiple running s... also HA and DRS active VM.

  And this group uses its resources to over 70%.

  -> If a host falls down in Clister1, my VM's will market in the another host so I have enough connectors to power the virtual computer...

  -> If one that host goes down in Cluster2, my VM should not market in the other host, because I do not have the free slots in any other host.

  Now my Question is: is it possible to share in the form of resources to Cluster2 Cluster1, while is no matter what host goes down, in Cluster2, virtual machine

  will try to market in the host Cluster1 (or), if I put any host Cluster2 in my VM maintenance mode will migrate to host Cluster1.

  = Is it Possible..? If Possible how to set that... ??? ========================

  Please someone help me on this...

  Thanks in advance...

  Kind regards

  Naresh V

  Unfortunately, out of the box there is no way to do it.

  The only possible solution would be to set up a kind of Setup ESXi without disk that starts from SAN - with a kind of script to determine what Image to use (too messy)

  Alternatively, if you can tolerate a few minutes between breaks down, you can monitor your ESX host externally and have your host ESX 'free', stored outside your clusters.

  in the evnet of a cluster lose an ESX host, it is quite easy to add an ESX host to a cluster using Powercli script.

  You must of course host external control (easy to do) - and the "spare wheel" wouldf ESX host need to have all Exchange and storage for the two cluster configured.

  Of course, if all hosts in both groups have the same Exchange / storage and processors etc. can do a big bunch?

• 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.

• Share the data store between clusters

  Hello

  I want to add a second group to our existing data center and want to use the same data store (iSCSI) as for the first group. Is it safe to share between clusters within the same vCenter/datastore? All hosts are running the same version of vSphere 5.1 and managed by vCenter device 5.1. If additional information is required, ask.

  Yes you can share between clusters. You will share it on hosts. It won't matter for storage if the hosts are in a different cluster or a cluster, as you do at the host level.

• Transfer of Vms between ESXI

  Boa noite colegas,

  Tendo 2 com ESXI hosts.

  Qual seria a best practice by transfer of Vms between estes hosts com ESXI?

  Desde ja Agradea§o a bonitos,.

  Quando nao is tem uma data Vcenter, EU prefer o Vmware converter. Some virtual hd o copiam e depois tem o trabalho recriar o maquina inventario, mas no matter what.

• Is it possible to do a migration of LCM between 11.1.1.2 and 11.1.1.4 to EMP?

  Hi all
  
  
  Is it possible to do a migration of LCM between 11.1.1.2 and 11.1.1.4 to EMP?
  
  Thank you.

  As I said, I didn't take (literally) the product formerly Analyzer since 2001, but what I remember was to create a connection to a database and then the construction of reports in this regard. I'm going to guess that WA has not changed that much.

  The error message that you noted:

  org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException: error creating object of essbase database.

  This error would not exist if this database connection (well, I'm probably using the wrong terminology, but you get the idea) existed on the target before the migration.

  It could also be useful to check the Support of Oracle to see if this is a known issue.

  Kind regards

  Cameron Lackpour

  Published by: CL 4 December 2012 12:00
  PS useless Info - I had the training in the WiredForOlap of 'seat', which I was sure 100% was a former dentist House converted to a software company seat. It is clear that their model worked like that had to be some time in the mid-1990s.

• Warehouses of shared data between clusters?

  I currently have two clusters, the original node 6 cluster (processor E6540) with 15 - 2 TB data warehouses and a node 3 new cluster (E5-2670v3 processors).

  I have the same joint 15 - 2 TB storage of data to the new cluster and part of the load has migrated to the new cluster.

  Should there be a problem with the warehouses of data between sharing groups?

  All hosts run ESXi 5.5 U2 version 2718055?

  Hi theire,.

  I have same configuration with several groups I create Clusters by the Architecture of the processor. Westmere, Ivy, Sandy, Haswell.  I do not use CVS.

  HM don't feel now a type of problem. 1 point is theire is additional pulse through the cluster storage. But on the opposite side theire is more less overhead for HA master/slave by cluster.

  For return optimize, perhaps take a look if you have the last Firmware supported on storage boxes. Check if theire supports Alua/RR and you use a TTY/SCSI reservation instead of nativ PROPERTY SCSI. If you fully support ATS, you could spend for nativ ATS only.

  Best regards

  Max

• The Group PS6100XS and Hyper-V Server 2012: migration of storage between LUNS corrupts VM

  Well, I'm puzzled! Summer hit my head against this whole week. Basically, ranging from a virtual machine clustered LUN on the Bay EqualLogic corrupts the virtual machine. Here is my configuration:

  1. SAN 1: PS6100XS 6.0.1 firmware, 2 LUNS configured as CSV, 1 as a quorum disk
  2. SAN 2: FreeNAS 8.3.0, 2 LUN (ZFS-formatted, for what it's worth)
  3. Server 1: Dell R310 running Windows Server 2012 with Hyper-V installed feature. 4 network cards: 2 made team for traffic LAN, 2 for iSCSI with HIT KIT 4.5 configured for MPIO.
  4. Server 2: Old box SuperMicro running Windows Server 2012 with Hyper-V feature installed. 2 network cards: 1 for LAN traffic, 1 for iSCSI with HIT KIT 4.5 installed
  5. Created and all cluster validation tests passed
  Here's what works:
  1. Ranging from a virtual machine of the LUN if there is no activity on the VHDX
  2. Move a VM all LUN the EqualLogic to any number of unit logic FreeNAS or vice versa
  3. Move a VM between LUNS on the FreeNAS
  4. Move a VM between LUNS on the EqualLogic BEFORE I created the cluster (just using Hyper-V Manager, not the Failover Cluster Manager)

  This is what kills the VM whenever:

  1. Create a virtual machine through the Failover Cluster Manager - is not matter which node owns the storage or the VM - tried all combinations
  2. Take an active virtual machine, power and move a LUN EqualLogic to another EqualLogic LUN. The move signals the success, but the VM blue screen at the end of the move will and will no longer be able to start. It's basically fried.

  BTW, I tried also to disable one of the iSCSI NIC on the R310 - what does not help either. Any ideas? I have a case goes with the support of Dell EqualLogic, but so far they have been puzzled. Anyone got something like this works yet?

  OK, after Dell tried about 5 different times to tell me that my setup was not supported (actually claimed that EPA software was not supported!) I finally got someone who gave me workaround: disabling ODX by changing the key "reg" HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem\FilterSupportedFeaturesMode from 0 to 1. This "fix", but it also takes one of the most interesting features of the 2012 Server + EqualLogic: ODX! With active ODX, I can move 20 GB in< 1="" sec.="" with="" it="" disabled,="" it="" takes="" around="" 2="" minutes,="" depending="" on="" network="">

• Migration of BR between env

  Hello

  Can you please let me know how I can spend BR planning STAGE a DEV. My concern is the planning application name is different between the STAGE and DEV and the database names are the same within the application.

  I am aware of the export and import process and make changes to the location.  Can you please let me know if I had informed of all other changes since the name of the application is different between the approx.

  Thanks for your help.

  This is probably to have a look through the following post and any responses because it covers migration using LCM and direct import/export between different applications - Re: not able to migrate Manager Calc of business rule from one Application to another Application using the LCM Migration

  See you soon

  John

• Migration of VMs of 5.5 to 6.0 environment

  We are about to install a new environment where we want to move the existing virtual machines to with an impact as little as possible. I found a lot of similar questions already, but none for my specific problem.

  Old environment

  • vCenter Server 5.5
  • ESXi 5.5 u3 (Build 3116895)

  New environment

  • vCenter Server 6.0 u1
  • ESXi 6.0 u1

  If I understand correctly, you cross vMotion vCenter no are not supported with vCenter Server 5.5. Wouldn't be an option to upgrade the old vCenter only without touching the host to enable vMotion (if CVS is OK)?

  All strings attached to migrate offline?

  Your response is much appreciated!

  An option is simply move the vCenter 5.5 5.5 ESXi hosts the vCenter 6.0, this is the KB: VMware KB: move a managed ESX ESXi host to a vCenter Server to a different Server vCenter

  Note that if you are using vDS, there is an another knockout: KB VMware: ESX/ESXi host with vDS passing a vCenter Server to another

  Following one of the KBs I posted you can move old hosts to the new vCenter without interruption of service, but take in mind that vMotion VMs by former guests to the new, even with the hosts managed by the same vCenter, perhaps may not be possible, since you can have different processors on the old and new guests... workaround be will allow CVS on the destination cluster , but still, it all depends on the processor.

• 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

• Need help migrating desktop VMs to ESXi 5

  Recently, I have set up my ESXi server but am having a hard time, all my images (VMware Fusion) Office move to my new server.

  I tried two approaches: VMware Converter and OVF models with success mixed in both.

  For VMWare Converter, almost half of the virtual machines I try to convert gives me this error when I select the source image and click Next: "unable to get material for the selected machine information.

  I was not able to find a common point between those who work and those who are not. Some are Linux, some are Windows 7, Server 2008, etc.

  For those who does not work with converter I tried to convert to the FVO, however, I see mixed results there too. Some work, but others when I click on deploy OVF in VSphere process completes very quickly and I noticed that the vmdk is created in my data store but 0 bytes. So, when I try to start the virtual computer fails because it cannot find an operating system.

  Someone has a better approach or may help to explain why I see this issue? VMWare Converter seems to be the way to go, I can't go beyond this error on some of my machines!

  To run the VMs Fusion in ESXi, you don't have a converter, and you don't need FVO-export.

  The vmx file is already compatible ESXi.
  The vmdk can be made compatible with ESXi
  -vmware-vdiskmanager (if you do it on the merger)
  -vmkfstools (if you do on ESXi)

  So, basically, you just download vmx and vmdk with SCP, Datastorebrowser, or whatever you prefer.