Move an ESX3.5 to ESX4 data store

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• Move VM vcenter to the new data store

  Hello

  I have a cluster with 2 data warehouses and I must "empy"one for then reassign the disks on the SAN. " However I seem to be in a situation of catch-22 virtual machines, I need to move/migrate is the VM vCenter. I need to have propelled him down to move the data store, but then I have no way related to migration. I presume that this requires a manual move/copy of the vCenter VM file to a data to another store, but not sure of the consequences etc..

  THX

  Gerry

  Since you are using a business license you can Storage vMotion, VM of for the new store of data without any stop.

  Select VM-> click on migrate-> select change Datastore Option

• Move a virtual machine to another data store

  Hi guys,.

  I have a standard 5 ESX Server with storage.

  I added new readers in server, created a new table and a new data store.

  How can I move the OLD data store virtual machine to the new?

  It's a single ESX host without vCenter.

  Thank you

  Make sure that the virtual machine is powered OFF and removed from inventory and can SSH to the ESXi host and run the below commnd

  MV/vmfs/volumes/datastoreold/servername/vmfs/volumes/datastorenew/ServerName

• ESX 3.5 move VM OS to a new data store

  Update of ESX 3.5.0 Build 4 153875

  I have a front-end server, Exchange 2007 (2008 x 64 OS), which has only a single drive (OS) configured on a data store presented by Clarion AX4.5 SAN. I wanted to move this disk in another data store that has more free space and the highest performance, but I'm not sure of the exact procedure.

  1 so I wanted instead of the disc on the data store runnign run it on the data store 2.

  Can I clone it to the same ESX host and simply select the new data store? Or would it be preferable to P2V to the new data store. This seems like it should be simple, but I'm stuck on what is recommended for this. Of course, since it is the front-end exchange I want nothing to screw.

  Thank you in advance for your help!

  If you have virtual center the easiest might be to cold migrate stop the virtual machine and migrates - you can leave it on the same ESX host, but will give you the ability to move the virtual disk.

• Move a virtual machine in another data store

  Hello

  On our ESX 4, we have created pools of resources and multiple data on SAN warehouses.

  To move that a VM resource with Betclic is very easy, but howto move a virtual machine from a to another data store?

  If I understand your question you should migrate your VM to the different data store.

  Right-click on a virtual machine, select migrate..., select Change location of data, select the desired data store, select virtual disk format (end/thick)...

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• How to move a rule definition with the data store for esx alarm without re-creating the rule?

  Hi, I would spend my rule of definition of alarm of the data at the level of esx store, without re-creating the rule. Is this possible?

  In the Act, I don't want no definition of the alarm at the data store level. So, what is the best practice?

  
  
  Best regards

  It is currently not possible.  The rules are hierarchical, and there is no way to stop the inheritance, or move messages.  You will have to re-create them at the appropriate level.

  -KjB

  VMware vExpert

• Method to move the virtual machines in the data store temporary so I can rebuild pool recommended NFS

  Our current data store is a mounting NFS on Nexenta (zfs), which has a pool, I need to rebuild (migration of raidz2 to mirror striped for performance). Initially, I was relying on the judgment of all virtual machines, create a new pool, copy (cp - r) of the Nexenta console all virtual machines to the new pool, recreating the pool mirror and then copy (cp - r) all the data back.

  I have seen several discussions on this topic and seems like the simplest method would be to use the feature to "Migrate" so that the virtual machines are not fragmented. However in some of my pre-test when I copy a virtual machine between the basins of the Nexenta console it appears (from the data store Explorer) to initially create the vmdk provisioned and then once completed it copy looks too thin.

  I hope that I can simply copy the Nexenta console, using the option "Migrate" in vCenter on each of my 40 MV looks like it would be * quite * tedious compared to the simple issuance of an order of 'cp - r' and leave all the copies of VMs (1.5 to) during the night and then adding them to each host.

  Does anyone have experience with this? Or maybe a way to generate scripts easily (?) the option "migrate" in vCenter?

  Thank you all!

  You can select multiple VMs in vCenter regularly using CTRL + click or shift + click and both migrate them as long as they have the same storage destination.  You can also schedule it as a task.    Add manually each computer virtual back in hand is not less painful than migrating individually, anyway.

• How can I move virtual machines from a local data store for a new iSCSI SAN?

  Hello guys,.

  Now that we have a new iSCSI SAN market how can I tranfer all the virtual machine to a local data store for a new SAN? Can I stop the VM in the host, and then copy the DataStore files with all the info on the new volume?

  Thank you

  Pesinet

  Alternatively, you can use VMware converter or cold Migration / Storage VMotion if you have the appropriate licenses.

  Duncan

  VMware communities user moderator | VCP | VCDX

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• Move the virtual machine in another data store

  I don't know what's going on, I have two data warehouses and I moved my vm from one to the other, I had to create a new virtual machine to import the files migrated, when I opened the store of data for import only saw two files vmdk files, the first 00001 others a single vmdk file that contains 00 001 not opened when you import the second succeeded, but when the server starts, it goes up a very old version, as if it was newly installed windows 2003, I saw in the dishes, delta files files but don't know what to do, I tried to check the Snapshot Manager, but did not find anything there.

  Have you ever tried to fix things? The attached .vmx file points to the correct instant hard file (scsi0:0.fileName = "Cezzanne - 000001.vmdk"), but the parentCID in this hard file is not correct!

  In any case, after replacing "Cezzanne - 000001.vmdk" with that of archive attached, you should be able to restart the virtual machine. BTW. You can delete the file «.lck...» ». This is necessary on a NFS datastore.

  Next time you copy a VM, do not create a new virtual machine. Only delete the virtual machine to inventory before moving and after moving it, click right the VM .vmx file and choose "add to the inventory.

  André

• Move a template in a different data store

  I was dragging my VMs autour (evacuate the Bay SAN for her preparation for the firmware update) and I ran across a virtual machine model.  It does not seem you can migrate a model.   I need to convert it in a VM, migrate, and then convert back to a model?

  I need to convert it in a VM, migrate, and then convert back to a model?

  Yes - it will always be the quickest way.

• Move the VM of ESXi 3.5 to Vsphere 4.0 (host chang & data store)

  I have a server ESXi 3.5 with 1.6 to with 20 VM local storage.

  Now, I want to continue to set up a cluster with a fiber channel storage. I want to know if this procedure is correct:

  Can I migrate the computer virtual host that esxi 3.5 for the new Vsphere 4.0 host connected to the SAN fiber channel?

  Are compatible vm ESXi3.5 to vspehere 4.0?

  once migrated all the VM I want format host ESXi 3.5, install Vsphere 4.0 and set the two servers in HA.

  ESXi 3.5 and 4.0 vsphere host must have the same processor?

  THANK YOU TOO MUCH.

  Hello

  You can move vms from 3,5 to 4, first of all, look at that if you move virtual machines in an othe data store, you must use svmotion or take off your virtual computer.

  You can run 3.5 vms in an esx 4 without problem. So if you want to enjoy the v4, you must first upgrade vmware tools, and the last step is to upgrade the virtual machine virtual material.

  Move all the VMS to the v4, and then reinstall the other server with esx4.

  Check the vmotion compatibility matrix and evc cluster parameters, you can mix processors intel, but not mix between amd and intel.

  hope find it you useful.

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• How to move a single virtual disk (vmdk file) of one data store

  Hi guys,.

  I have a VM with 4 virtual disks (for example, 1.vmdk, 2.vmdk, 3.vmdk and 4.vmdk) all located on a SAN volume (e.g., SANVOL03). How can I move one of the virtual disks (for example, 3.vmdk) of its current volume of SAN to another (e.g. from SANVOL03 to SANVOL04) without turning off the virtual machine? It's vsphere 4.1

  Detach the VMDK virtual machine and move it manually on the desired data store.

• Move a virtual machine from a to another data store

  I ve just added a hard drive on my ESXi server and created a new data store.

  I need to free up space on the original data store, what would be the procedure to move virtual machines within the old data store to the new? (and keep them whitout work break)

  Thanks in advance.

  Facundo.

  to register for a guest, do a right-click on the .vmx file in the data store window and choose 'Add to inventory', follow the instructions

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• Deployment uses the local data store

  The deployment of VIO works without problem, but one of the virtual machines (VIO-DB-0) is now in a local data store. I never chose this data store in the installation process.

  Is it possible to manually move the virtual machine? Is it possible to define the data store used for the management of virtual machines somewhere?

  Concerning

  Daniel

  Hi Daniel,.

  Take a look at VMware integrated OpenStack 1.0 Release Notes:

  • Installer gives priority to local storage by default
    When you set up the data for the database stores three virtual machines, VMware OpenStack Setup integrated automatically gives priority to a local storage to improve IO performance. For resilience, users might prefer a shared storage, but the installer does not clear how to change this setting.
  • Workaround: Before completing the installation process, the installer of VMware OpenStack integrated allows you to examine and change the configuration. You can use this opportunity to change the configuration of the data to the database store three virtual machines.

  If you have already installed VIO, AFAIR you should be able to manually move between data warehouses as long as you do not change VM itself.

  Note that there is rule anti-affinite, so you may not be able to move that VM in the same data store when no other VIO - DB resides.

  Another note is that if you turn off VIO-DB-0, mysql service will not appear automatically. you have to turn on manually by running "service mysql start" on the node itself, or run 'vioconfig start' of the SGD server.

  Best regards

  Karol

• Displacement of the VM attached to several data stores

  ESX 5.1.  I'm moving from one SAN to another.  I have a Windows VM file server that is attached to the "OS" data store which is 100 GB (for the OS, program installation, etc.) and the data store 'Data' that is 500 GB (where the file real stock data is stored).  On the new San, I created new warehouses of data, "New_OS" and "See you."

  What is the best way to move my data to the new data warehouses?  I know that I can use storage VMotion to move the virtual computer, but who will attempt to move the 'BONES' and 'Data' to 'New_OS' correct?  (Which of course will not work, since there is not enough space.)  I think that I have to remove 'Data' of the existing virtual computer, move it to 'See you' via a browser data store, move the computer virtual using VMotion, then add "you see?"  This sounds more complicated than it should be.  Am I missing something here?

  Thank you.

  Am I missing something here?

  Yes, it lacks the 'Advanced' option in Storage vMotion which will allow that move you each hard to a data store different... to do this, just follow the screens of Storage vMotion and select the data store, click on advanced and for each virtual hard disk and virtual machine configuration file, select the data store you want.

  Take a look at the documentation: http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-51/index.jsp#com.vmware.vsphere.vcenterhost.doc/GUID-A15EE2F6-AAF5-40DC-98B7-0DF72E166888.html

  Store the configuration of virtual machines and disks files in different places.

  one Click Advanced. b For the virtual machine for each virtual disk configuration file, select Browse and select a data store or cluster storage DRS. c (Optional) If you selected a cluster DRS for storage and do not use Storage DRS to this virtual machine, select Disable DRS storage for this virtual machine and select a store of data within the storage DRS cluster. d Click Next.