Moving files from VirtualCenter in another data store

Hello

I'm running my VirtualCenter server as a VM and it's vm files are stored on a data store that is on our SAN.

Now I want to migrate the server to another store of data also on the SAN.

Could someone please explain to me the steps? I looked at a number of articles, son and they speak using vmkfstools but none of them are specific to the VC.

Thank you

Hi Keith,

That wasn't supposed to happen!  Can you connect to the VC via RDP and use the VI client it?  You have to probably close and reopen the VI client for this plugin tobe recognized...?  The problem is persistent?

Anything in the VC / VI client opens a session?

Dan

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