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• VMotion between 2 remote hosts on the same site

  Hey everybody. I am new to a company that owns 2 Server vCenter, one in each data center, and we have a few servers standa-only (no not a cluster) in some places.

  All hosts are registered with several Enterprise. Let me draw the locations, you will have an idea:

  VCenter1

  -Datacenter1 (remote domain controller 01)

  * Host1

  ...

  * Host15

  2 VCenter
  

  -Datacenter2 (remote domain controller 01)

  * Host16

  ...

  * Host30

  -Data Center 3 (LAN)

  * HostLocal1

  * HostLocal2

  That make sense, as I have 15 guests on data center 1 and 2. We use 2 VCenter to manage the HostLocal1 and HostLocal2, but we don't group them together and we do not have vMotion among them, because all vMotion traffic must go to vCenter, then on the second host, is this right? Is there a way to prevent this?

  Let me rephrase: VMotion traffic would be like this:

  HostLocal1-> VCenter 2-> HostLocal2

  Or:

  HostLocal1-> HostLocal2.

  Wrote this question down make realize me that my hypothesis is incorrect, vMotion traffic has nothing to do with VCenter, activities stems from these 2 servers. Can anyone confirm?

  Thank you very much for your time.

  We use 2 VCenter to manage the HostLocal1 and HostLocal2, but we don't group them together and we do not have vMotion among them, because all vMotion traffic must go to vCenter, then on the second host, is this right? Is there a way to prevent this?

  Let me rephrase: VMotion traffic would be like this:

  HostLocal1--> VCenter 2---> HostLocal2

  Or:

  HostLocal1--> HostLocal2.

  vMotion traffic runs only between the source and the destination host ESX (i). The assumption that the traffic flows via vCenter's vMotion is downright bad. vCenter is simply required to initiate/control the vMotion between the hosts, but it is completely left out the data transferred between the host to move the virtual machine.

  The assumption that you need a cluster for vMotion object or clustering automatically implies vMotion won't as well.

• Can we do vMotion between two datacenter if VM is poweredoff

  Dear team,

  Can we do vMotion between two data center (esxi5, x)

  Can we do SVMotion between two data center (esxi5, x)

  Note: it is not a physical data center, it is a virtual data center

  can we do vMotion between clusters (esxi5.x)

  can we do SVMotion between clusters (esxi5.x)

  concerning

  Mr. VMware

  Can we do vMotion between two data center (esxi5, x)

  Yes.

  Can we do SVMotion between two data center (esxi5, x)

  Yes.

  can we do vMotion between clusters (esxi5.x)

  Yes.

  can we do SVMotion between clusters (esxi5.x)

  Yes.

• can we do vMotion between two data center

  Dear team,

  Can we do vMotion between two data center (esxi5, x)

  Can we do SVMotion between two data center (esxi5, x)

  Note: it is not a physical data center, it is a virtual data center

  can we do vMotion between clusters (esxi5.x)

  can we do SVMotion between clusters (esxi5.x)

  concerning

  Mr. VMware

  Can we do vMotion between two data center (esxi5, x)

  NO, you can't.

  Can we do SVMotion between two data center (esxi5, x)

  Yes, as long as data warehouses are shared.

  can we do vMotion between clusters (esxi5.x)

  Yes, as they perform the same CPU families.

  can we do SVMotion between clusters (esxi5.x)

  Yes, as long as data warehouses are shared.

• vMotion between ESX 3.5 5.1 ESXi MAchines?

  Hi guys I need to know if possible to a Vmotion between ESX 3.5 s machines to ESXi 5.1?

  I hace 2 servers with ESX 2.5 I want to do the update to 4.1 and then to 5.1 hot, for that, I have 4 new esxi 5.1.

  Accoeding to http://partnerweb.vmware.com/comp_guide2/sim/interop_matrix.php? It is not possible because you cannot manage the ESX 3.5 with vCenter 5.1 - I advise to use VMware Converter to V2V virtual machines to the new environment of 6.1.

• Can we do vmotion between hosts with load balancing in network cards grouping different strategy.

  Hello

  We are implementin new host in our Infra and do some vmotions between different groups. A group a host with balancing 'route based on IP hash. " Can we do Vmotion to another cluster where the hosts have different load balancing policies. In addition, if we change the policy on new hosts in furture of load balancing is loss of downtime or a package?

  Kind regards

  Vikram Kumar

  First of all, no problem from VMs one ESX to another, they use different political Multipathing.

  Second, if you use IP hash, it means you are using etherchannel (or LACP) on the physical layer - configuration/cancellation of the configuration that almost always require that the uplinks are not used by any VMs, so you have time to synchronize the physical and virtual configuration. It is not a time out, but you need to plan accordingly - all depends on your physical network capacity.

• VMotion between 2 Hosts with different processors

  Hallo,

  I have a server in my homelab I use for studies of VMsphere and I want to get a second machine to test advanced features such as HA, Vmotion etc.

  My first server has a map of X9SCM-9 with processor Xeon E3-1230V2 (Ivy Bridge). I am currently running ESX 5.0 U2 on it.

  I was counting on obtaining of material quality for the second host consumers because I don't want to spend a lot on it, so I thought that I need any CPU generation Ivy Bridge.

  I tested today with a second machine with a Pentium G2020 Ivy Bridge, but when I try to Vmotion he says "the virtual machine requires physical features that are not available or disabled on the host... ».

  So I figure there must be a difference in architecture regardless of the CPU beeing an Ivy Bridge CPU.

  When I try to activate CVS it just me are going to the 'Nehalem' Version so my virtual machines running on host 1 would not be able to use all the features of the CPU since the Xeon.

  So the question boils down to: what is the processor less which offer compatibility VCA L5?

  Or is there something else to consider in VMotion between two hosts with different processors?

  I got a shared storage, etc. of the same network configuration.

  Thank you

  Benjamin

  Hi Benjamin,

  For compatibility VCA L5 want to look at one of the following models, Intel CPU:

  • Ivy Bridge: Series E3-1200-v2
  • HASWELL

  I would recommend mental health that before rushing and a CPU purchase, check if a cheaper option would be, as Jon mentions in suppresss some fo the CPU compatibility checks so obviously, this is not desirable in a production environment, and must be applied in your study of VMware Lab to the home address.

  Hope this helps,

  Simon

  TechHead

  http://techhead.co

• VMotion between EVC cluster and native cluster

  Is vmotion between EVC cluster in Nehlem mode, and a standard cluster with Nehlem processors had problems?

  given that computers virtual are presented Nehlem CPU mode in clusters botyh as ok, it should work.

• vMotion between E5630 and e7540

  Hi all

  We can after activating the CVS vMotion between models of the following processors:

  Between

  Processor Intel Xeon E5630
  

  &
  

  Intel Xeon E7540

  
  

  
  

  Between

  Processor Intel Xeon E5630

  &

  Processor Intel Xeon E5640

  
  

  I went through the VCA compatibility chart but I don't understand it. Help, please.

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC & docType = kc & docTypeID = DT_KB_1_1 & externalId = 1003212

  New features in each generation of processor. However in order to migrate live virtual computer, the CPU characteristics presented to the virtual machine must be equal on the source and target host does not cause problems (such as BSOD). The different EVC baselines hide or reveal certain CPU features to the virtual machines that are common for all processors in the cluster. Table 1.1 in the article you mentioned some of these CPU features.

  André

• vMotion between a Quad Core computer host and a hexacore

  Is it possible to vmotion between a double x 5570 and double a 5670 x server?

  Thank you!

  Hello.

  Yes, you need to activate the VCA mode as described in KB 1003212 for the 5570 and 5670 to work together.  Regardless of the number of cores.

  Good luck!

• vMotion between different processors

  On my last job, I had two clusters vmware, using four hosts with HP DL580 servers and the other with two hosts in a HP BLADE system, I don't remember the model.

  So when I tried to move an active VM for clusters to each other, I got an error, so I'm looking here on community and I got the awnser is the reason the hosts had different processors and I can only move this virtual machine, if they are closed. If I can only move cold VM between my cluster.

  OK im on a new company name and they had M$ Hyper-V and now we are migrating to VMWARE (cool ) we have two DELL Poweredge servers, one with two Quad-Core Xeon X 5470 and the other with two Xeon Quad - Core E5320.

  So I guess I'm having a problem of fact a vmotion hot between it because the servers have different processors.

  So im buying new processors, but I find only Xeon Quad-Core X 5365, I think that it corresponds to that of the X 5470 but with cache and diferrent clock.

  My ask is, can I do a hot Vmotion with some VM of a Xeon X 5470 server on a Xeon X 5365 server.

  Stability of Slackware, safety and simplicity are the best choice!

  Yes,

  the vmotion VMs between different generations of cpu is only posible to put these hosts using Enhanced VMotion (CVS).

  Improved compatibility for VMotion (EVC) simplifies VMotion compatibility issues

  through the generations of CPU. EVC automatically configures the server with Intel CPU

  FlexMigration or AMD - V extended Migration technologies

  compatible with the old servers. After EVC is enabled for a cluster in the

  VirtualCenter inventory, all hosts in this cluster are configured to

  present identical CPU features and compatibility for VMotion CPU. The

  features introduced by each host are determined by selecting a predefined EVC

  base line. VirtualCenter does not allow the addition of hosts that cannot be

  automatically configured to be compatible with EVC baseline.

  To use CVS, you must run ESX Server 3.5 Update 2 or

  highest with Virtual Center 2.5 Update 2 or higher and have only compatible CPUs

  are listed in one of the following tables.

  CVS does not allow for migration with VMotion between Intel and AMD processors.*

  VCA makes it much

  easier to add servers with the new generation of processors in existing clusters

  containing a material more former generation. Entering an EVC cluster servers are

  automatically configured to be compatible with the hosts already in the

  clusters. Since this process is automatic, EVC is very simple to use and

  requires no expertise on CPU features and masks.

  Suresh

• vMotion between versions and licenses

  I have a question about vMotion in vSphere 4.1.  It is primarily on licenses, as I know technically what I'm asking, it's doable.

  With the inclusion of vMotion in Standard licenses, can run a mixed environment (eg. Enterprise and Standard licenses) and vMotion between hosts with different licenses?

  For simplicity, assume that the environment is running 4.1.  Although if you know, could you please indicate if it would work between versions (eg. between 3.5 and 4.1 or 4.0 and 4.1).

  Thank you.

  
  
  The answer you are looking for is + 5.23.2

  Yes.  As long as you have licenses vMotion on all host ESX (i), and you meet the requirements of vMotion (shared storage, CPU compatibility, network, etc.) whereas there should be no problem.  Remember that if a mixed environment of VI3 and vSphere4 hosting, do not upgrade the comment tools.

• Problem with vmotion between two esx 4.1

  Hello

  I have set up an environment with a vcenter 4.1 and two Vsphere 4.1

  I've already implemented the vmotion between servers.

  However, when I try to migrate a virtual machine from one machine to the other, the process crashes with the following error:

  Migration to host < < unknown > > failed with the error Timeout (195887137).

  vMotion migration impossible to empty the buffer of the stream: Timeout

  vMotion migration expired 20000 ms waiting to transmit data

  Vmkernel, I see:

  4 August 19:35:19 edelvivesvir01 vmkernel: 0:02:16:28.511 cpu7:4288) MigrateNet: vm 4288:1422: dataSocket 0x4100a212f0c0 receive buffer is size 563724

  4 August 19:35:19 edelvivesvir01 vmkernel: 0:02:16:28.511 cpu7:4288) VMotion: 2825:1280943313439515 added D: 1 flow connection.

  4 August 19:35:19 edelvivesvir01 vmkernel: 0:02:16:28.696 cpu6:4612) VMotionDiskOp: 769: 1280943313439515 D: DiskOps successful trading.

  4 August 19:35:39 edelvivesvir01 vmkernel: 0:02:16:48.697 cpu11:4609) WARNING: VMotionUtil: 1147:1280943313439515 D: could not read header: Timeout

  4 August 19:35:39 edelvivesvir01 vmkernel: 0:02:16:48.697 cpu11:4609) WARNING: migrate: 296: 1280943313439515 D: Failed: timeout (0xbad0021) @0 x 0

  4 August 19:35:39 edelvivesvir01 vmkernel: 0:02:16:48.698 cpu11:4610) WARNING: VMotionUtil: 1147:1280943313439515 D: could not read header: Timeout

  4 August 19:35:39 edelvivesvir01 vmkernel: 0:02:16:48.709 cpu3:4605) WARNING: migrate: 4249: 1280943313439515 D: Migration considered a failure by the VMX.  It is probably a timeout, but check the VMX log for the actual error.

  4 August 19:35:39 edelvivesvir01 vmkernel: 0:02:16:48.720 cpu15:4613) FS3: 2988: Req mode: 1 audit delay of [type offset 10 c 00001 26828800 v 24, offset hb 3633152]

  [4 August 19:35:39 edelvivesvir01 vmkernel: gen 9, mode 3, owner 00000000-00000000-0000-000000000000 mtime 3228] on flight "SERVIDORES.

  4 August 19:35:43 edelvivesvir01 vmkernel: 0:02:16:52.735 cpu6:4605) Sched: vm 4606:1246: name = "vmm0:vCenter_Upgrade".

  I can do vmkping of each server to the other.

  The date is synchronized on both servers.

  Can someone help me understand this problem?

  Regards and thanks in advance.

  Hi again,

  Looks like you can't have jumbo frames enabled on the network adapters used by vMotion.

  I'm glad it works!

  VCP3/VCP4/VTSP/VSP/MCTS: Virtualization

• VMOTION between the VLAN

  Can I put the VMOTION between two VLAN ID 101 and 102 ID?

  If you find this post useful/rectify your problem be sure to assign points

  Yes... It would fail if no routing prober is in place.

  Check vmkernel default gateways (esxcfg-road) and using vmkping...

  / Rubeck

• Enhanced VMotion between Intel processor models

  Slowly, we have extended our VM environment over the past two years. However, we do want to make a major leap of older models of Intel processors for the newer models. Therefore, we would like enable VMotion improved on our ESX host.

  I read in the KB Article #1003212, which was quite useful. However, I guess I'm a little unclear about what if our old processors will be able to VMotion between some of the latest processors from Intel.

  Currently, we use the Intel 5100 Series (Woodcrest) (part of the family of Merom) processors. Based on the maps in the Article, we can vMotion between 7300 (Tigerton) or 5500 (Nehalem)?

  For what it's worth, we are running ESX 3.5 u4. However, we have all intentions on the upgrade to vSphere in the future near semi.

  Thanks for reading this question and I appreciate all the answers!

  ~ Bill

  VCA is the solution and could be the use of the latest versions of ESX 3.5.

  You must enable at the cluster level, in an empty cluster.

  See also:

  Re: Activation VCA without downtime?

  André