SCP is so slow and not recommended by VMware*, but damn if it's not convenient.
Ovftool is super fast but I think it requires a middle PC to be ran from. It would be awesome if you could have the best of both worlds. Like run ovftool right on ESXi. I wonder. I have used Veeam free backup to move VMs, which is as fast as ovftool, but a huge install for a one time move. *To prevent performance and data management related issues on ESX, avoid the use of using scp, cp, or mv for storage operations; instead use vmkfstools, VMware's virtual machine Importer tool. https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1000936 On Tue, Dec 10, 2019, 7:50 PM Ryan Huff <[email protected]> wrote: > I don’t think vMotion would change the MAC address, UUID.. etc and I think > you’d be fine (not while the VM is powered on though). > > Typically, what I do is power the VM down and SCP the VM folder to the > target host from the source host (requires SSH server/client be enabled and > excluded in the host firewall for the hosts). Then in the target host, add > the .vmx file into inventory and power on. You’ll initially be asked if you > moved or copied the VM and you’ll want to select move (if you select copy, > then it will randomize a few things like nic MAC .. etc). > > Lastly, remove the source VM from inventory and after you’re sure the > target VM is healthy and running fine, delete the source VM from storage on > the source host. > > Thanks, > > Ryan > > On Dec 10, 2019, at 20:42, naresh rathore <[email protected]> wrote: > > > hi > > > We have to migrate our Voice VMs from one host/DC to another host/DC. i > think if we clone or do vmotion, mac address gets changed and we have to > apply for license, we may face database corruption. > > > Is there a way which Cisco recommends to do migration, if we have to > migrate Voice VMs from one host to another? > > > Regards > > > Naray > _______________________________________________ > cisco-voip mailing list > [email protected] > > https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpuck.nether.net%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fcisco-voip&data=02%7C01%7C%7C57141ead670d42edf74808d77ddb677d%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637116253590181473&sdata=z44wxHsKAhdz2lak4%2Fj7to5R2HV22lmr3D2%2BVr%2Fe5vQ%3D&reserved=0 > > _______________________________________________ > cisco-voip mailing list > [email protected] > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-voip >
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