I'm a big fan of SCP as well, but it's limited to 1 vCPU on the encryption, so that seems to limit it more than the links. I know this because trying to move VM's over 10gbit connections and was only getting about 400 mbps.
If you have a middle pc/jump box, I'm a big fan of simple export/import if you don't have a vCenter in the picture. That way, you get a backup of the VM. vCenter is nice, but migration moves it, doesn't copy, even with different storage. I have never tried to use vmkstools, may have to investigate that the next time I migrate. On Tue, Dec 10, 2019 at 8:26 PM Ryan Huff <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, SCP is beholden to the line rate between the hosts. Though VMWare > doesn’t “recommend” it, I can say I’ve also never had a problem with it, > FWIW... and yeah, super convenient. > > Is you have shared storage between the hosts and can migrate the storage > and compute, I’d power off the VM and just do that. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Dec 10, 2019, at 21:20, Anthony Holloway < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > 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 > <https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fkb.vmware.com%2Fs%2Farticle%2F1000936&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cab0b7bc019a5498b47cb08d77de0b304%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637116276330000116&sdata=knBH29jcaYeLJNpDcAsbUb4KgtvLDFYZdpU0FSnhy5Y%3D&reserved=0> > > > 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 >> <https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpuck.nether.net%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fcisco-voip&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cab0b7bc019a5498b47cb08d77de0b304%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637116276330000116&sdata=tVke5Yu2TkJpwaXoUPywPBa%2BN9iWO34VcxI9zJCuMDo%3D&reserved=0> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> cisco-voip mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-voip >> <https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpuck.nether.net%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fcisco-voip&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cab0b7bc019a5498b47cb08d77de0b304%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637116276330010128&sdata=smVG6F7NimB%2BjoKg188YGL0O6M8DWxJwV4OVOCRShsc%3D&reserved=0> >> > _______________________________________________ > cisco-voip mailing list > [email protected] > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-voip >
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