Yup pretty much it, as long as there is a link between the hosts + Clusters + Vcenter, you can move VM's around no problem. You are using Storage Vmotion at the time since the VM's are offline. Done this quite a few times. Just drag and drop the VM's.
Depending on your setup you can even move them online I did that last time around. Moved from an EMC NS20 to a Compellent with Zero downtime. I attached the new storage to all the hosts I had, but in this case I was only moving storage and not hosts like you are Thx! Carlos From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 10:09 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Moving VM's between vCenter clusters? I have a new SAN and vCenter server and vSphere hosts which I'm finalizing testing. One thing I've not been able to easily try is how to get the VM's off my existing hosts and onto the new hosts. My understanding is that I should be able to simply join the current vSphere boxes (ESX 3.5) to the new vCenter and from there, do a migration (offline) of the VM's to the new servers and storage. I'm using thin provisioning on the new SAN and within vSphere so I need to run something like sdelete in each existing VM to zero the free space, but other than that, have I missed anything blindingly obvious please? Thanks, Paul ________________________________ MIRA Ltd Watling Street, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV10 0TU, England Registered in England and Wales No. 402570 VAT Registration GB 100 1464 84 The contents of this e-mail are confidential and are solely for the use of the intended recipient. If you receive this e-mail in error, please delete it and notify us either by e-mail, telephone or fax. You should not copy, forward or otherwise disclose the content of the e-mail as this is prohibited. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin _________________________________________________________ This e-mail, including attachments, contains information that is confidential and may be protected by attorney/client or other privileges. This e-mail, including attachments, constitutes non-public information intended to be conveyed only to the designated recipient(s). If you are not an intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any unauthorized use, dissemination, distribution or reproduction of this e-mail, including attachments, is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify me by e-mail reply and delete the original message and any attachments from your system. _________________________________________________________ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
