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Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 - Live migration with replication already enabled.

Dear EE

I got 2 servers running Hyper-V Server 2012 R2. We'll call them Host1 and 2.

Host 1 has 2 VMs that are replicated to Host2 using Hyper-V replication.

I need to do maintenance on Host1 urgently.

So here are my questions:

1. How can I move the VMs to Host2 with no downtime?
2. Seeing as replication is enabled do I first need to remove replication before moving the VMs to Host2?

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Navishkar Sadheo

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@-MAS - do I first need to remove replication before moving the VMs to Host2?

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Navishkar Sadheo

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@ Philip - Thank you but I planned failover will result in downtime.

Philip Elder

I'm not sure I understand?

The planned failover would bring the VM up with virtually no down time or data lost.

Moving/copying/importing would be a point in time requiring the VM(s) to be turned off?

Philip Elder

Meh, can't edit via mobile.

EDIT: That point in time means the possibility of data loss.