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HOW TO: Cross vCenter Server vMotion (export) between standalone vCenter Servers 7.0 not linked to the current SSO domain

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Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)
EE Fellow, MVE, Expert of the Year 2021,2017-11, Scribe 2016-2012, Author of the Year 2018-6,2013-2012 VMware vExpert Pro, vExpert 2025-2011
In this video, I will show you how to HOW TO: Cross vCenter Server vMotion (export) between standalone vCenter Servers 7.0 not linked to the current SSO domain. I will show you how to troubleshoot and check using simple bash tools ping and vmkping, that it will be possible to perform a Storage vMotion. I will touch briefly on Enhanced vMotion Compatibility (EVC), and migrate and demonstrate live a Storage vMotion between different generation processors, and create an EVC baseline per VM, and end with a Migration (cold).

The syntax I'm using in this video to test network communications between VMkernel portgroups

ping <IP address>

vmkping -I vmkX <IP address>

where X is a number of your VMkernel portgroup

VMware EVC and CPU Compatibility FAQ (1005764)

Cross vCenter Workload Migration Utility

In this video, I make reference to the previous videos written articles

Part 5: HOW TO: Enable SSH Remote Access on a VMware vSphere Hypervisor 7.0 (ESXi 7.0)

Part 24: HOW TO: Update VMware ESXi 7.0U2 to ESXi 7.0U2a direct from VMware.

Part 25: HOW TO: Update VMware ESXi 7.0U2 to ESXi 7.0U2a in 5 easy steps.

Hancock's Half Hour VMware vSphere video series

Part 5: HOW TO: Enable SSH Remote Access on a VMware vSphere Hypervisor 7.0 (ESXi 7.0).

Part 16: HOW TO: Update VMware ESXi 7.0U2 to ESXi 7.0U2a direct from VMware.

Part 17: HOW TO: Update VMware ESXi 7.0U2 to ESXi 7.0U2a in 5 easy steps.

Part 18: HOW TO: Update VMware ESXi 7U1 (7.0.1) to VMware ESXi 7U2a (7.0.2) using an ISO image.

Part 19: HOW TO: Update VMware ESXi 7.0U1 to ESXi 7.0U2a using VMware vSphere Lifecycle Manager.(vLCM)

Synology NAS selector

Please Note: In this video I refer to the Dell PowerEdge R730 as having a Sandy-Bridge processor, of course, it has a Haswell!

Video Steps

1. Connect to Source vCenter Server 7.0.

Using a web browser, enter the fully qualified domain name of the vCenter Server 7.0 in the URL.

2. Privacy Notice.

If using the VMware self-signed certificate (the default), click Accept to proceed.

3. Launch vSphere Client (HTML5)

Click the Launch vSphere Client (HTML5) button.

4. Enter SSO credentials

Enter the Administrator@vsphere.local username and password.

5. Destination vCenter Server

Repeat steps 1-4 for the destination vCenter Server.

6. Select VM to be vMotioned (Migrated)

Right Click the VM.

7. Migrate

Click Migrate.

8. Follow the Wizard

Follow the Wizard and take note of any warnings or error messages.

9. Finish

Select Finish.

10. Wait

The virtual machine will be vMotioned (Migrated).
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