4
From the left window, select the appropriate VMware vSphere ESXi host and select the
Related
Objects
tab.
5
From the right window, click
Virtual Machines
. Using the
CTRL
key, select all of the VMs.
6
Select
Actions > Migrate
to open the migration wizard.
7
Verify that
Change host
is selected and click
Next
.
8
Select the destination resource (cluster or VMware vSphere ESXi host) to migrate the VMs and
click
Next
.
9
Verify that
Resource CPU for optimal vMotion performance (Recommended)
is selected and
click
Next
.
10
Review the summary window and click
Finish
. The VMs migrate to a different VMware vSphere
ESXi host. If the cluster was chosen as the destination with DRS enabled, VMware vCenter
automatically places the VMs with a different VMware vSphere ESXi host.
11
Put the host in maintenance mode to prevent DRS from vmotioning the VMs back to the host.
Migrating VM distributed port group assignments to a different switch
If there are powered-on VMs on the distributed port group, migrate VM distributed port group assignments
to a different distributed or standard switch.
About this task
This procedure is not required if there are no powered-on VMs on the distributed port group. VMs
connected to the distributed port group can be powered-off to remove the distributed port group.
Use the VM migration wizard to migrate any port group types. However, use caution when migrating the
VMware vCenter Server VMs, because a disconnect can cause the loss of the VMware vCenter Server,
which could prevent the VM port group from migrating.
Use the VM migration wizard to migrate from a VMware vSphere Standard Switch to a VMware VDS, a
VMware VDS to a VMware vSphere Standard Switch, or a VMware VDS to a VMware VDS seamlessly.
Before you begin
Verify the powered-on VMs on all VMware vSphere ESXi hosts attached to an existing VMware VDS are
not assigned to any distributed port groups.
Verify there is an available distributed port group to which to migrate the powered-on VMs.
Create another switch with the following criteria:
•
If migrating to a different VMware VDS:
—
Attach at least one VMNIC as an uplink for a new distributed or standard switch.
—
Create the distributed port groups with the same name and VLAN ID as the existing switch.
Managing VMware VDS
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