5
Select a resource pool and click Next.
6
Select the migration priority level and click Next.
Option
Description
High Priority
vCenter Server reserves resources on both the source and destination hosts
to maintain virtual machine availability during the migration. High priority
migrations do not proceed if resources are unavailable.
Low Priority
vCenter Server does not reserve resources on the source and destination
hosts to maintain availability during the migration. Low priority migrations
always proceed. However, the virtual machine might become briefly
unavailable if host resources are unavailable during the migration.
7
Review the page and click Finish.
A task is created that begins the virtual machine migration process.
Migrate a Virtual Machine with Storage VMotion
Use migration with Storage VMotion to relocate a virtual machine’s configuration file and virtual disks while
the virtual machine is powered on.
You cannot change the virtual machine’s execution host during a migration with Storage VMotion.
Procedure
1
Display the virtual machine you want to migrate in the inventory.
2
Right-click on the virtual machine, and select Migrate from the pop-up menu.
3
Select Change datastore and click Next.
4
Select a resource pool and click Next.
5
Select the destination datastore:
n
To move the virtual machine configuration files and virtual disks to a single destination, select the
datastore and click Next.
n
To select individual destinations for the configuration file and each virtual disk, click Advanced. In
the Datastore column, select a destination for the configuration file and each virtual disk, and click
Next.
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