Migrate - Change datastore

[AlainM201110141]

Hi,

I'm using ESX 4.0.0.50850 and i would like to migrate one vm to one datastore to another but this vm have config files and vmdk on one datastore and another vmdk on another datastore, like this:

datastore1/my_vm/my_vm.vmx

datastore1/my_vm/my_vm.vmdk

datastore2/my_vm/my_vm_1.vmdk

So now i want to move all to:

datastore3/my_vm/my_vm.vmx

datastore3/my_vm/my_vm.vmdk

datastore3/my_vm/my_vm_1.vmdk

Will the migrate fonction do this automaticaly ?

Regards,

[weinstein5]

For this to work while the VM is powere on you will need to be licensed for vMotion to perform a storage vMotion -  if not then you will have to power down the VM and perform a cold migratioin -

[jonathanp]

If you have VC ... then you can click migrate... the "Change Datastore" and select the appropriate datastore.

Regards

[AlainM201110141]

Hi,

I have VC and i will shutdown the vm to migrate but i want to be sure that the migrate will take ALL vmdk disreguarding on which datastore it lays ... is it correct ?

[aravinds3107 · Accepted solution]

I have VC and i will shutdown the vm to migrate but i want to be sure  that the migrate will take ALL vmdk disreguarding on which datastore it  lays ... is it correct ?

Yes its correct..You can use change datastore option and migrate the VMDK to the new location