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wb2
Contributor
Contributor
‎01-17-2013 05:45 AM

migrating vm to different datastore

I'm running 5.1a.  I have a vm with 2 vdisks.  Currently it's on a 2TB volume.  I'd like to move the VM files along with the first vdisk to one volume and the 2nd vdisk on it's own to a second volume.  When I tried to migrate it the first time the vdisk moved but the vm files stayed behind.  Is there a way to do this without disrupting service to the server?

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zXi_Gamer
Virtuoso
Virtuoso
‎01-17-2013 05:51 AM

I had this situation once when doing a Storage VMotion in a single host. I had selected Change the datastore which resulted in the vmdks being moved. Can you try the option Change Host and Datastore while doing Storage Vmotion?

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wb2
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Contributor
‎01-17-2013 06:53 AM

I'm not sure why you'd want me to choose the "change host" option.

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vmroyale
Immortal
Immortal
‎01-17-2013 07:06 AM

Using Stroage vMotion, choose the Advanced Options to move the config file and the first VMDK.

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In this example, the config file and the first VMDK are going to be migrated/moved to LUN11. The second VMDK will stay where it is.

Brian Atkinson | vExpert | VMTN Moderator | Author of "VCP5-DCV VMware Certified Professional-Data Center Virtualization on vSphere 5.5 Study Guide: VCP-550" | @vmroyale | http://vmroyale.com
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