move esxi 5 environment to new domain

[tippet5x]

Hello

I need to migrate my vm environment to a new domain.

what do I need to change in what order. I have 2 host , 100 vm with a remote sql database.

thank you

we do have the quest migration software but not sure if I need to run that on the vm after modify the hosts.

[DavoudTeimouri]

Hi,

About your client. you know, you have to rejoined to new domain.

About ESXi hosts, if they are not joined to domain, there is no problem, just you have to edit DNS records and update ESXi hosts network configurations.

But about vCenter server, you are renaming that, so you need to update all third-party applications and all depended services with new vCenter name and also may be, you have to reinstall your vCenter SSO and vCenter server components.

[vervoortjurgen]

depends how environment is

every server is virtual? (vcenter, sql etc??)

i would try

install new Domain controller and setup new domain in the same ip range (i would install virtual servers)

then install new sql server and install new vcenter server

configure vcenter to your environment (same networks and switches, vlans etc..)

then connect your esx host to the new vcenter server and edit the network config (dns hostname etc..)

migrate your vm's to the new domain and 3th party software

after that you can decommission the old domain and servers (old DC and old SQL server)

this is just a quick overview. think you will have alot of work with it

[tippet5x]

how about I setup a new VM, give it a unique name say vcenter1 , backup the sql from the existing vcenter and move it over to the vcenter1. and then power off the original vcenter.?

[vervoortjurgen]

hello

i recently did an upgrade from vcenter 5.1 to 5.5 so i don't know if this helps

instead doing a migration I performed a new installation of vcenter on a new VM and moved the esx servers to the new vcenter

you get a warning that the esx host is managed by other vcenter but you can ignore that

so i guess you can do the same to migrate to a new domain

i think you lose distributed switches though

good luck