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djames06
Contributor
Contributor
‎10-25-2016 08:02 AM

vMotion enabled but not on in Summary Tab.

Hello all,

Would anyone know what vMotion is enabled on the management vnic but in the summary tab says vMotion N/A. Both ESXi server are identical "not clones" and they both can ping each other. They both have share NSF storage with vCenter on standby.

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Thank you in advance.

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brunofernandez1
Expert
Expert
‎10-25-2016 08:11 AM

do you have used ping or vmkping?

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cyberfed2727
Enthusiast
Enthusiast
‎10-25-2016 08:20 AM

Lets try the simple things first. Close out your thick client and reconnect. See if its just a GUI refresh bug. Next step would be to restart vCenter service and check again.

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djames06
Contributor
Contributor
‎10-25-2016 02:10 PM

I'm not using vCenter just yet. I'm trying to setup the ESXi server first then use vCenter to manage vMotion. I'm I wrong? Could it be the both servers dont have Management Vnic connected yet. Meaning they would have to be on a different network?

Thanks

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cyberfed2727
Enthusiast
Enthusiast
‎10-25-2016 02:41 PM

Ah ha. Your problem is not having vCenter. VMotion is a feature of vCenter. You cannot vMotion with a functional vCenter server in place.