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bvi1006
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How to move a gold image to a new datastore - VMFS5 to 6

Hi,

Does anyone know what the correct process is to move a gold image to a new datastore, with the purpose of moving the pool to the new datastore as well? We are moving from a VMFS5 to a VMFS6 datastore.

Thanks!

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BenFB
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Is this for linked clones or instant clones?

For linked clones you can just storage vMotion the parent VM. As long as it's still accessible no other action is needed. To move the linked clones you will want to edit the pool to select the new datastore(s), deselect the old datastore(s) and then perform a rebalance.

For instant clones see the documentation.

Image Publishing and Rebalancing an Instant-Clone Desktop Pool

bvi1006
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Thanks, and sorry for the late response!

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