Migrating esxi host from Windows vCenter to VCSA

[rpalmer_uchicag]

According to the VMware Knowledge Base article it should be a matter of removing the server from the inventory from the Windows vCenter server and adding it to the new VCSA. However, after removing the host from the first vCenter when we import the esxi host on the new VCSA, the final step says it will shut down all running vms on the host and put it into maintenance mode.

We are not using storage DRS or distributed switches and we have configured the DRS/HA settings to be the same on both vCenter servers. DRS is running in manual mode. The Windows vCenter server is running 6.7 build 11727065 and the VCSA is running 6.7 build 15129973. The VCSA is running in evaluation mode because we are trying to move the esxi hosts before we switch licenses. We did not use the migrate function when moving to the VCSA because we need to give the VCSA a different IP Address and host name.

Any ideas of what we can do to move the esxi hosts while running with active vms would be appreciated. Otherwise we will need to shut down the vms and put the hosts in maintenance mode.

Thanks.

Roger Palmer

Systems Administrator

Urban Education Institute

University of Chicago

[a_p_]

What you may try is to add the host to the datacenter level in the inventory, i.e. not directly to a cluster, and move the host to the cluster in a second step.

André

[NathanosBlightc]

First of all, disable the HA & DRS features in the old cluster. Then add them directly to the newly installed VCSA in the datacenter level and at last add those hosts to the new cluster of the VCSA.