Can data be retained while an Analytics VM stops?

[MasaNakano]

Hi Community,

Can statistics data you can see in the vCops Manager be kept in vCenter Server or somewhere while the Analytics VM stops?

We will expand duration of data retention an Analytics VM has defined in $ALIVE_BASE/user/conf/analytics/advanced.properties , from 180d by default to 360d. But due to shortage of size of the datastore where the Analytics VM is currently placed in, we will need to move the VM to another cluster that has enough size of it to expand the virtual hard drive. To do that, first we have to stop the VM, which is why I am asking here.

If possible, we would like to keep the all data and make it visualizable through the vCops Manager even after the operation.

Any advice will be welcome!

[MichaelRyom · Accepted solution]

The short answer is no. Is there no way where you can do the migration live? vMotion and storage vMotion of the VM is your best bet.

[MasaNakano]

Thank you MichaelRyom for your advice!

We will discuss that to find the best solutions for us