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  • 1.  Storage vMotion vCenter?

    Posted Aug 28, 2011 04:12 PM

    Has anyone attempt to do storage vMotion on vCenter as a VM successfully?

    When I attempt to do this, in order to move vCenter VM from ESXi local storage into SAN, at 86%, vCenter freezed up and even the ESXi host that hold the vCenter VM has freezed up as well. Any advise beside rebooting the ESXi host?



  • 2.  RE: Storage vMotion vCenter?

    Posted Aug 28, 2011 04:13 PM

    I do this regularly.  There will be a freeze event at around 85%, but it will eventually come back (you may need to reconnect your client).



  • 3.  RE: Storage vMotion vCenter?

    Posted Aug 29, 2011 12:53 AM

    It's over 12 hours and both vCenter VM and it's ESXi host are not back yet. Should I start vCenter VM from SAN from another ESXi host? How can I tell if Storage vMotion is completed from looking at it's datastore at the SAN?



  • 4.  RE: Storage vMotion vCenter?

    Posted Aug 29, 2011 02:51 AM

    The ESXi host is pingable but VI Client is not able to login. I went to the host's Management Console and the screen is completely blank.

    However, I am able to login thru SSH and have restarted the management service (/sbin/services.sh restart). But The console remain blank.

    I also manage to list all the VMs (esxcli vms vm list) and hope to shutdown all the VMs (instead of power off the VMs which will risk losing data) before I reboot the host.  esxcli vms vm kill is power off the VMs right? Is there a command to shutdown the VMs instead?



  • 5.  RE: Storage vMotion vCenter?

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted Aug 29, 2011 08:23 AM

    Hi

    See Powering off a virtual machine on an ESXi host

    - http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&externalId=1014165

    Just to add, I have SvMotioned VCs before as well.

    What I normally do is go into advance settings and move the vmdk's first.

    Once complete I run the Migrate wizzard again anf the move the VM configuration

    Regards

    Please award points if you find this helpful or correct :smileywink:



  • 6.  RE: Storage vMotion vCenter?

    Posted Aug 29, 2011 08:44 AM

    I have read this before, but after power off the first few VMs successfully, it stop responsing to the command. Also, I prefer to shutdown rather than power off the VMs to ensure data integrity. Is there a command to do this? I have actually repost VM shutdown question here: http://communities.vmware.com/message/1818401#1818401