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Moving the vCenter Server to a different datastore (1004625)

Last Updated: 3/20/2024Categories: TroubleshootingTotal Views: 56168Language:
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Purpose

This article provides steps for migrating a virtual machine that has VMware vCenter Server and the virtual machine running the vCenter Servers SQL Server to a different datastore.

Resolution

To migrate the virtual machine and SQL server to a different datastore, use one of these methods:

Note: The ESX\ESXi host must be able to see the source and target datastores.

If available, use Storage vMotion to migrate the virtual machines vmdk files to a new datastore.

Manually move the files of vCenter Server and the SQL server virtual machines.

To manually move the files of vCenter Server and the SQL server virtual machines:

Close all VMware vSphere Client connections to vCenter Server.

Connect vSphere Client directly to the ESXi\ESX host where vCenter Server and SQL server virtual machines are running.

Shutdown the vCenter Server virtual machine.

Shutdown the SQL server virtual machine.

Right-click the vCenter Server and SQL server virtual machines in the inventory and choose Remove from Inventory.

Using Datastore browser, create the destination folders, right-click the virtual machine files, and copy them.

Note: Alternatively, you can also run this command to clone the vmdk files:

vmkfstools -i source disk cloned disk

In the vSphere Client, browse the new datastore and add the copied virtual machines to inventory.

To add the copied virtual machines:

Locate the .vmx file.

Right-click and choose Add to Inventory.

In the vSphere Client, start the SQL server virtual machine and verify that SQL server is up and running.

In the vSphere client, start the vCenter Server virtual machine.

Close all vSphere Client connections to the host.

Open a vSphere Client connection to vCenter Server.

Remove any orphaned virtual machines from the Inventory.

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