Figure 53 Migrate Virtual Machine: Step 1 of 2
3.Specify the target VM Host name, alias, or IP address. The target must be a valid VM Host and must be accessible by the source VM Host. If you intend to migrate a virtual machine online, this VM Host must be licensed and enabled for online migration.
4.If you want the virtual machine configuration removed from your source VM Host after the migration completes, select the check box provided for that purpose. Make this selection if you never intend to migrate the virtual machine back to this host. If you might migrate the virtual machine back to this host sometime, or if you might want to create a virtual machine on this host that is based on the configuration of the virtual machine that you migrated to another host, do not check the box.
5.To encrypt the data during migration, the Encrypt guest data during migration check box must be enabled. By default, the Encrypt guest data during migration check box is enabled. Data is encrypted only for online migration, that is, when migrating a VM in an On state. If the VM is offline or in a suspended state, the check box is disabled and encryption does not occur.
During the online migration of a VM, if the check box is disabled, the Command Preview field is updated with
6.To continue to the Step 2 screen of the Migrate Virtual Machine wizard, click Next. To cancel and return to the VM Manager screen from which you initiated the wizard, click Cancel. Figure 54 shows an example of the Step 2 screen.
This screen lists the commands that VM Manager will issue to start the migration. The first command will migrate a running virtual machine, so it is listed as an online migration. The second command will migrate a virtual machine that is not running and so is listed as an offline migration. If any virtual machines cannot be migrated, the screen lists the virtual machine names and the reasons why they cannot be migrated. Reasons that a virtual machine cannot be migrated include:
•It is already migrating
•Online migration only — It is not enabled for online migration
•It is in a Not Runnable state
•Online migration only — The source or target VM Host is not licensed and enabled for online migration
•Serviceguard packages only — The package is already running on the target VM Host
NOTE: If the source or target VM Host is not enabled and licensed for online migration, or the virtual machine is not enabled for online migration, you can migrate the virtual machine offline. Stop the virtual machine and then retry migrating it.
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