VMWARE VSPHERE 6.

0:
INSTALL, CONFIGURE, MANAGE
LAB ADDENDUM

Lab 13: Migrating Virtual Machines

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Contents
Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 3
Objective: Use vMotion to migrate virtual machines ........................................................ 3
Pod Topology ...................................................................................................................... 4
1 Migrate Virtual Machine Files with vSphere Storage vMotion .................................. 5
2 Create a VMkernel Port Group for vMotion Migration .............................................. 8
3 Verify that Your ESXi Host Meets vMotion Requirements ....................................... 10
4 Verify that Your Virtual Machine Meets vMotion Requirements ............................ 12
5 Perform a vSphere vMotion Migration of a VM on a Shared Datastore .................. 13
6 Perform a vSphere vMotion Migration to a Local Datastore ................................... 15

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Introduction

This addendum provides detailed guidance on performing Lab 14: Migrating Virtual
Machines of the VMware vSphere 6.0: Install, Configure, Manage course, using a
NETLAB+ system.

Objective: Use vMotion to migrate virtual machines

In this lab, you will be using the vclient machine to complete your objectives. You will
be performing the following tasks:

1. Migrate virtual machines with vSphere Storage vMotion

2. Create a VMkernel port group for vSphere vMotion Migration
3. Verify that your ESXi host meets vSphere vMotion requirements
4. Verify that your virtual machines meet vSphere vMotion requirements
5. Perform a vMotion migration of a virtual machine on a Shared Datastore
6. Perform a vMotion migration of a virtual machine to a Local Datastore

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Pod Topology

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1 Migrate Virtual Machine Files with vSphere Storage vMotion

In this task, you will migrate a virtual machine onto another datastore while it is running
using vSphere Storage vMotion.

1. Click on the vclient graphic on the topology page.

2. Log into the vclient VM as vclient using the password vmware123.
3. Open the Chrome web browser by clicking on the icon at the bottom corner of
the window.

4. Click Advanced, followed by clicking on Proceed to 172.16.1.1 on the warning

page.

If you experience the “vSphere Client web server is initializing” message, please
wait an additional 2-3 minutes and refresh the page to continue.

You may ignore the “browser-OS combination” warning message presented on

the VMware vCenter Single Sign-On page and continue moving forward with the
lab.

5. Login with the username admin and the password vmware.

6. On the Home tab, click on the Hosts and Clusters icon in the Inventories section.

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7. Select the StudentVM-01 in the Object Navigator pane and then click on the
Summary tab.

8. Scroll down on the page and find the Related Objects box. What datastore is
listed next to the Storage entry? ______________________________________
9. Right-click StudentVM-01 in the Object Navigator pane and navigate to Power >
Power on.

While the boot up process begins for StudentVM-01, notice that a warning message may
appear. If you navigate to the Summary tab for StudentVM-01, you will be able to read
the message content.

Click on the Answer Question hyperlink and select I Copied It as the answer.

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10. Once the VM has powered on, right-click StudentVM-01 and select Migrate.

11. Record which options are available to you on the Select Migration Type page:
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12. Verify that Change storage only is selected and click Next.
13. Select iSCSI-LUN0 for the datastore, then Thin Provision for the Select virtual
disk format and then click Next.

14. On the Ready to Complete page, review the information and click Finish.
15. Notice the Relocate virtual machine task in your Recent Tasks pane. Wait until
this is finished as the task does take a few minutes to complete.
16. On the Summary page of your StudentVM-01 virtual machine, notice that the VM
now resides on the iSCSI-LUN0 datastore.

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2 Create a VMkernel Port Group for vMotion Migration

In this task, you will create a VMkernel port and use it for vMotion migration.

1. Select esxi-1.vmeduc.com from the Object Navigator pane and click the Manage
tab.

2. Click the Networking button.

3. While viewing the virtual switches, click the Add Host Networking icon.

4. On the Select connection type page, select VMkernel Network Adapter and click
Next.
5. On the Select target device page, select New standard switch and click Next.
6. On the Create a Standard Switch page, click the Add adapters (plus icon).

7. Select vmnic2, click OK and then click Next.

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8. On the Port properties page, type vMotion in the Network Label box, mark the
vMotion traffic check box and click Next.

9. On the IPv4 Settings page, select the Use static IPv4 settings radio button and
enter the following and click Next:
a. IP address: 172.16.20.51
b. Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

10. On the Ready to complete page, confirm the settings and click Finish.
11. Repeat steps 1-10 for esxi-2.vmeduc.com but for Step 9, change the IP address
to 172.16.20.52.

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3 Verify that Your ESXi Host Meets vMotion Requirements

In this task, you will verify that your ESXi hosts meet vMotion requirements.

1. In the Object Navigator pane, select your esxi-1.vmeduc.com host and click its
Summary tab.
2. View the Processor Type information to verify that the CPUs are compatible.

3. In the Object Navigator pane, select your esxi-2.vmeduc.com host and click its
Summary tab.
4. View the Processor Type information to verify that the CPUs are compatible.
5. For each of your hosts, verify the following:
a. Click on the Manage tab and click on the Networking button and select
VMkernel adapters. Each host should have a vMotion port group
attached to the vmk1 Device.

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b. Click on the Training datacenter in the Object Navigator pane, click on

the Related Objects tab in the main workspace and then double-click on
the iSCSI-LUN0 datastore.

c. Click on the Manage tab and then click the Settings button.

d. Select Connectivity and Multipathing. If your esxi-2 host is not listed,

proceed to Step 6. If your esxi-2 host is listed, skip to Step 7.
6. In order to remedy the situation, you must add the iSCSI Software Adapter to
esxi-2 and add the san VM as a target. Hint: Click on esxi-2 in the inventory
when viewing Hosts and Clusters, get to the Manage tab and the Storage page,
and then “add” Software iSCSI adapter. Set the Target to 172.16.1.99 with the
default port of 3260 and Inherit settings from parent. Then rescan the adapter.
Return to Step 5d.
7. Since both hosts are listed on the Connectivity and Multipathing page, your hosts
meet vSphere vMotion requirements.

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4 Verify that Your Virtual Machine Meets vMotion Requirements

In this task, you will verify that the virtual machine’s settings meet the vMotion
requirements.

1. Click on 172.16.1.1 in the inventory pane and then click on the Related Objects
tab followed by the Virtual Machines button.

2. Double-click the StudentVM-01 virtual machine in the list of Virtual Machines.

3. Locate CD/DVD drive 1 in the VM Hardware list (click the arrow to expand).
Verify that the column shows Disconnected.
4. Locate Network adapter 1 in the VM Hardware list and verify that virtual
machine is connected to the VM Network network.

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5 Perform a vSphere vMotion Migration of a VM on a Shared Datastore

In this task, you will migrate a virtual machine while it is powered on between two hosts.

1. Click on the Hosts and Clusters tab in the Object Navigator pane.

2. In the Object Navigator pane, verify that you can see all of your virtual machines.
3. Right-click the StudentVM-01 virtual machine and power it on if it is not
powered on already.
4. When the task completes, right-click the StudentVM-01 virtual machine and
select Migrate.

5. On the Select Migration Type page, select Change compute resource only and
click Next.
6. On the Select Destination Resource page, select esxi-2.vmeduc.com and click
Next.

7. On the Select network page, leave the default selected VM Network as the
Destination Network and click Next.
8. On the Select vMotion Priority page, leave the default selected and click Next.

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9. On the Ready to Complete page, click Finish. This process may take a few
minutes.
10. When the task completes, expand both of your hosts in the Object Navigator
pane.
11. What VMs are listed on the esxi-1 host?
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12. What VMs are listed on the esxi-2 host?
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6 Perform a vSphere vMotion Migration to a Local Datastore

In this task, you will migrate a virtual machine while it is powered on to a local datastore.

1. Click on the Hosts and Clusters tab in the Object Navigator pane.
2. In the Object Navigator pane, verify that you can see all of your virtual machines.
3. Right-click the StudentVM-01 virtual machine and select Migrate.
4. On the Select Migration Type page, select Change both compute resource and
storage (leave Select compute resource checked) and click Next.
5. On the Select Compute Resource page, select esxi-1.vmeduc.com (click the
arrow next to Training to expand the list) and click Next.

6. On the Select Storage page, select Local-51 and wait for the validation to finish.
Click Next.

7. On the Select Network page, leave the defaults selected and click Next.
8. On the Select vMotion Priority page, leave the default selected and click Next.
9. On the Ready to Complete page, click Finish. This process may take a few
minutes.
10. When the task completes, expand both of your hosts in the Object Navigator
pane.

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11. What VMs are listed on the esxi-1 host?

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12. What VMs are listed on the esxi-2 host?
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13. Click on the Summary tab of the StudentVM-01 and scroll to the bottom.
14. In the Related Objects window, which host is the VM associated with? ________
15. What datastore does it reside on? _____________________________________
16. Close the vclient PC viewer to complete the lab.

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