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Figure 5.62
h e Migrate
Virtual Machine
Networking wizard
automates the pro-
cess of migrating
VMs between a
source and destina-
tion network.
This tool, accessed using the Actions menu when a distributed switch is selected in the
inventory lists, will reconi gure all selected VMs to use the selected destination network. This
is a lot easier than individually reconi guring a bunch of VMs! In addition, this tool allows you
to easily migrate VMs both to a distributed switch and from a distributed switch. Let's walk
through the process so that you can see how it works.
Perform the following steps to migrate VMs from a vSphere Standard Switch to a vSphere
Distributed Switch:
1. From within a supported web browser, connect to a vCenter Server instance to launch the
vSphere Web Client.
2. Navigate to a distributed switch in the inventory lists.
3. Select a distributed switch from the inventory tree on the left, and then select Migrate
VM To Another Network from the Actions menu. This launches the Migrate Virtual
Machine Networking wizard.
4. Use the Browse button to select the source network that contains the VMs you'd like to
migrate. You can use the Filter and Find search boxes to limit the results if you need to.
Click OK once you've selected the source network.
5. Use the Browse button to select the destination network to which you'd like the VMs to
be migrated. Again, use the Filter and Find search boxes, where needed, to make it easier
to locate the desired destination network. Click OK to return to the wizard once you've
selected the destination network.
6. Click Next after you've i nished selecting the source and destination networks.
7. A list of matching VMs is generated, and each VM is analyzed to determine if the desti-
nation network is accessible or inaccessible to the VM.
Figure 5.63 shows a list with both accessible and inaccessible destination networks. A
destination network might show up as inaccessible if the ESXi host on which that VM is
running isn't part of the distributed switch (as is the case in this instance). Select the VMs
you want to migrate; then click Next.
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