Specifications

Migrating from an existing virtual appliance to a
new virtual appliance
With the migration tool you can move your data from an existing instance of
Virtualization Manager to a new virtual appliance.
Note:If the existing database is larger than 60 GB and you are migrating to a thin-
provisioned virtual machine, ensure that the provisioned disk size is large enough
to accommodate the data. The recommended size is the existing database plus
50%. You must restart the virtual appliance after changing the disk size and
before moving the data.
To migrate from an existing virtual appliance to a new virtual appliance:
1. Follow the instructions in Installing Virtualization Manager as a virtual
appliance to install a virtual appliance on vSphere or Hyper-V.
2. Set the time zone of the new appliance to match the time zone of the
existing appliance by completing the following steps:
a. In the console, use the arrow keys to select Set Timezone, and then
press enter.
b. Select the same time zone as the time zone of the existing virtual
appliance from which you are migrating.
c. Type ‘1’ when prompted to confirm the time zone.
d. Restart the virtual machine.
3. Log on to the administration website of the new installation
(https://ipAddress:5480) as user admin and password admin.
4. Navigate to SolarWinds Mgmt.
5. Click Migrate Data From Old Hyper9 / VMgr Server.
6. Select Prepare source appliance for migration, and then enter the user
name and password of the source appliance.
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Migrating from an existing virtual appliance to a new virtual appliance