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9 Select a destination network for all VM network adapters connected to a valid source network and
click Next.
You can click Advanced to select a new destination network for each VM network adapter connected
to a valid source network.
You can migrate a virtual machine network to another distributed switch in the same or to another
data center or vCenter Server.
10 On the Ready to complete page, review the details and click Finish.
vCenter Server moves the virtual machine to the new host or storage location.
Event messages appear in the Events tab. The data displayed on the Summary tab shows the status
and state throughout the migration. If errors occur during migration, the virtual machines revert to their
original states and locations.
Migrate a Powered-O or Suspended Virtual Machine in the
vSphere Web Client
You can use cold migration to move a virtual machine and its associated disks from one datastore to
another. The virtual machines are not required to be on shared storage.
Prerequisites
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Make sure that you are familiar with the requirements for cold migration. See the vCenter Server and
Host Management documentation.
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Required privilege: Resource.Migrate powered off virtual machine
Procedure
1 Power off or suspend the virtual machine.
2 Right-click the virtual machine and select Migrate.
a To locate a virtual machine, select a data center, folder, cluster, resource pool, host, or vApp.
b Click the Virtual Machines tab.
3 Select the migration type and click Next.
Option Description
Change compute resource only Move the virtual machine to another host.
Change storage only Move the virtual machine’s configuration file and virtual disks.
Change both compute resource and
storage
Move the virtual machine to another host and move its configuration file and
virtual disks.
Migrate virtual machine(s) to a specific
datacenter
Move the virtual machine to a virtual data center, where you can assign policies to
VMs.
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