3.5.2.11 Migrate Virtual Machines

The steps below assume the virtual machine is deployed to an Oracle VM Server. If the virtual machine is located in the Unassigned Virtual Machines folder, select it in that folder to perform the migration.

To migrate a virtual machine:

  1. Click the Servers and VMs tab.

  2. Select the server pool on which the virtual machine resides in the navigation tree.

  3. Select Virtual Machines from the Perspective drop-down list. Select the virtual machine to migrate in the management pane, and click Migrate Migrate icon .

  4. The Migrate Virtual Machine dialog box is displayed. Select the virtual machine destination:

    • Unassigned Virtual Machines Folder: Removes the virtual machine from the server pool and moves it to the Unassigned Virtual Machines folder. The virtual machine must be in a stopped state for this option to be available. When migrating a running virtual machine, this option is not enabled.

    • Remove from Server: Removes the virtual machine from the Oracle VM Server. The virtual machine stays in the same server pool, it is only removed from the Oracle VM Server. The virtual machine must be in a stopped state for this option to be available. When migrating a running virtual machine, this option is not enabled.

    • Compatible Server: Moves the virtual machine to the selected Oracle VM Server. Stopped virtual machines can be migrated to Oracle VM Servers in other server pools sharing the same repository, so Oracle VM Servers from other server pools may be listed here.

    • Server Pool: Moves the virtual machine to the selected server pool. Stopped virtual machines can be migrated to other server pools. The virtual machine is not deployed to a particular Oracle VM Server within the destination pool; you need to start the virtual machine in the destination server pool for it to be deployed to an Oracle VM Server. When migrating a running virtual machine, this option is not enabled.

    If the Oracle VM Server you want is not listed, click the arrow next to Why don't I see other servers to migrate to?. A list of all Oracle VM Servers registered with Oracle VM Manager is displayed. Click the arrow next to the Oracle VM Server you want for an explanation as to why it is not available as a migration target.

    Click OK.

    The virtual machine is migrated.

To migrate multiple virtual machines:

  1. Click the Servers and VMs tab.

  2. Select the server pool on which the virtual machines reside in the navigation tree.

  3. Select Virtual Machines from the Perspective drop-down list. Select the virtual machines to migrate in the management pane and drag and drop them to the Oracle VM Server, server pool or the Unassigned Virtual Machines folder in the navigation tree to which you want to migrate the virtual machines. See Section 1.10, “Drag and Drop” for information on using the drag and drop feature.

  4. The virtual machines are migrated.