There are Two scenarios for Moving your Virtual Machines.
Scenario 1: Host vMotion
you can move Virtual Machines between host servers.
For procedures, please read " 1. Host vMotion " section in this article.
Scenario 2: Storage vMotion
you can move Virtual machines data file (.vmx .vmdk) between Datastores*.
*Datastore = Storage Logical Volumes.
For procedures, please read " 2. Storage vMotion " section in this article.
1. Host vMotion Procedure
1-1. Goto Home > Hosts and Clusters
1-2. Find Virtual Machine to move and right click then, select "Migrate".
1-3. Select "Change Host"
1-4. Select Destination Resources. Make sure check to enable "Allow host selection within this cluster".
1-5. Select host.
1-6. Select priority. Usually stick with default value.
1-7. Confirm and click finish.
1-8. Wait until complete.
1-9. Confirm changes.
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2. Storage vMotion Procedure
2-1. go to HOME > Hosts and Clusters
2-2. Select Virtual Machine and right click then select "Migrate".
2-3. Select Change Datastore.
2-4. Select CL
Caution: DO NOT SELECT "local-xxxxxx" this is host server's disk space and it is not a proper storage. Process with extra attention.
2-5. Select Destination Datastore
2-6. Confirm and click Finish.
2-7. Wait until complete.
2-8. Completed.
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