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Added "Move to a new Datastore"
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* '''Network''' - Update the deployed VM's config through vCentre | * '''Network''' - Update the deployed VM's config through vCentre | ||
* ''Disk - Can't be changed, a deployed template is a delta from the original template (think snapshotting), you must reconfigure the template'' | * ''Disk - Can't be changed, a deployed template is a delta from the original template (think snapshotting), you must reconfigure the template'' | ||
== Move to a new Datastore == | |||
If you need to move off an old datastore, you need to get your templates (and so also the machines deployed from them) off it. Therefore to do it in a nice, graceful (and gradual fashion). Templates would need to be re-provisioned on new storage, and workspaces re-deployed using the new templates, which is likely to take time. In order to get off old storage quickly (because its unstable maybe) you can... | |||
* Migrate templates and their deployed child VM's using VMware SSMove tool - [http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1006694 VM KB 1006694] (not successfully tested) | |||
* Clone deployed child VM's to new storage (you take a full fat copy, through the Lab Manager interface) | |||
To clone child VM's to new storage | |||
# Action '''Undeploy - Save State''' on the entire workspace | |||
# Once completed, go to '''Clone...''' | |||
#* In ''Clone to:'', select '''Existing Configuration''' and select the workspace you're currently in | |||
#* In ''Create:'', select '''Full Clones...''' | |||
#* In ''Clone:'', select '''Selected Virtual Machines:''', tick the VM's you want to clone and select the destination Datastore | |||
#* Click '''OK''' | |||
# Once completed, go into the workspace, and rename VM's so that... | |||
#* Source VM's are given new names | |||
#* Clone VM's are given names of the machines they were cloned from | |||
# For the entire workspace, select '''Move...''' | |||
# Move all the old source VM's into a new (temporary) workspace | |||
# Redeploy the original workspace | |||
# Assuming the original workspace spins up OK, the new temporary workspace can be deleted | |||
== Troubleshooting == | == Troubleshooting == | ||
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# Locate the problem network and go to '''Properties''' | # Locate the problem network and go to '''Properties''' | ||
# Update the '''Physical Network Bindings''' for the relevant ESX | # Update the '''Physical Network Bindings''' for the relevant ESX | ||
'''Unable to deploy VM ''VM'' in VirtualCenter. The session is not authenticated.'''<br> | '''Unable to deploy VM ''VM'' in VirtualCenter. The session is not authenticated.'''<br> | ||