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How to Configure vMotion in VMware vSphere 7.0

Configure vMotion VMware, vSphere, In this blog I will cover the configuration procedure of vMotion in VMware vSphere 7.0. VMware vMotion enables the live migration of running virtual machines from one ESXi host to another with zero downtime, and also allows the live migration of a running VM file system from one storage to another. Continuous service availability, and complete transaction integrity.

Configure vMotion in VMware vSphere

1- Open your web browser, type https://, type username, password and then click LOGIN.

vmware vsphere login

vMotion Networking Requirement click here

How to Configure a vMotion Interface

2- Select the host, click the configure tab, select VMkernal Adapter under networking option and then click add networking.

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3- The network wizard window appears, selects the VMkernel Network Adapter and then click next.

vmkernel interface

4- Select an existing standard switch (vSwitch1) and then click next.

vmkernel select target device

5- Type a Network label, enable the use this port group for vMotion and then click next.

vmkernel port settings

6- Select use static IPv4 settings, Enter the IP address and subnet mask for the adapter and then click next.

vmkernel ipv4 settings

7- Review the VMkernal Network Settings and then click finish.

vmkernel ready to complete

8- The VMkernel adapter has been created for first host esxi-01.

vmware vsphere client

Configure a vMotion interface in second host.

Follow the above steps from 2 to 8 to configure vMotion interface for second host.

9- The VMkernel adapter has been created for second host esxi-02.

vmware vsphere client

10- Now virtual machine SRV2012 the one I want to migrate, is on esxi-02 host.

vmware vsphere client

How to Migrate Virtual Machine using vMotion

11- Now right click the VM for migration, select Action tab and then click Migrate option.

vmware vm live migration

12- Select the change compute resource only migration type and then click next.

select the migration type

13- Select the host for which the VM should be migrate, Compatibility checks succeeded and then click next.

select the compute resource

14- Select the VM network adapter and then click next.

migrate select a network

15- Select the vMotion schedule with high priority and then click next.

select vmotion priority

16- Review the summary and click the finish button to start the migration process.

vmotion vmware migrate ready to complete

17- You can view the VM relocation in the recent tasks window.

vsphere recent tasks

18- I started pinging the machine is live migrating.

command prompt

19- The VM migration is completed.

vsphere recent tasks

20- You can view the host has changed.

vmware vsphere client

Related: How to Configure Multiple NIC vMotion in VMware vSphere.

Jamil Parvez

Jamil Pervez works as a Network Administrator, based in Kuwait with a Primary focus on Microsoft technologies. Microsoft Certified MCSE, MCTP, MCITP, CCNP, CCIP, CCVP with 20 years of experience in administering Windows Servers, Exchange, VMWare, Veeam B&R, Veritas BackupExec.

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