Virtualization

Move-VM

CautionLive-migrate VMs

Move-VM -Name <vm> -DestinationHost <host>

Moves running VMs between hosts with no downtime — the pre-maintenance evacuation tool.

Examples

  • Move-VM web01 -DestinationHost HV02Migrate while running

Syntax

Move-VM <vm> -DestinationHost h [-IncludeStorage -DestinationStoragePath p]

Before you run it

Check network and CPU compatibility first.

Used when you see

Evacuating VMs for host maintenance
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Live-migrate running VMs to another host
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