VMware CLOUD DIRECTOR 1.0 Admin Manual page 65

Move Running Virtual Machines from one ESX/ESXi Host to Another
You can move all the virtual machines that are running on one ESX/ESXi host to another. This is useful if you
want to unprepare a host, or if you want to perform maintenance on a host without affecting running virtual
machines.
Prerequisites
You must disable the host.
Procedure
1 Click the Manage & Monitor tab and click Hosts in the left pane.
2 Right-click the host name and select Redeploy all VMs.
Cloud Director puts the host into maintenance mode and moves all its running virtual machines to another
host in the same cluster.
Prepare or Unprepare an ESX/ESXi Host
When you add an ESX/ESXi host to a vSphere cluster that Cloud Director uses, you must prepare the host
before a provider vDC can use its resources. You can unprepare a host to make it unavailable for use in the
Cloud Director environment.
For information about moving running virtual machines from one host to another, see
Machines from one ESX/ESXi Host to Another,"
You cannot prepare a host that is in lockdown mode. After you prepare a host, you can enable lockdown mode.
Prerequisites
Before you can unprepare a host, you must disable it and ensure that no virtual machines are running on the
host.
Procedure
1 Click the Manage & Monitor tab and click Hosts in the left pane.
2 Right-click the host name and select Prepare Host or Unprepare Host.
If you are preparing a host, type a user name and password and click OK.
Cloud Director prepares or unprepares the host for all provider vDCs that use its resources.
Upgrade an ESX/ESXi Host Agent
Cloud Director installs agent software on each ESX/ESXi host in the installation. If you upgrade your ESX/ESXi
hosts, you also need to upgrade your ESX/ESXi host agents.
Procedure
1 Click the Manage & Monitor tab and click Hosts in the left pane.
2 Right-click the host name and select Upgrade Host.
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