Cold Migration
Cold migration migrates a powered-off virtual machine.
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The virtual machine's data storage is local storage.
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Before you cold migrate a virtual machine, detach the data disks, ISOs, or peripheral devices (if any) from the virtual machine first.
If the virtual machine uses a local storage, you can cold migrate the virtual machine with local data disks attached.
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If the selected virtual machine has associated with VM scheduling policies, modify these policies based on your business needs to avoid policy conflicts.
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In the navigation pane, choose Inventory > VM and Host.
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Select the target virtual machine and click Shut Down.
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After shutdown, click Actions > Migration Management > Change Host.
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In the Change Host dialog, choose a destination host.
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Review the configuration and click OK.
After the migration, you can re-attach those data disks, ISOs, or peripheral devices to the virtual machine.