Physically moving a cluster

[snootalope]

I've got a bit of dilemma here that I can't seem to find a good resolution to.

I've got a small cluster setup with three physical servers connected to an iSCSI san. All working just fine..

My issue is, I need to move these physical boxes to a different office. The VC Manager is a virtual machine that resides on the cluster, along with it's sql database that is on another vm on the same cluster.

I'm trying to think how I could get this all backup and running once it's moved if I can't access the VC Manager. I was thinking of getting it all turned back on and then connecting directly to one of the esx hosts and booting it that way, but those hosts won't have their config with out seeing the VC Manager first right?

 

[NortonES2]

You will need to be on the console of your ESX servers so you can change the IP addresses etc. Once this has been done connect directly to the ESX host that the VC server is on, power on the VC server and change it's IP etc. Update your DNS for the new IP addresses. You may have to remove the hosts and add them back into the VC to get the HA operating correctly.



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If it doesn't leak oil it must be empty!!

 

[snootalope]

None of the IP's are changing.. they're all staying exactly the same.

If I hook it all back up just as it is now, the esx hosts will be able to see the VM's without VC Manager being on?

 

[NortonES2]

yes.

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If it doesn't leak oil it must be empty!!

 

[snootalope]

So i just need to know what host is running my vc vm and go directly to that host and power it back on?

 

[NortonES2]

That's it, might be an idea to configure your VC to power on automatically when the host is started.

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If it doesn't leak oil it must be empty!!