HP Matrix Operating Environment 7.3 and 7.3 Update 1 Logical Server Management User Guide

Moving Virtual Connect logical servers
If you are moving a logical server from one server with Virtual Connect to another, the following
restrictions apply.
• You can move Virtual Connect logical servers within a VC Domain Group. You cannot move
logical servers from one VCDG to another.
• If the VM Tools are installed in the virtual machine, a graceful shutdown can be done
automatically prior to the move. If the VM Tools are not installed, HP recommends that you
shut down the server blade on which the logical server was activated before you move it.
Otherwise, the source server will be ungracefully shut down and powered off.
• Moving a logical server shuts down the server blade, powers it off, moves the logical server,
and powers on the target server blade, by default. If the source blade is powered off, you
can uncheck the Power On the VM or the Blade check box to keep the target blade powered
off after the move. You can also use the Logical Servers→Power→On... or Logical
Servers→Power→Off... menu selections after the move is complete.
• If you configure your logical server to use a local disk, you cannot move that logical server.
Additionally, after you activate the logical server, you cannot reactivate it on a different system.
• You can initiate multiple move operations at the same time, but Virtual Connect Enterprise
Manager queues the move operations and performs them serially.
NOTE: Although Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager can move a logical server from a source
to a target blade with different model numbers if the blades are in the same VC Domain Group,
having the same model number and mezzanine card makes it possible for the operating system
and applications that ran on the source blade to run on the target blade.
Servers with Virtual Connect target hosts
Target servers with Virtual Connect on which a logical server can be moved are shown in the
Target Hosts table. Select one target blade in the Target Hosts table by clicking the radio button
to the left of the target. Hover your mouse over the error symbols for more information.
• Target hosts with the best fit are sorted to the top of the Target Hosts table.
• Target hosts with an acceptable fit are shown with error symbols in the table columns. You
can override the filter criteria and select a target host with error symbols in the Target Hosts
table.
A yellow triangle in the Headroom column denotes an error returning Capacity Advisor data.
• You cannot select a target host from the Rejected Target Hosts table. The red circle symbol in
the Failed column contains the reason for rejection. Other errors are denoted by error symbols.
Table 1 Servers with Virtual Connect filter criteria
Servers with Virtual Connect filter criteria
The source and target servers Virtual Connect have the sameBest Fit
No Errors
• Portability group
• Model and generation
• FCoE capability
• VC Domain Group
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