Hi, I am running a cluster of ESXi 4.1 Dell PowerEdge servers and in need to physically relocate from one data centre to another geographically apart. Whilst the plan on how to power down the platform is obvious
Suspend/Poweroff VMs
Power off hosts
Power off arrays
reverse for reinstallation
one question/suggestion that has been banded about is to suspend the vms rather than power them down. I have some questions surrounding this though;
- What are your thoughts
- What (if any) effects are there to suspend a vm and then power off the host and array
- What are the chances of the vm not resuming
Look forward to your replies.
Dave