How to migrate virtual machines in SynetoOS 5

Written By Christian Castagna (Administrator)

Updated at February 4th, 2025

→ Applies to: SynetoOS 5.x

The first part of the migration will take place without shutting down the VM. When the remaining data to be migrated will reach the threshold of 8 GB, the VM will be automatically switched off and then switched on again on SynetoOS 5.

Migration requires Downtime.

 

Step 1. Login to SynetoOS GUI

Step 2. From Virtualization menu, click on Hosts

 

Step 3. Click on Add VMware server button

 

Step 4. Fill in the required fields and click on Add button

 

Step 5. From Virtualization menu, click on Virtual machines

 

Step 6. Select the virtual machine you want to migrate

 

Step 7. In the top right corner, click on the three dots and then on Migrate locally

 

Step 8. Fill in the required fields and click on Next button

 

Step 9. Select the SLA policy and click on Next

 

Step 10. Check the entire configuration and click on Migrate