Move VM management between two backup/recovery appliances

The management console lets you move the management of a VM from one backup/recovery appliance to a target appliance. This process moves management of that VM to the specified target backup/recovery appliance as defined in the Move Backup Plan window.

The movement of VM management between two appliances is limited to VMs located within the same vCenter or ESX host. Only appliances that manage VMs in the same vCenter or ESX host can be target appliances for backup plan movement. Those appliances are shown in the list of possible target appliances.

Move VM management to another appliance

Use these instructions to move a VM from one appliance to another appliance:

Click App Manager and select Applications from the drop-down list.

The Applications page opens.
Select the VM that you want to move, then choose Move Backup Plan from the drop-down list at the bottom right corner of the window.

The Move Backup Plan window opens. The VM you select can be managed or unmanaged. You can move a VM without first applying a backup plan to manage it.
Choose the target appliance, resource profile, and policy template.
Click Move Backup Plan.

The moving backup message opens during the move.

Note: If the VM on the source appliance is managed with a StreamSnap replication policy, and the replication target—including the VM to move—exists on the target appliance, then management console prevents the backup plan move and generates an error message. This occurs because the VM already exists on the target appliance as part of the replication process, where a full copy of data is created at the remote site.

Once migration is complete, the migration complete message displays.

Note: If the move is not successful, the management console displays a Move Backup Plan Failed message along with an explanation of the failure as related to the target appliance. If possible, resolve the issue and attempt to move the backup plan again.

Rename a vCenter

If you change the name of a vCenter, then remember to rename the vCenter within the management console.

Use these instructions to rename a vCenter in management console:

Click Manage and select Hosts.
Find your vCenter host and select the Edit option.
Update the Name field, and select Save.

Effect of changing the UUID of a VM.

If the UUID of a managed VM changes, then a new full copy occurs on the next backup job. This is because the UUID is a key identifier and a changed UUID could mean this is a totally new VM.