Migrating a dedicated host instance to another host

You can migrate your dedicated host instances from one host to another within the same POD. Select the instance to be migrated from either the host’s device details page or the instance’s device details page. SAN disks are migrated quicker because local disks require copying the disk. The migrating instances are offline while the are migrated and the host remains online for its other dedicated host instances.

Only two instances can be migrated at a time and the migration time depends on the disk.

Before you begin

First, go to the device menu and make sure that you have the correct account permissions to complete the tasks.

Go to your console's device menu. For more information, see Navigating to devices.
Make sure that you have any necessary account permissions and device access. Only the account owner, or a user with the Manage users classic infrastructure permission, can adjust the permissions.

For more information about permissions, see Managing device access.

Migrating from the dedicated host

Use the following steps to migrate dedicated host instances to another dedicated host within the same POD from the device details page of the original dedicated host.

From the Devices menu, select Device List.
Select either the host or the hosted instance from the list.
Click the Actions drop-down list next to the dedicated instance to be migrated.
Select Migrate and enter the host where the instance is migrating to. Remember, the target host must be within the same POD as the original host.
Click Migrate to begin the migration.

The migration begins immediately. During the migration, the dedicated instance is offline until on its new host. You can view the target host’s Device Details page to make sure the instance migrated correctly.

Migrating from the dedicated instance

Use the following steps to migrate dedicated host instances to another dedicated host within the same POD from the details page of the dedicated host instance.

From the Devices menu, select Device List.
Select the hosted instance to be migrated from the list.
Click Migrate.
Select the target host to migrate the instance to; remember, the target host must be within the same POD as the original host.
Click Migrate to begin the migration.

The migration begins immediately. During the migration, the dedicated instance is offline until on its new host. You can view the target host’s device details page to make sure the instance migrated correctly.

Next steps

After you migrate a dedicated host instance, confirm that the migration worked by verifying that its status is green on the new dedicated host's device details page.