I have a somewhat unique situation. . .here are the details:
Requirement
Move three hosts from an existing vSphere Essentials cluster and vCenter to a new vCenter
Background
The three hosts to be moved and the existing cluster do not have vMotion enabled. In addition, there are no additional NICs to create a separate vMotion network. I do not have access to the physical network equipment in order to create a separate VLAN.
From what I can tell, removing a host from the existing cluster requires that it be in maintenance mode. With no vMotion, this also means VMs need to be shutdown. Is there any option here for keeping the VMs up and running while removing the hosts from the existing cluster?
Thanks,
Jeff