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ThissectioncoversmigratingKVMbasedguestswithvirt-manager.
1.Connecttothesourceandtargethosts.OntheFilemenu,clickAddConnection
windowappears.
Enterthefollowingdetails:
Hypervisor:SelectQEMU.
Connection:Selecttheconnectiontype.
Hostname:Enterthehostname.
ClickConnect.
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TheVirtualMachineManagerdisplaysalistofconnectedhosts.

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2.AddastoragepoolwiththesameNFStothesourceandtargethosts.
OntheEditmenu,clickHostDetails,theHostDetailswindowappears.
ClicktheStoragetab.

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3.Addanewstoragepool.Inthelowerleftcornerofthewindow,clickthe+button.TheA
Poolwindowappears.
Enterthefollowingdetails:

Name:Enterthenameofthestoragepool.

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Type:Selectnetfs:NetworkExportedDirectory.

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ClickForward.
4.Enterthefollowingdetails:
Format:Selectthestoragetype.ThismustbeNFSoriSCSIforlivemigrations.

HostName:EntertheIPaddressorfullyqualifieddomainnameofthestorageserv

ClickFinish.
5.Createanewvolumeinthesharedstoragepool,clickNewVolume.

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6.Enterthedetails,thenclickCreateVolume.

7.Createavirtualmachinewiththenewvolume,thenrunthevirtualmachine.

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TheVirtualMachinewindowappears.

8.IntheVirtualMachineManagerwindow,rightclickonthevirtualmachine,select
migrationlocation.

9.ClickYestoconfirmmigration.

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TheVirtualMachineManagerdisplaysthevirtualmachineinitsnewlocation.

TheVNCconnectiondisplaystheremotehost'saddressinitstitlebar.

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