We plan to deploy a new vCenter appliance as an initial step to executing embedded linked mode between the new appliance and the existing one.
This will be followed by moving some of the hosts with their VMs from the original vCenter to the new vCenter. Running VMs must not be impacted and VMs across the two vCenters are reachable to each other the same before they moved out.
still determining the approach to achieve this, the considered steps
Deploy new appliance
Join to existing SSO
Create identical VLAN/Port Groups in new vCenter
(This host which planned to be moved later to new vCenter)
Create a new empty host cluster in new vCenter
Evacuate target host and move it from source vCenter to new vCenter under new host cluster
Mount a new datastore to the moved host
SVmotion VMs to new datastore and moved host
Repeat the same for the second host.
Not sure if this plan is doable or missing pieces or order is not quite right, I am open to any idea or recommendations for achieving this task. Thanks