Selecting a migration network for a source provider

You can select a migration network for a source provider in the web console.

The default network might not provide the best performance for migration. If a VMware host network is not optimal for migration, a Warning icon is displayed beside the host number in the Hosts column of the provider list.

Prerequisites

The migration network has the following prerequisites:

• Minimum speed of 10 Gbps.

• Accessible to the OpenShift nodes through the default gateway. The source disks are copied by a pod that is connected to the pod network of the target namespace.

• Jumbo frames enabled.

Procedure

1. In the web console, navigate to Providers.

2. Click the host number of a provider to view the host list and network details.

3. Select the hosts to be updated and click Select migration network.

4. Fill in the following fields:

   • Host admin userid: User name to connect to the ESXi hosts

   • Host admin password: Password to connect to the ESXi hosts

   • Network: Select a network from the list of available networks.

     The network list displays only the networks accessible to all the selected hosts. The hosts must have

5. Click Check connection to verify the credentials.

6. Click Select to select the migration network.

   The migration network appears in the network details of the updated hosts.