Use the Data Migration Pre-check to determine the impact of data migration options when placing a host into maintenance mode or removing it from the cluster.

Before you place a vSAN host into maintenance mode, run the data migration pre-check. The test results provide information to help you determine the impact to cluster capacity, predicted health checks, and any objects that will go out of compliance. If the operation will not succeed, pre-check provides information about what resources are needed.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to the vSAN cluster.
  2. Click the Monitor tab.
  3. Under vSAN, click Data Migration Pre-check.
  4. Select a host, a data migration option, and click Pre-check.
    vSAN runs the data migration precheck tests.
  5. View the test results.
    The pre-check results show whether the host can safely enter maintenance mode.
    • The Object Compliance and Accessibility tab displays objects that might have issues after the data migration.
    • The Cluster Capacity tab displays the impact of data migration on the vSAN cluster before and after you perform the operation.
    • The Predicted Health tab displays the health checks that might be affected by the data migration.

What to do next

If the pre-check indicates that you can place the host into maintenance mode, you can click Enter Maintenance Mode to migrate the data and place the host into maintenance mode.