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title: "Migrating NIOS Virtual Appliances"
canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/NVIG/35786270/Migrating%20NIOS%20Virtual%20Appliances"
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You can use the VMware vMotion feature to migrate a NIOS virtual appliance from one ESX or ESXi server to another. The appliance shuts down when vMotion starts and powers on automatically after the migration completes. 

To migrate a NIOS virtual appliance along with the storage using vMotion:

1. Select the VM to be migrated and choose **Migrate**.
2. Select **Change both compute resource and storage, **then click **Next**.
3. Select the Destination **compute resource, **then click **Next**.
4. Select the destination datasource, then click **Next**.
5. Select destination **networks**, then click **Next**.
6. Review everything and click** Finish**.