How to move a VM between two XenServer Pools using a temporary SR

1. Create a volume on a shared storage device available to both pools based on the size of the largest VM
2. Create a temporary SR on the old pool that attaches to that volume
3. Once complete, detach the temporary SR from the old pool
4. Create a temporary SR on the new pool that attaches to the same volume (don’t format)
5. Once complete, detach the temporary SR from the new pool
6. Reattach the temporary SR to the old pool only
7. Shut down the VM to be moved

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8. Do a full copy from the production SR to the temporary SR
9. Go to the console of the XenServer pool master of the old pool
10. Perform a metadata backup to the temporary SR
11. Detach the temporary SR from the old pool
12. Reattach the temporary SR to the new pool only
13. Go to the console of the XenServer pool master of the new pool
14. Perform a metadata restore from the temporary SR onlyfor the VM being moved
15. Do a full copy of the VM from the temporary SR to the destination SR
16. Before powering on the VM, check the network settings for the VM based on the new pool networking configuration
17. Detach the temporary SR