https://ovirt.org/documentation/self-hosted/chap-Backing_up_and_Restoring_an_EL-Based_Self-Hosted_Environment.html
It is easier if you are restoring to a new self-hosted engine server or standard server/VM.

Regards,
                   Paul S.



From: Markus Schaufler <markus.schaufler@digit-all.at>
Sent: 08 October 2019 13:50
To: users@ovirt.org <users@ovirt.org>
Subject: [ovirt-users] Move Hosted Engine to external oVirt or VMware
 
Hi,

I've got a oVirt Infrastructure with 4 nodes and a self-hosted engine. The hosted engine also manages additional 4 nodes in 4 datacenters.

Two tasks:
- Re installation of our infrastructure without interfering or interrupting the external nodes.
- Separate the external hosts from our infrastructure by either leaving them in the old hosted engine or setting up a new hosted engine on VMware or the new Ovirt Infrastructure

We've already drained 2 of our 4 nodes, re-installed them with ovirt node and a new self-hosted engine and moved our VMs onto it.
On the two remaining nodes only runs the old self-hosted engine which still manages the 4 external hosts - which prevents me from reinstalling that remaining hosts. I'd prefer to move the old HE to the new oVirt Installation or to our VMware infrastructure. Is that possible and what pitfalls do I have to care of?

Many thanks for any hint on this!
Markus
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