Move VM from FC storage cluster to local-storage in another cluster

Hi guys, I need to move a VM from one cluster (cluster1) using FC storage with 4 hosts, to a separate cluster (cluster 2) with only 1 NEW host that has local storage only. What would be the best way to do this? All I aim to achieve is to have a single NEW host that has local storage that I can run a single VM on, which is manageable via oVirt, so even if it means adding the NEW host as a separate DC, how can I copy or move (not live) the VM to this new host? I've tried exporting the VM to an export domain on cluster1, but I can't seem to figure out how to "attach" the export domain to cluster2 with the NEW host. If I go to "Import VM" on cluster2, I get a message saying "Not available when no export domain is active" if I try and attach the same export domain that was used to export the VM in cluster1, it says I can't because it's already assigned to the cluster, so I'm really confused as to how to go about doing this. Any help and guidance is appreciated. Thanks. Regards. Neil Wilson.

I'm replying to my own email as I managed to resolve the issue. Sometimes it helps to RTFM. I had to remove the export domain that I created on cluster2, as well as detach the original export domain on cluster1, before I could attach the original export domain to cluster2, as you can only have one export domain attached at a time. On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 11:10 AM, Neil <nwilson123@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi guys,
I need to move a VM from one cluster (cluster1) using FC storage with 4 hosts, to a separate cluster (cluster 2) with only 1 NEW host that has local storage only.
What would be the best way to do this?
All I aim to achieve is to have a single NEW host that has local storage that I can run a single VM on, which is manageable via oVirt, so even if it means adding the NEW host as a separate DC, how can I copy or move (not live) the VM to this new host?
I've tried exporting the VM to an export domain on cluster1, but I can't seem to figure out how to "attach" the export domain to cluster2 with the NEW host.
If I go to "Import VM" on cluster2, I get a message saying "Not available when no export domain is active" if I try and attach the same export domain that was used to export the VM in cluster1, it says I can't because it's already assigned to the cluster, so I'm really confused as to how to go about doing this.
Any help and guidance is appreciated.
Thanks.
Regards.
Neil Wilson.
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