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Disabling or Turning Off VMware FT

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You might need to either disable or turn off the VMware FT feature. For example, if you are downgrading a license, VMware FT might not be supported by the downgraded license. In such a case, you must first disable or turn off VMware FT for all virtual machines on which VMware FT is currently enabled.
 
Disabling VMware FT preserves the secondary virtual machines, their configuration, and all history. Use this option if you might re-enable VMware FT in the future. Turning off VMware FT deletes all secondary virtual machines, their configuration, and all history. Use this option if you do not plan to re-enable VMware FT in the foreseeable future.

Solution

To disable VMware FT on a virtual machine:
  • In the vSphere Client, right-click the virtual machine with fault tolerance enabled, click Fault Tolerance, and click Disable Fault Tolerance.
To turn off VMware FT on a virtual machine:
  • In the vSphere Client, right-click the virtual machine with fault tolerance enabled, click Fault Tolerance, and click Turn Off Fault Tolerance.

Keywords

FT; disable

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  • KB Article: 1008026
  • Updated: Aug 14, 2009
  • Products:
    VMware ESX
    VMware ESXi
    VMware VirtualCenter
  • Product Versions:
    VMware ESX 4.0.x
    VMware ESXi 4.0.x Embedded
    VMware ESXi 4.0.x Installable
    VMware vCenter Server 4.0.x