VMware Error: The migration has exceeded the maximum switchover time of 100 second(s)

VMware Error: The migration has exceeded the maximum switchover time of 100 second(s)

Re-posting from: 

http://vmfszone.blogspot.com/2012/03/migration-has-exceeded-maximum.html

The migration has exceeded the maximum switchover time of 100 second(s). ESX has preemptively failed the migration to allow the VM to continue running on the source.  To avoid this failure, either increase the maximum allowable switchover time or wait until the VM is performing a less intensive workload.

If you see the above error message probably your storage migration failed due to intensive workload and storage vmotion timed out.

You need to increase time out value by adding a row in configuration parameters.

VM should be powered off!

To modify the fsr.maxSwitchoverSeconds option using the vSphere Client:

1. Power off the VM  
2. Right click and edit settings
3. Click the Options tab

4. Select the Advanced: General section. 

5. Click the Configuration Parameters button. 

6. From the Configuration Parameters window, click Add Row. 

7. In the Name field, enter the parameter name:

                fsr.maxSwitchoverSeconds    

8. In the Value field, enter the new timeout value in seconds (for example: 2000). 
9. Click the OK buttons twice to save the configuration change. 
10. Power on the virtual machine. 
11. Try again and good luck!