CHAPTER 12VMotion, Storage VMotion, and Cold Migration
This chapter covers VMotion, Storage VMotion (SVMotion), and cold migration, which allow you to change hosts and datastores. SVMotion, introduced in VI3.5, is now much easier to work with from an updated user interface in vCenter. Additionally, SVMotion used to require VMotion to be configured first, but now it operates as entirely separate feature.
VMotion (Change Host)
To say we are moving a VM from one ESX host to another with VMotion is a bit of a lie. In fact, we very rarely move data around at all. If you cut and paste a file in a folder to another folder, what actually happens is the OS copies the file to the new location. Once this is completed, the original is deleted. Essentially, ...
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