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vMotion and Storage vMotion News
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March 08, 2018
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Mar'18
VMware cloud services tidy up AWS migration path
VMware Cloud on AWS has improved migrations, cost controls and availability, as VMware pitches customers on the value of hosting vSphere-based workloads on the public cloud.
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February 27, 2015
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Feb'15
Dawning of VMware vSphere 6 builds anticipation
VMware's February announcements focused on the features of the upcoming vSphere 6 release, but some cloud news also caught interest of the VMware faithful.
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October 25, 2010
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Oct'10
VMware vSphere Essentials Plus licenses surge, but SMBs want more
VMware's efforts to reach out to small and medium-sized businesses have borne fruit, says the company. But SMBs want more than just vMotion from a lower-cost licensing package.
vMotion and Storage vMotion Get Started
Bring yourself up to speed with our introductory content
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Use these PowerCLI vMotion cmdlets to automate VM migration
VMware vMotion moves VMs between hypervisors and storage devices to keep those VMs running. You can use PowerCLI to easily automate complex vMotion tasks. Continue Reading
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VMware long-distance vMotion
Long-distance vMotion is a feature that allows virtual machines to be migrated over long distances with a maximum round-trip latency time of 150 milliseconds. Continue Reading
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VMware Cross vCenter vMotion
VMware Cross vCenter vMotion is a feature introduced in vSphere 6.0 that allows virtual machines (VMs) to switch from one vCenter Server instance to another to change the compute, network, storage and management of the VM concurrently. Continue Reading
Evaluate vMotion and Storage vMotion Vendors & Products
Weigh the pros and cons of technologies, products and projects you are considering.
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The recent key vSphere vMotion innovations
VMware vMotion is a function of vSphere that enables live migrations of VMs to ease load balancing and maintenance. Explore the innovations in the most recent update of vMotion. Continue Reading
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Use DRS for VMware load balancing and streamlined environments
VMware DRS uses vMotion to automatically migrate VMs and workloads to available hosts and avoid resource contention. Discover the basics of this essential VMware utility. Continue Reading
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What makes long-distance vMotion different?
Long-distance vMotion eliminates practical geographical limitations by raising the round-trip latency limit. Continue Reading
Manage vMotion and Storage vMotion
Learn to apply best practices and optimize your operations.
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VMware HCX improves VM mobility between vSphere clusters
VMware developed HCX to help customers move to VMware Cloud on AWS. HCX has since evolved as an offering and now enables VM and app migration between any two vSphere clusters. Continue Reading
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Manage a multitude of VMware datastores using PowerCLI
Discover how you can use PowerCLI to boost your storage by monitoring and managing VMware datastores across multiple hosts. This tool has many advantages over the typical GUI. Continue Reading
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Navigate VMware EVC disadvantages during live migration
Traditional VMware vMotion migration relies on hardware similarities. VMware EVC mode enables live migration despite differences, but it can have an effect on performance. Continue Reading
Problem Solve vMotion and Storage vMotion Issues
We’ve gathered up expert advice and tips from professionals like you so that the answers you need are always available.
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Avoid CPU affinity if a VM needs a performance bump
Setting CPU affinity on a VM will probably cause performance to degrade and make the VM much harder to manage. Continue Reading
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The right way to rename VMs with vSphere Storage vMotion
A quirk in older ESX/ESXi versions will not result in a prompt rename of a VM until it has moved to another data store. Continue Reading
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What to do when VMware Storage vMotion falters
When a VM is being moved with VMware Storage vMotion and the migration doesn't execute properly, there are several ways to pinpoint the problem. Continue Reading