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vMotion and Storage vMotion News

March 08, 2018 08 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.
February 27, 2015 27 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.
October 25, 2010 25 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.
August 10, 2009 10 Aug'09
The VMware-Microsoft hypervisor battle continues

Microsoft says VMware ESX costs too much, especially now that Hyper-V R2 includes free Live Migration. Can VMware beef up ESXi free edition to rival Hyper-V R2's functionality?

vMotion and Storage vMotion Get Started

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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
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
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.

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
What makes long-distance vMotion different?

Long-distance vMotion eliminates practical geographical limitations by raising the round-trip latency limit. Continue Reading
Is VMware Virtual Volumes compatible across all products?

Before plunging in to use the new VVOLs storage architecture feature in vSphere 6, check to see whether it passes your compatibility requirements. Continue Reading

Manage vMotion and Storage vMotion

Learn to apply best practices and optimize your operations.

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
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
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.

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
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
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