What is storage V motion?
Storage vMotion is a component of VMware vSphere that allows the live migration of a running virtual machine’s (VM) file system from one storage system to another, with no downtime for the VM or service disruption for end users. This migration occurs while maintaining data integrity.
How do I use vMotion storage?
Procedure
- Right-click the virtual machine and select Migrate.
- Click Change storage only and click Next.
- Select the format for the virtual machine’s disks.
- Select a virtual machine storage policy from the VM Storage Policy drop-down menu.
- Select the datastore location where you want to store the virtual machine files.
What is VMware vMotion and storage vMotion?
With Storage vMotion, you can migrate a virtual machine and its disk files from one datastore to another while the virtual machine is running. With Storage vMotion, you can move virtual machines off of arrays for maintenance or to upgrade.
Can I vMotion vCenter?
When you choose to change both the compute resource and the storage, you can use vMotion to migrate virtual machines across vCenter Server instances, data centers, and subnets.
How can I improve my vMotion performance?
Add more physical NICs or NICs with multiple 1Gb ports You can add multiple physical NICs to your host and use the aggregated bandwidth to speed up the vMotion process. There are single, double, or even quad-port NIC models on the market that will fit this scenario.
What happens if storage vMotion fails?
If something occurs while the copy is in progress that results in insufficient disk space on the target data store (for instance, if a new VM is created), the Storage vMotion process fails, the files copied to the target datastore are deleted, and the VM continues to run on the source data store.
How do I move a VM without vMotion?
Power down the guest VM you want to move. Once it’s powered off, right click on it and choose Migrate… Choose the option “Change both host and datastore”, hit Next. Select the other VM host you want to move the guest to, make sure it says “Validation succeeded” under the Compatibility section, and hit Next.
How storage vMotion works in VMware?
VMware offered vMotion that allows moving running virtual machines between vSphere ESXi hosts. VMware Storage vMotion was introduced and allows moving running virtual machines between storage devices while they are running, with no downtime to the virtual machine, disruption to end users, or any loss of data.