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Chapter – 12

VMOTION
 12. VMOTION
1. VMotion (Vcenter Feature)

 Live Migration of VM Resources (CPU and Memory/RAM) from One Host to Another Host.
 No Downtime is required.
 Online Activity (No need to Power Off VM).
 Online Migration.
12.2 Pre-Requirements For Vmotion.
 Minimum 2 ESXi hosts in a Cluster.
 Should be same CPU Family.
 Common Data Store.
 VM Kernel Port Group should be Enable.
 Need to check for Affinity and Anti-Affinity rules.
 Sufficient amount of Resources available in the Destination Host.
 Require Vmotion License.

12.3 Migration of VM from One Host to another Host

 Right Click on VM.
 Click on Migration
 Select Computer Resources Only.
 Select Destination Host.
 Select Network.
 Click Finish.
12.4 EVC – Enhanced Virtual Compatibility.

 If CPU Family is not same then we can’t migrate VM to another Host. But it is possible only when EVC is Enable.
 To enable EVC make sure that all the VMs in all hosts are Power Off.
 Requires Downtime. Offline Activity.
1. To enable EVC.
 Go to Cluster.
 Go to Configuration.
 Click VMware EVC.
 EVC will be Disabled.
 Click Edit.
 2 Options will come.
o Enable EVC for AMD Host.
o Enable EVC for Intel@ Host.
 Select any base on your Preference.
 Click Finish.

12.5 Scenario when VM are moved from One Host to another Host
 Firmware/Hardware Update is done.
 When VM Resource usage is high.
Note:
To migrate VM to Destination Host. The Hosts should have Common Data Store.
12.6 Vmotion Background Process
1. When we initiate Vmotion a Shadow copy/Pre Copy of VM will be created in Destination Host.
2. Copy of Active Memory Page will be shared to Destination VM (Shadow Copy of VM) via
Vmotion Network (Kernel)
3. Again another set of Copy of Memory Pages will be transferred if any Remaining Memory pages that are left while
performing Pre Copy.
4. The VM will discontinue from Source Host and Continued in Destination Host and VM is active.
5. All Vmotion traffic will be transferred on High Speed Network that will result Zero
Downtime for VM.

12.7 Failures while Performing Vmotion

 Destination Host not reachable.
 Destination Host not having Resources (CPU and Memory/RAM)