VMware
VMotion
Migrate Virtual Machines
with Zero Downtime
Move running
virtual machines from one physical server to another with
no impact to end users. VMware VMotion keeps your IT environment
up and running, giving you unprecedented flexibility and
availability to meet the increasing demands of your business
and end users.
Experience Game-changing
Virtual Machine Mobility
VMware VMotion
technology, unique to VMware, leverages the complete virtualization
of servers, storage and networking to move an entire running
virtual machine instantaneously from one server to another.
The entire state of a virtual machine is encapsulated by
a set of files stored on shared storage, and VMware's VMFS
cluster file system allows both the source and the target
ESX Server to access these virtual machine files concurrently.
The active memory and precise execution state of a virtual
machine can then be rapidly transmitted over a high speed
network. Since the network is also virtualized by ESX Server,
the virtual machine retains its network identity and connections,
ensuring a seamless migration process.
- Perform live migrations
with zero downtime, undetectable to the user.
- Continuously and automatically
optimize virtual machines within resource pools.
- Perform hardware maintenance
without scheduling downtime and disrupting business
operations.
- Proactively move virtual
machines away from failing or underperforming servers.
Reliably Manage Live
Migrations with Ease
Benefit from
the reliability and manageability derived from a production-proven
product used by thousands of customers for years. Live migration
of virtual machines across your infrastructure is surprisingly
simple with functionality that lets you:
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Perform
multiple concurrent migrations to continuously optimize
a virtual IT environment.
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Identify
the optimal placement for a virtual machine in seconds
with a migration wizard providing real-time availability
information.
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Migrate
any virtual machine running any operating system across
any type of hardware and storage supported by VMware
ESX Server, including Fibre Channel
SAN, NAS and iSCSI SAN.
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Prioritize
live migrations to ensure that mission-critical virtual
machines maintain access to the resources they need.
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Schedule
migrations to happen at pre-defined times, and without
an administrator’s presence.
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Maintain
an audit trail with a detailed record of migrations.
VMware VMotion
is included in VMware Infrastructure Enterprise Edition
and can be purchased as an add-on product to the Standard
and Starter editions. |
