VMware Cross vCenter Server vMotion (xvMotion) between different vCenters.
VMware Cross vCenter Server vMotion (xvMotion) is a powerful feature in VMware vSphere that allows live migration of powered-on virtual machines (VMs) between different vCenter Server instances, even across separate Single Sign-On (SSO) domains, enabling workload mobility for datacenter consolidation, disaster recovery, and hybrid cloud transitions without downtime. Introduced in vSphere 6.0 and enhanced in 7.0 U1c (Advanced xvMotion), it facilitates moving VMs between on-premises and cloud environments, using dedicated vMotion networks for secure, seamless transfers.
|| Key Aspects of xvMotion
__Live Migration: Moves running VMs with zero downtime, preserving their state and session.
__Cross-SSO Domain: Advanced versions (vSphere 7.0 U1c+) allow migration between vCenters in different SSO domains, eliminating the need for linked mode.
__Hybrid Cloud Ready: Enables moving workloads from on-premises to VMware Cloud on AWS or other cloud environments.
__Workflow: Initiated from the vCenter client, it uses a wizard to connect to the destination vCenter, select VMs, and configure migration settings, often resembling a standard vMotion process but across servers.
__Requirements: Source and destination ESXi hosts must have network reachability via vMotion kernel ports, and specific networking/security configurations (like matching distributed switch versions and VLANs) are crucial for performance and success.
|| Use Cases
__Data Center Consolidation: Migrating VMs from older vCenter environments to newer platforms like VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF).
__DR Drills: Testing disaster recovery scenarios by moving VMs to a secondary site.
__Cloud Migration: Moving workloads to the cloud as part of a hybrid cloud strategy, often facilitated by tools like VMware HCX (Hybrid Cloud Extension).
|| How it Differs from Standard vMotion
Standard vMotion moves VMs between hosts within the same vCenter (or linked vCenters), while xvMotion extends this capability across different vCenter Server instances, making it fundamental for large-scale infrastructure management and cloud integration.
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