2V0-32.24 Question 211
Single answerAn organization is planning to migrate a critical workload from its on-premises VMware vSphere environment to VMware Cloud on AWS. The workload requires minimal downtime during migration, and the organization wants to ensure data consistency throughout the process. Which migration strategy would best meet these requirements?
- A
Cold migration using vSphere Replication
- B
VMware HCX Bulk Migration
- C
Live migration using vMotion over VMware HCX
- D
Rebuilding the workload from scratch in VMware Cloud on AWS
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
To achieve minimal downtime during migration while ensuring data consistency, live migration using vMotion over VMware HCX is the ideal strategy. VMware HCX provides real-time migration capabilities, allowing the virtual machine to remain operational throughout the process. Other options either involve downtime or are not practical for a critical workload.
- A. Incorrect.
Cold migration using vSphere Replication involves shutting down the virtual machine during the final synchronization phase, which causes downtime and may not meet the minimal downtime requirement.
- B. Incorrect.
VMware HCX Bulk Migration is suitable for migrating large numbers of workloads but involves shutting down the VM during the cutover phase, which does not align with the requirement for minimal downtime.
- C. Correct.
Live migration using vMotion over VMware HCX enables the workload to be migrated in real-time without shutting down the VM, ensuring minimal downtime and data consistency, making it the best choice for this scenario.
- D. Incorrect.
Rebuilding the workload from scratch in VMware Cloud on AWS would require significant effort, is error-prone, and does not ensure data consistency, making it unsuitable for this use case.