VCP-VMC 2024 Question 37
Single answerAn administrator needs to migrate a virtual machine (VM) from one ESXi host to another without disrupting the VM's availability. The VM has a virtual disk located on a shared datastore. Additionally, the administrator wants to ensure that the migration does not impact the current storage location of the VM's virtual disk. Which VMware technology should the administrator use to accomplish this?
- A
vSphere vMotion
- B
vSphere Storage vMotion
- C
vSphere Replication
- D
vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS)
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The requirement in the scenario is to migrate a VM between ESXi hosts without disrupting its availability and without changing the storage location of the VM's virtual disk. vSphere vMotion is designed specifically for this purpose, as it migrates a running VM across ESXi hosts while maintaining its current storage location. Other options either involve changing the storage or are not directly related to live migrations.
- A. Correct.
vSphere vMotion is the correct technology for migrating a VM between ESXi hosts while keeping the virtual disk on the same shared datastore. It ensures no disruption to the VM's availability during the migration.
- B. Incorrect.
vSphere Storage vMotion is used to migrate a VM's virtual disk from one datastore to another, but in this scenario, the storage location is not being changed.
- C. Incorrect.
vSphere Replication is used for replicating VMs between different sites or datastores for disaster recovery purposes and does not handle live migrations between ESXi hosts.
- D. Incorrect.
vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) is a feature that balances workloads across ESXi hosts but does not directly perform live migrations unless it triggers vMotion operations.