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The vSphere administrator needs to migrate a virtual machine from one ESXi 5.5 host to another ESXi 5.5 host. The virtual machine has a virtual disk that is stored in local storage.
Assuming only the vSphere Essentials licensing is in place, which technique should the administrator use to accomplish the migration?
A. vMotion migration
B. Cold migration
C. Enhanced vMotion migration
D. Storage vMotion migration
Correct Answer: B
Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
The only migration type supported with vSphere Essentials licensing is a cold migration.
Cold migration is the migration of turned-off or suspended virtual machines. With cold migration, you can move the associated disks from one datastore to another. The virtual machines are not required to be on shared storage. You can also use cold migration to move virtual machines from one datacenter to another.
You must turn off or suspend the virtual machines to migrate before you begin the cold migration process. Migrating a suspended virtual machine is considered a cold migration because although the virtual machine is turned on, it is not running.
Incorrect Answers:
A: vMotion migration requires at least vSphere Essentials Plus. It is not supported with vSphere Essentials. Therefore, this answer is incorrect.
C: Enhanced vMotion migration requires at least vSphere Essentials Plus. It is not supported with vSphere Essentials. Therefore, this answer is incorrect.
D: Storage vMotion migration requires a Standard or Advanced version of vSphere. It is not supported with vSphere Essentials. Therefore, this answer is incorrect.
References:
http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/compare.html
https://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-55/index.jsp#com.vmware.vsphere.vcenterhost.doc/GUID-98C18721-A4B0-4BD2-96BF-1BBC29391B3E.html