Specifications

Basic System Administration
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About VMotion Resource Maps
VMotionResourcemaps,likeothermaps,provideavisualrepresentationofthe
resources(hosts,datastores,andnetworks)associatedwiththeselectedvirtual
machine.Inadditiontothisbasicinformation,thesemapsalsoindicatethehostsinthe
virtualmachine’sclusterordatacenterwhicharepotentialmigrationtargets.Thatis,
themap
indicateswhichhostsarecompatiblewiththeselectedvirtualmachinesuch
thatVMotioncouldpotentiallymigratethevirtualmachinetooneofthecompatible
hosts.HostsmarkedasVMotioncompatiblemustmeetthefollowingcriteria:
 Datastorecompatibility–Hostmustbeconnectedtoallthesamedatastoresasthe
virtualmachine.
 Networkcompatibility–Hostmustbeconnectedtoallthesamenetworksasthe
virtualmachine.
 Softwarecompatibility–Hostmusthavecompatiblesoftwarewiththevirtual
machine.
 CPUcompatibility–HostCPUmustbecompatiblewiththevirtualmachine.
Map Elements and Icons
Thefollowingtabledescribesmapelementsandiconsaredescribedinthefollowing
table.
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NOTETheVMotionmapisnotaconclusivestatementastowhetherVMotionis
possiblebetweenthevirtualmachineandhostsidentifiedaspossiblemigrationtargets.
However,itdoesprovideinformationastowhetherVMotionmightbepossible,andif
not,whatanadministratormightdotoremedythesituation.
Table 18-3. Map Elements and Icons
Attribute Description
Hosticon.
AhostthatiscompatibleforVMotionmigration.Thecolorofthe
circlevariesinintensitybasedontheloadofthecurrenthost.Heavily
usedhostsarepale;low‐loadhostsaresaturatedgreen.
AhostthatisnotcompatibleforVMotionmigration.