Specifications

Table 12-4 lists datastore limits for migration with vMotion and Storage vMotion. Table 12-5 lists the datastore
resource costs for migration with vMotion and Storage vMotion.
Table 12-4. Datastore Limits for Migration with vMotion and Storage vMotion
Operation ESX/ESXi Version Maximum Cost
vMotion/Storag
e vMotion
3.x 8
vMotion/Storag
e vMotion
4.0 8
vMotion/Storag
e vMotion
4.1, 5.0 128
Table 12-5. Datastore Resource Costs for vMotion and Storage vMotion
Operation ESX/ESXi Version Datastore Resource Cost
vMotion 3.x 1
vMotion 4.0 1
vMotion 4.1 1
Storage vMotion 3.x 1
Storage vMotion 4.0 1
Storage vMotion 4.1, 5.0 16
Host Limits
Host limits apply to migrations with vMotion, Storage vMotion, and other provisioning operations such as
cloning, deployment, and cold migration.
Table 12-6 lists the host limits for migrations with vMotion, migrations with Storage vMotion, and provisioning
operations. Table 12-7 lists the host resource cost for these operations.
Table 12-6. Host Limits for vMotion, Storage vMotion, and Provisioning Operations
Operation ESX/ESXi Version Maximum Cost
vMotion 3.x, 4.0, 4.1, 5.0 2, 2, 8, 8, respectively
Storage vMotion 3.x, 4.0, 4.1, 5.0 2
other provisioning operations 3.x, 4.0, 4.1, 5.0 8
Table 12-7. Host Resource Costs for vMotion, Storage vMotion, and Provisioning Operations
Operation ESX/ESXi Version Host Resource Cost
vMotion 3.x 4
vMotion 4.0 4
vMotion 4.1, 5.0 1
Storage vMotion 3.x 4
Storage vMotion 4.0 4
Storage vMotion 4.1, 5.0 4
other provisioning operations 3.x, 4.0, 4.1, 5.0 1
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