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Table 13‑1. Network Limits for Migration with vMotion
Operation ESXi Version Network Type Maximum Cost
vMotion 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 6.0 1GigE 4
vMotion 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 6.0 10GigE 8
Datastore Limits
Datastore limits apply to migrations with vMotion and with Storage vMotion. A migration with vMotion has
a resource cost of 1 against the shared virtual machine's datastore. A migration with Storage vMotion has
a resource cost of 1 against the source datastore and 1 against the destination datastore.
Table 13‑2. Datastore Limits and Resource Costs for vMotion and Storage vMotion
Operation ESXi Version Maximum Cost Per Datastore Datastore Resource Cost
vMotion 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 6.0 128 1
Storage vMotion 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 6.0 128 16
Host Limits
Host limits apply to migrations with vMotion, Storage vMotion, and other provisioning operations such as
cloning, deployment, and cold migration. All hosts have a maximum cost per host of 8. For example, on
an ESXi 5.0 host, you can perform 2 Storage vMotion operations, or 1 Storage vMotion and 4 vMotion
operations.
Table 13‑3. Host Migration Limits and Resource Costs for vMotion, Storage vMotion, and
Provisioning Operations
Operation ESXi Version
Derived Limit Per
Host Host Resource Cost
vMotion 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 6.0 8 1
Storage vMotion 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 6.0 2 4
vMotion Without Shared
Storage
5.1, 5.5, 6.0 2 4
Other provisioning operations 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 6.0 8 1
About Migration Compatibility Checks
During migration, the Migrate Virtual Machine wizard checks the destination host for compatibility with
the migrating virtual machine using various criteria.
When you select a host or a cluster, the Compatibility panel at the bottom of the Migrate Virtual Machine
wizard displays information about the compatibility of the selected host or cluster with the virtual
machine’s configuration.
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