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The vm does not have vmware tools - IS it possible to do vmotion?

Hello

Can I make a vmotion, without the vm having the vmware tools installed?

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mlnelson
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VMware tools is not required to do a vMotion (or a Storage vMotion for that matter). 

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scott28tt
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Yes.

 


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MaxB
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Yes it´s possible. VMware tools are not required for moving the CPU cycles and pages. 

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basteku73
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Of course its possible 🙂 

There is no problems with vMotion VMs. 

 

Regards, 

Sebastian

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