I would presume that the scenario questioned did not have a SAN with common storage, but discreet servers with DASD, in which case the file copy/move would be required.
And YES, having a SAN storage backend common to all servers would be an optimum solution, but there are folks with resource constraints that can, and do still run virtual servers on isolated hardware Erik Goldoff IT Consultant Systems, Networks, & Security -----Original Message----- From: Ken Cornetet [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 9:32 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Free Server Virtualization Options: VMware Server, ESXi, XenServer, Hyper-V, and others... Maybe I'm misunderstanding the original question, but you don't need any sort of file transfer software to move virtuals between ESXi (and ESX) hosts that are on a SAN. Simply make the same storage available to all hosts. You can remove a virtual from inventory on one system, and add it to inventory on another. No vmotion or virtual center required. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
