vMotion without Shared Storage

[JRink]

With Hyper-V, --AND WITHOUT SHARED STORAGE--  I have the option of doing Live Migrations of a VM (and the storage itself) from Physical Host-A to Physical Host-B.  So basically, vMotion, without a SAN.    What options are available to move VMs (vMotion/Storage vMotion) between hosts in VMWare, without shared storage, and what licensing is needed?

Basically, imagine 2 host servers, no shared storage (SAN).  Can vMotion and Storage vMotion be done somehow?

[rcporto]

You will need vSphere 5.1 with vCenter and use the vSphere Web Client to do shared nothing vMotion, see: Leveraging VMware's Enhanced Shared-Nothing vMotion - Wahl Network

[JRink]

So vCenter will be a requirement?  Meaning at *LEAST* VMWare Essentials package?

[rcporto]

Unless I'm missing something, you will need at least Essentials Plus, since Essentials do not include vMotion feature, see: Server Virtualization with VMware vSphere

[a_p_]

You'll need at least "Essentials Plus" licensing for this.

André

[JRink]

Essentials Plus?  Yikes.  That stinks. :smileysad:   Hyper-V does this easily at basically no cost.