VCP-DCV Configure and Manage vSphere Storage Practice Question
An administrator needs to migrate a VM from a VMFS5 datastore to a vSAN datastore while preserving the storage policy. Which migration method should be used?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
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Storage vMotion
Storage vMotion moves VM disks between datastores while preserving the storage policy association. vMotion moves compute only; cold migration requires downtime; clone creates a copy.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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Cold migration
Why it's wrong here
Cold migration requires the VM to be powered off.
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Clone
Why it's wrong here
Clone creates a copy of the VM, not a migration.
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Storage vMotion
Why this is correct
Storage vMotion migrates disks between datastores with no downtime.
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vMotion
Why it's wrong here
vMotion migrates compute, not storage.
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