In earlier releases of ESXi, a VMkernel interface could transport three types of traffic: Management, vMotion and Fault Tolerance. Pre-requisites to enable vMotion traffic: The host must be licensed to at least "Standard" edition. Although VMware Hybrid Cloud Extension (HCX) provides a number of technical features, its core function lies within its ability to migrate workloads between vSphere environments transparently. With Advanced Cross vCenter vMotion, you can also move or clone workloads across vCenter Server systems both between on-premises environments and between cloud and on-premises environments. VMware Cloud. VMware DRS. During the workload migration, the application is still running and users continue to have access to the systems they need. Select Turn ON vSphere DRS and click OK. To compensate for this, run. Only ESXi hosts of version 6. Select the virtual adapter that is configured for VMotion and. Theoretically, copy operation over more than one network interface is faster than doing it over one. VMware is addressing cloud chaos with our portfolio of multi-cloud services, VMware Cross-Cloud services, which enable you to build, run, manage, secure, and access applications consistently across cloud environments. 5:Test 1 = Test VMotion with clean vswitch and 1 NIC. The following virtual machine conditions and limitations apply when you use vSphere vMotion: The source and destination management network IP address families must match. Move the Host or Hosts to the New Cluster, Power on the Controller VM, and vMotion the vCenter Server VM. A couple years ago, you were considered the cool kid on the block if you threw out the. Morning all. On the vSphere Client Home page, click Networking and navigate to a distributed port group. Select the PCI device to connect to the virtual machine and click Select. During a migration with vMotion, the migrating virtual machine must be on storage accessible to both the source and target hosts. How to fix and prevent vMotion issues. Each host must meet shared storage requirements for. Step 2. Select the host and go to Configure -> Networking -> VMkernel adapters. On the Configure VMkernel adapter page,. EVC will mask all the new generation features by presenting only the Lowest Common CPU Features configured on. These options do not disable one-time synchronizations done by VMware Tools for events such as tools startup, taking a snapshot, resuming from a snapshot, resuming from suspend, or. Datastore > Allocate Space. You are enabling EVC on a cluster for the first time: Verify the enhanced motion compatibility and CPU compatibility for your processor (s) to determine the EVC level that the cluster will support. Overview. It offers the same functionality as a physical TPM but is used within virtual machines (VMs). 2. 1, this feature was supported as a. To have the vMotion traffic routed. vSphere Replication delivers flexible, reliable and cost-efficient replication to enable data protection and disaster recovery for all virtual machines. The vMotion, Provisioning and Management enabled networks. We are also able to enable vSAN ESA (the default). Introduction VMware vSphere Encrypted vMotion protects VMs as they live-migrate between ESXi hosts using vMotion. new management network, old management network, new vMotion network and old vMotion network are all different VLANs. To enable hardware support for SSBD in vCenter Server and ESXi, the following steps should be followed: Note: Ensure vCenter Server is updated first, for more information, see the vMotion and EVC Information section. This cmdlet creates a new HostVirtualNIC (Service Console or VMKernel) on the specified host. Next, you will need to add your hosts to this cluster and configure them with the correct CPU settings. During the workload migration, the application is still running and users continue to have access to the systems they need. ; Choose Advanced and then click on Edit Configuration under the Configuration parameters. vSphere supports vMotion of both vPMEMDisk and vPMEM. Your virtual network must also be configured to support jumbo frames, this includes virtual switches. You need to make sure you do it in vcenter, not on the esxihost, For migration of a virtual machine with NVIDIA vGPU, verify that the target ESXi host has a free vGPU slot. The following virtual machine conditions and limitations apply when you use vSphere vMotion: The source and destination management network IP address families must match. See How to Place vSphere vMotion Traffic on the vMotion TCP/IP Stack of Your ESXi Host. When selecting hardware, it is a good idea to consider CPU compatibility for VMware vSphere ® vMotion™ (which in turn affects DRS, DPM, and other features) and VMware Fault Tolerance. I need to hot-migrate the VM's from one datacenter to the other and need to make. When you enable the 3D Renderer setting, if you select the Automatic, Software, or Hardware option, you can configure the amount of VRAM that is assigned to the virtual machines in the pool by moving the slider in the Configure VRAM for 3D guests dialog box. (Both hosts) I would say start by deleting vSwitch1 and all associated port groups. . If you have several vm's that only use a small portion of their allocated memory, then the traffic on vmotion will be relatively low. API enable ESXi host to offload task related to Storage operations to Array. In my case I want to have my esxi2 server to have the ability use vMotion. For more details, refer to vSphere vMotion Notifications. RDMA allows for accessing memory data from one host to another. This includes the Enhanced Storage VMotion options that allow a virtual machine to migrate from a thin-provisioned disk. Click Virtual Machines tab. All hosts that you want to migrate VMs between must be contained within a single logical Datacenter that has been created in vCenter. For more information about disabling CBT, see Enabling or disabling Changed Block Tracking (CBT) on virtual machines (1031873). HCX RAV provides the following benefits: Large-scale live mobility: Administrators can submit large sets of VMs for a live migration. Check out the following article for more information around setup and configuration details; This guide provides sample configuration of a vMotion SonicWall NSv in a VMware environment. One of the main drawbacks is that vMotion requires a live connection between the source and destination servers. Then try vmkping back the other way, make sure you are pinging the VMKERNEL address not the service console address of the ESX host at the other end. If you later disable encryption for the virtual machine, the encrypted vMotion setting remains at Required until you change the setting explicitly. Perform this test in both directions. My cluster has "Turn on VMware HA" checked along with "Turn on VMware DRS" checked. 902, 443 :Note: The following steps should apply to vCenter Server 7. The Add Networking wizard opens: Select connection type. Click Encryption, and select an option from the Encrypted VMotion drop-down. Do not skip a step. No, not for VDS. 0 U1c or higher. Enable Jumbo Frame Support on a. Do not use encrypted vMotion. 0, we continue the innovation of migrating live workloads by. Right-click a virtual machine and click Configure Recovery. Specifically, DRS automatically balances virtual machine workloads between hosts to ensure that virtual machines do not contend for host resources. If there is a discrepancy between the vMotion setting on ESXi Summary and vmkernel port setting, disable vMotion on Portgroup Properties and re-enable after which vMotion Enabled on ESXi Summary page will be set to "Yes" and LCM precheck would pass. To enable VMware HA you first need to create a new cluster and turn on vSphere HA for it. Assign two or more uplink ports to the switch, then click Next. The vSphere 7 release is no exception to that, as we greatly improved the vMotion feature. 04-24-2008 12:16 AM. vMotion in a vSphere cluster allows online migration between hosts. vMotion can only be enabled on VMkernel Ports. Click Virtual Machines tab. Expert. Hosts in an EVC cluster and hosts that you add to an existing EVC cluster must meet EVC. Previously there were two options to vMotion a virtual machine to a vSAN cluster. While the benefits of using VMware vMotion are numerous, this fantastic tool also has drawbacks that you should understand as a business owner. You are enabling EVC on a cluster for the first time: Verify the enhanced motion compatibility and CPU compatibility for your processor (s) to determine the EVC level that the cluster will support. VMware is addressing cloud chaos with our portfolio of multi-cloud services, VMware Cross-Cloud services, which enable you to build, run, manage, secure, and access applications consistently across cloud environments. 3. 0 or laterThis will enable VMotion on a VMKernel port. For example, do not enable vMotion on both Management port group and vMotion port group. Click Encryption, and select an option from the Encrypted VMotion drop-down menu. Storage DRS. Although VMware Hybrid Cloud Extension (HCX) provides a number of technical features, its core function lies within its ability to migrate workloads between vSphere environments transparently. From the drop-down menu, under Other Devices, select PCI Device. During the live migration, the workload is still running and users continue to have access to the applications and data. Click the Configuration tab. For more information on EVC,. Select VM Options. Now enable RAV in the Service Mesh. vSphere Replication. 0 host you experience the following:. To disable vMotion of a VM for a specific user or group, just create an additional role and disable the specific vMotion settings. Nic 3 - DMZ. Click on the [Create a New Cluster] icon to open the wizard. You use that IP for connectivity to the vSphere Client, vCenter, etc. While the Management service is enabled by default on the first VMkernel interface, the other VMkernel interfaces and services are typically configured. With VMware vMotion and DRS technologies you can migrate a live virtual machine running Oracle software from Host A. This problem is solved using an updated design that leverages the VMware Precision Clock device to provide a. In the Maximum MTU box change it from 1500 to 9000 then click Ok: For Standard Switches: Go to vSphere Standard Switch -> Properties -> with vSwitch selected click Edit -> then change MTU to 9000: Source: VMware KB 1038828 – Enabled Jumbo Frames on virtual distributed switches. On the left hand side scroll down and location “Networking” , Click on VMKernel adapters. 5. 12345, 23451: UDP: ESXi. This is a prerequisite requirement before you can create a new VM with a vTPM device or add a vTPM device to an existing VM. and correctly configured. b. vSphere Enhanced vMotion Compatibility (EVC) ensures that workloads can be live migrated, using vMotion, between ESXi hosts in a cluster that are running different CPU generations. During a migration with Storage vMotion, you can change the disk provisioning type. Open VMware vSphere client > right click the virtual machine you want to migrate > select Change computer resource only. cfg configuration file to turn off the internal vswitch restriction on vMotion events, then restart the VirtualCenter Server service:I have a strange strange issue when a couple of my ESXi servers were powered off for a few days, when I booted them back up I couldnt get FT working across a a couple of VM's or I coulnt even use Vmotion to migrate to another host. These permissions must be assigned at the virtual machine level. First, you need to get a license key from the Azure VMware Solution portal and activate it in VMware HCX Manager. Notes: These permissions do not provide permission to perform other actions. The virtual machine state information (memory, registers, and network connections) is copied to the target host. For troubleshooting details, see the Troubleshooting USB Passthrough Devices documentation. Vmotion continues to work unless there is actually a true mapping to the PCI device where direct path IO is in proper use. 0 GA, in order to minimize disruptions during future upgrades, VMware will. The next primitive is called Fast File Clone . Click OK. VMware DRS (Distributed Resource Scheduler) is a feature within the vSphere software platform that manages virtual machine (VM) distribution between ESXi hosts in the same cluster. 0 and 3. Let’s get to it! This blog showcases the validation of vMotion capability for Oracle RAC cluster on VMware vSphere Platform which can be achieved seamlessly without any issue, with appropriate settings in place. vSphere Enhanced vMotion Compatibility (EVC) ensures that workloads can be live migrated, using vMotion, between ESXi hosts in a cluster that are running different CPU generations. After performing a Storage vMotion of a Windows 2008 or 2008 R2 Virtual machine on an ESX/ESXi 4. These packets are aimed towards the vMotion vmkernel port of a remote ESXi Server at 10. vMotion : Required for virtual machine migration with vMotion. Consider certain best practices for configuring the network resources for vMotion on an ESXi host. Log into the vCenter Server using vSphere Client. Reservations, Shares, and LimitsTo add a Client-Connected USB device: Click (or open a console to) the virtual machine using the vSphere Client (5. sharing = ""multi-writer""On the vSphere Client Home page, click Networking and navigate to a distributed port group. Reply 0 Kudos 6 Replies Troy_Clavell Immortal 12-28-2010 01:02 PM check your destination host, go to configuration--networking--VMkernel Port (vMotion)-. xx. Security Technical Implementation Guides. VMware vSphere vMotion is a zero downtime live migration of workloads from one server to another. If the new names. Deploy new capacity to a cluster without service disruption. vMotion technology promotes migration from one host to another, and it doesn’t matter which OS each host has. To migrate virtual machines with vMotion, the virtual machine must meet certain network, disk, CPU, USB, and other device requirements. The vSphere Web Client and the VMware Host Client allow you to open and close firewall ports for each service or to allow traffic from selected IP addresses. On the Properties tab click Advanced. 5. To enable Jumbo Frames on a VMkernel port using the vSphere Web Client in vCenter Server: In the vSphere Web Client, navigate to the host. USAGE vimsh -n -e "hostsvc/vmotion/vnic_set ". Right-click the parent object and select Create a New Datastore. The associated virtual disk remains in the same location on storage that must be shared between the two hosts. Select a destination resource for the virtual machine, and click Next. Click on [Clusters]. As part of the enabling vMotion, you need at least one VMkernel interface that is enabled for vMotion traffic on your applicable ESXi hosts. If an accident occurs with any host within the same cluster, then your best solution is VMware HA. 0 chip, implemented using VM Encryption. 7. During the live migration, the workload is still running and users continue to have access to the applications and data they need. VMotion is a. Step 3. All hosts in the cluster should be configured for vMotion. vMotion Shared Storage Requirements. VMware vSphere Replication is a hypervisor -based, asynchronous replication solution for vSphere virtual machines. Expand the Memory section, and set the Limit to Unlimited. Currently the network setup is. 5 and later use encrypted vMotion. VMware vMotion with vGPU and suspend-resume with vGPU are supported on supported Linux guest OS releases Guest OS NVIDIA vGPU - VMware. 1 vMotion presents a unified migration architecture that migrates live virtual machines,. Transfer the virtual machine's active memory and precise execution state over a high-speed network, allowing the. Indicates that you want to enable the network adapter for management traffic. vMotion allows us to live-migrate the active state of workloads from one physical ESXi host to another. My cluster has "Turn on VMware HA" checked along with "Turn on VMware DRS" checked. The general recommendation is to have EVC enabled as it will help you in the future where you’ll be scaling your clusters with new hosts that might. For more information, see EVC and CPU Compatibility FAQ (1005764) and Enhanced vMotion Compatibility (EVC) processor support (1003212). Click Edit. It is commonly misunderstood. vSphere vMotion allows you to move an entire running virtual machine from one physical server to another, without downtime. 2. Then copy the Activation key. All hosts that you want to migrate VMs between must be contained within a single logical Datacenter that has been created in vCenter. Step 3 – Adding VMkernel adapters. . If cold migration fails, you must restore the original VMDK file. " I believe everything is enabled for vmotion. Select network on the HCX UI and click the UNEXTEND button. VMware vSphere Security Configuration Guide 7 ⧉. In ESX/ESXi, Multicast works the same way it does in a physical environment and the requirements and considerations are also the same. Ensure that the subnet mask is consistent across all hosts and ensure that there are no IP address conflicts in the vMotion network. As long as you change the host as well, you can Storage vMotion between local and shared storage as you like, even with Essentials Plus licensing, since the operation is triggered internaly as vMotion operation. In a previous blog we covered support for Virtualization Based Security (VBS) and briefly covered virtual TPM. 1 update 1. Resource > Relocate. In earlier releases of ESXi, a VMkernel interface could transport three types of traffic: Management, vMotion and Fault Tolerance. Related Commands. This advanced setting, when set to 1 on a DRS cluster, will cause DRS to allow one vMotion for consolidation of VMs per host on any one scan that DRS does. Create a new datastore with Clustered VMDK support. One of the prerequisites for performing live-migrations is to have a vMotion network configured. A Storage vMotion operation costs 16 units, so you can do 8 at a time on a given datastore. To achieve the above, we can focus on the following optimizations: Enable Jumbo Frames. proxy_port. The vCenter Server instance from which you initiate the import or export of virtual machines must be version 7. VMware USB device passthrough is a feature that allows you to connect a physical USB device attached to a USB port of a physical ESXi server to a virtual machine as if the USB device was connected to a virtual machine directly. For more information, see VMware Documentation. The option ctkEnabled = "TRUE" is a VMX option which controls the general CBT configuration for the virtual machine. When working with virtual machines connected to a VMware Standard Switch, verify that a vMotion Standard Port Group is created consistently on all hosts in the cluster. To migrate the virtual machine, enable vMotion on the host or power off the virtual machine. You cannot migrate a virtual machine. 0? Thanks, AnilTo address this challenge, VMware introduced Multi-NIC vMotion Portgroups feature (among other enhancements I won’t mention here) – enabling the vMotion operation to be performed over multiple Network Card interfaces. Click Continue. Go back to your web browser’s tab with vSphere Web Client and open EVC mode settings for the cluster. Access to vCenter Server and right-click on the VM to move and click Migrate. ; Add the Settings for each virtual disk that you want to share as below. Each host must meet shared storage requirements for vMotion. Solution Design Justification: Supports cluster upgrades without virtual machine downtime. To enable vMotion when using network security or service virtual machines in bridged mode, perform one of these options: Add these lines to the <config> flag in the VirtualCenter vpxd. Then save the EVC mode settings. The Advanced Cross vCenter vMotion feature in vSphere 7. Use encrypted vMotion if source and destination hosts support it. -trying to re-enable CTK online using PowerCLI connected directly to the ESXi host works. 5. vMotion is a key enabler of several VMware technologies, including VMware vSphere ® Distributed Resource Scheduler ™ (DRS) and VMware vSphere ® Distributed Power Management ™ (DPM). Only valid when configuring a virtual NIC. This is where the creation of linked clones is offloaded to the array. The VMware vSphere vMotion feature is one of the most important capabilities in today’s virtual infrastructures. By default ESXi has a VMkernel port called "Management network" that has the "management traffic" option selected. This capability is. Updated on 06/14/2022 You can use vMotion to perform a live migration of NVIDIA vGPU-powered virtual machines without causing data loss. The change will go into effect immediately and you will now. Interoperability with VMware vSphere 8. with Change Block Tracking (CBT) enabled for non-shared disk. This is where the creation of linked clones is offloaded to the array. The following features are not available for virtual machines configured with SR-IOV: vSphere vMotion ; Storage vMotion ; vShield ; NetFlow ; VXLAN Virtual Wire ; vSphere High Availability ; vSphere Fault. 3. VMware DRS (Distributed Resource Scheduler) is a feature within the vSphere software platform that manages virtual machine (VM) distribution between ESXi hosts in the same cluster. From the Actions menu, select Add VMkernel Adapters. VCenter initiates vMotion and starts the migration after a compatibility check with the source and destination ESXi host. When you’re running vSphere 7 on hardware that has SGX capabilities you can enable vSGX as part of the VM hardware configuration:. To support vMotion, each ESXi host in a vSAN cluster must have a VMkernel adapter configured for vMotion traffic. The next primitive is called Fast File Clone . The vGPU approach is ideal for sharing a physical GPU among two or more VMs, which you cannot. Control description. 2. x, in this example. VMware vSphere is the leading virtualization platform, enabling organizations to run, manage, and secure applications across cloud and on-premises environments with unmatched agility, scalability, and efficiency. These permissions are required to perform Storage vMotion from the Remote Command Line Interface (RCLI): Resource > Migrate. Enable jumbo frames on a VMkernel adapter by changing the maximum transmission units (MTU) of the adapter. 6. Click OK. Add only vmnic2 to the vswitch. Specifies the MTU size. See Place vMotion Traffic on the vMotion TCP/IP Stack of an ESXi Host . But, after 2 days. Plus a couple of spare Nics. For more information on how to enable vMotion on VMkernel adapters, see Creating a VMkernel port and enabling vMotion on an ESXi/ESX host. Hard code that NIC to 1000 Full. With vTPM, each VM can have its own unique and isolated TPM to help secure sensitive. Enhanced vMotion Compatibility. Log into your vSphere 6. Increased scalability with vSphere Lifecycle Manager: With vCenter Server 7. vSphere vMotion keeps getting better and better. . Design Decision: Enable Enhanced vMotion Compatibility (EVC) on all clusters. Memory copying workflow vMotion This article provides steps to enable Enhanced vMotion Capability (EVC) on a vSAN cluster when vCenter Server is installed on a virtual machine running in the cluster. To enable vMotion for vGPU virtual. CPU compatibility masks allow customization of the CPU features visible to a virtual machine. When the DRS Cluster Advanced Options are set and the Estimated VM Devices Stun Time for a VM is lower than the VM Devices vMotion Stun Time limit, DRS will automate VM migrations. Add a search domain to the list of domains to be searched when trying to resolve an host name on the ESXi host. x I used: serviceHCX Replication Assisted vMotion (RAV) uses the HCX along with replication and vMotion technologies to provide large scale, parallel migrations with zero downtime. 0 chip, implemented using VM Encryption. Updated on 08/24/2020 You can use the Enhanced vMotion Compatibility (EVC) feature to help ensure vMotion compatibility for the hosts in a cluster. exe timesync {enable|disable} command from the guest operating system and located at c:Program FilesVMwareVMware Toolsvmtoolsd. CockroachDB is a scalable distributed SQL database that depends on precise timekeeping. Select your vCenter Server from the Inventory List. The vMotion enhancements in vSphere 7 include a reduced. During the live migration, the workload is still running and users continue to have access to the applications and data. In this video, you can see how to configure VMotion to migrate a virtual machine from one host to another host using vCenterEnabling a vmkernel port with the vMotion service. Follow the assistant to create a datastore by selecting VMFS 6 format and the default partition settings. 0, for more information, see Import or Clone a Virtual Machine with Advanced Cross vCenter vMotion For a successful migration, review the following conditions: You must configure all USB passthrough devices connected to a virtual machine for vMotion. Enabling or Disabling SplitRx Mode for an Individual Virtual NIC 46 Receive Side Scaling (RSS) 47 Virtual Network Interrupt Coalescing 47. ESXi hosts listen on port 8000 for TCP connections from remote ESXi hosts for vMotion traffic. Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) is an extension of the Direct Memory Access (DMA) technology, which is the ability to access host memory directly without CPU intervention. Adds either a Console NIC if ConsoleNIC is set, or a VMKernel NIC otherwise. To enable the SR-IOV on a Host Physical Adapter in the vSphere Web Client in the ESXi 5. While the Management service is enabled by default on the first VMkernel interface, the other VMkernel interfaces and services are typically configured. Hot migration is also called live migration or vSphere vMotion. community. A key characteristic of RDMA is that it greatly improves throughput and. Click Next. xx -Name. We revolutionized the concept of non-disruptive, live migration with the introduction of vMotion. The image below shows where you must copy 16 GB of RAM for a VM with that required memory amount. Do not use encrypted vMotion. Nic 1 - Management Network (conntected to the main LAN) Nic 2 - Main LAN. When you turn the system on again, your changes take effect. vSphere vMotion keeps getting better and better. 0. In earlier versions of ESX 3. Optionally, you can also move the virtual machine disks or folder to a different datastore. RAV is on page 2 of the wizard, click it to enable. Enable EVC for the CPU vendor and feature set appropriate for the hosts in the cluster, and click OK. 5 then ensure you are on update 1 before proceeding. Ensure vMotion is not enabled on multiple vmkernal port groups. When manually starting a vMotion migration, the option "Change host" is greyed out with the mesage "vMotion is not enabled on the host of the Virtual Machine". Enable and Disable vMotion via SSH connection without VirtualCenter (for ESX/ESXi 3. Some of you may have recalled using an undocumented command-line tool called vim-cmd in the ESXi Shell to. Attempting to enable EVC on a cluster results in this error: Enhanced vMotion Compatibility cannot be enabled because the cluster contains hosts that lack EVC-capable hardwareSimilar to host maintenance mode, Storage DRS will Storage vMotion all the virtual machine files. To prevent the issue: Always migrate the virtual disks and the configuration file together to the destination datastore. 7 or later, and enable VBS on your virtual machines, use UEFI to avoid having to reinstall the operating system. If the EVC Mode column does not appear, right-click any column title, select Show/Hide Columns and select EVC Mode. 0 delivers breakthrough new capabilities that will offer customers a new level of flexibility and performance in moving virtual machines across their virtual infrastructures. Introduction. Availability of Features. All hosts are ESXi5. In the drop down menu of VMware EVC Mode, we should select Intel Penryn Generation. This capability is possible across vSwitches, Clusters, and even Clouds (depending of the vSphere edition that you have). I did some tests with V2, but I encounter issues. In the vSphere Client toolbar, click the icon (similar to a USB device with a wrench) to connect/disconnect the USB devices to the virtual machine. 1: Select the first host in the cluster, go to manage, networking and “add host networking”. Right-click the virtual machine and select Edit Settings. Click on “Add”, and select “Add Native Key Provider”. In the vmk port properties, enable vMotion in the Enabled Services section. 10-04-2018 10:52 AM. Step 2. Learn about two new enhancements to vSphere vMotion in vSphere 8, vMotion notifications and Unified Data Transport. After enabling VT in your system BIOS, you can first save your changes to the BIOS settings and then turn off power to the system. It is commonly misunderstood. Select VM Options. 5 or later hosts to store virtual machine swap files along with the virtual machine configuration file or on a local swap file datastore specified for that host. Click the Virtual Machines tab. Sign in to be able to add comments. ESXi hosts that are running WSFC virtual machines can be part of a vSphere cluster with both vSphere HA and vSphere DRS enabled. 2 64-bit VM with a 2. Under Services, select vSphere DRS and click Edit. Included with vSphere 6. On the Site Recovery home tab, select a site pair, and click View Details. If step 1 does not resolve the issue, proceed to Step 2. Deselect the vMotion Enabled option. Enable Jumbo Frames for a VMkernel Adapter Jumbo frames reduce the CPU load caused by transferring data. To restore the original VMDK file without data loss, perform the following steps in order. In this how-to/VMware tutorial video, I will show you how to get your hosts set up for vMotion and get virtual machines migrated from the physical host to yo.