The following table represents the PlateSpin Orchestrate VM actions and whether or not PlateSpin Orchestrate can perform that action on the guest operating system.
NOTE:Novell considers the PlateSpin Orchestrate provisioning technology used in conjunction with VMware ESX as “experimental” because it has not yet been fully tested.
Table A-5 PlateSpin Orchestrate VM Actions Supported Operating Systems Using ESX
1 A “move” is the relocation of VM disk images between two storage devices when the VM is in a not running state (including VMs that are suspended with a checkpoint file). This function does not require shared storage; the move is between separate repositories.
2A “hot migrate” (also called a “live migrate”) is the migration of a running VM to another host and starting it there with minimal resulting downtime (measured in milliseconds). This function requires shared storage.
3 A “warm migrate” is the migration of a suspended VM to another host and starting it there with brief resulting downtime (measured in seconds). This function requires shared storage.