Stretched cluster
VMware vMSC is just a configuration option for a vSphere cluster, where half of the virtualization hosts are on one site and the second half is on a second site. Both sites work in an active-active way, and common vSphere features like vMotion or vSphere HA can be used.
The only restrictions are that vMotion must support higher latency (and this is possible in the Enterprise Plus edition), that all VMs must reside on the same layer 2 network (that means a stretched network is needed, or some other network virtualization technique), and that the storage part can provide active-active access from both sites (there are several storages certified for vMSC).
In the case of a planned migration, such as in the need for disaster ...
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