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L. PatrãoVMware vSphere Essentialshttps://doi.org/10.1007/979-8-8688-0208-9_23

23. Enhanced vMotion Compatibility (EVC) Mode

Luciano Patrão1  
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Selfkant, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
 

23.1 What Is EVC Mode and Its Purpose?

VMware Enhanced vMotion Compatibility (EVC) mode is a feature that helps ensure that virtual machines can be moved from one host server to another without compatibility issues. It does this by creating a baseline of CPU features that all hosts in a cluster must adhere to. This way, VMs can easily move around without administrators having to worry about the underlying CPU differences between hosts.

When you enable EVC mode, the CPUs on all ...

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