XenServer introduced support for Storage XenMotion in the latest version (6.1).
Storage XenMotion allows Live Migration VMs to be moved from 1.
- one host to another, where the VMs are not located on storage shared between the two hosts.
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- It provides the option to live migrate a VM’s disks along with the VM itself.
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- It is now possible to migrate a VM from one resource pool to another, or to migrate a VM whose disks are on local storage, or even to migrate a VM’s disks from one storage repository to another, all while the VM is running.
The scope of this test plan includes the following: 1.
- This is valid for XenServer 6.1 deployments
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- covers Local and shared storage-NFS,iSCSI related testing
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- Upgrade testing
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- Fresh installations with ACS 4.2
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- test the support of Live Migration of a VM
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- within a resource pool and
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Acronyms:
ACS - Apache CloudStack
NFS - Network File System
iSCSI - Internet Small Computer System Interface