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Overview
You can change the Storage type of a VM disk on the fly.
You can associate a different storage policy with each disk.
Prerequisites
Please note!
The "VM default policy" corresponds to the Storage Policy defined when the VM was deployed.
The "VM default policy" corresponds to the Storage Policy defined when the VM was deployed.
How to visualize the Default Storage Policy
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Modify the Policy from a Disk
Thanks to Storage VMotion, it's possible to perform hot migrations of Storage Policies with the VM Powered On.
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Modify the Storage Policy
A VM's Default Storage type can be changed on the fly.
From the DETAILS>VM>General>EDIT>Storage Policy. The VDC must have the desired storage strategy. |
All the files in the VM Folder will be moved to a Datastore applying the new Storage Policy SILVER, GOLD or PLATINIUM.