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In VMware vSphere environments, ensuring seamless virtual machine (VM) migration and high availability often hinges on the proper configuration of Enhanced vMotion Compatibility (EVC) mode. Without EVC, adding new hosts with newer CPUs can lead to VM isolation, where VMs cannot migrate back to older hosts, potentially disrupting operations.​ What is EVC Mode? EVC is a VMware feature that standardizes CPU feature sets across all hosts in a cluster by masking advanced CPU instructions to match the oldest CPU model or a specified baseline. This ensures that VMs can migrate...

Introduction Cloning a virtual machine (VM) is a critical process in virtualization, allowing you to create exact replicas of an existing VM for testing, backup, or scaling purposes. VMware vSphere 8 simplifies this process with its advanced tools and intuitive interface. In this guide, we will walk you through a lab setup to clone a VM in vSphere 8. Prerequisites Before starting, ensure you have the following: Access to vSphere Client (HTML5-based interface). A powered-off or running VM to be cloned. Adequate storage and resources on the destination datastore. Administrative...