Live virtual server migration
Migrate a running virtual server from one host to another without affecting the virtual server . The literature also uses the terms virtual
server, virtual machine, or guest relocation .
Hypervisor release
A live virtual server migration preserves the machine type of the virtual server .
IBM Z hardware CPU model
The destination host must offer the same or a later CPU model than the CPU model that is used on the original host.
Live migration setup
To perform a live migration, the source and destination hosts must be connected and must have access to the same or equivalent system resources, the same storage devices and networks.
Phases of a live migration
The migration of a virtual server from a source to a destination host consists of two phases, the live phase and the stopped phase.
Performing a live migration
These commands are useful in the context of a live migration.