This table summarizes the available options and requirements:
| Storage vMotion (SvMotion) | VirtualCenter 2.5 | vCenter Server 4.x/5.x | RDM virtual compatibility mode | RDM physical compatibility mode | The virtual machine can change hosts | Virtual machine Snapshots |
| ESXi/ESX 3.5 | Supported using the remote CLI script:svmotion.pl | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Virtual machine must not have snapshots while performing SvMotion. |
| ESXi/ESX 4.x | Not supported: VirtualCenter 2.5 cannot manage ESXi/ESX 4.x hosts. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Virtual machine must not have snapshots while performing SvMotion. |
| ESXi 5.0 and higher | Not supported: VirtualCenter 2.5 cannot manage ESXi 5.0 and higher hosts. | Only vCenter 5.x | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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