14 Migrating Domains

This chapter describes how to migrate domains from one host machine to another host machine.

This chapter covers the following topics:

• Introduction to Domain Migration

• Overview of a Migration Operation

• Software Compatibility

• Security for Migration Operations

• FIPS 140-2 Mode for Domain Migration

• Domain Migration Restrictions

• Migrating a Domain

• Migrating an Active Domain

• Migrating Bound or Inactive Domains

• Migrating a Domain That Has an SR-IOV Ethernet Virtual Function Assigned

• Monitoring a Migration in Progress

• Canceling a Migration in Progress

• Recovering From a Failed Migration

• Saving Post-Migration SP Configurations Automatically

• Migration Examples

Note:

To use the migration features described in this chapter, you must be running the most recent versions of the Logical Domains Manager, system firmware, and Oracle Solaris OS. For information about migration using previous versions of Oracle VM Server for SPARC, see Oracle VM Server for SPARC 3.6 Release Notes and related versions of the administration guide.