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Understanding VM Technology

Please tell me in easy language since do not understand bookish or internet material.

What is in VM mean:- V center, V sphere, DRS, VMOTION. How this help in case AD and EXCHANGE Crash, I think VMOTION is moving from one host to another then what is a procedure in server crash.I do not want how they install, I need to know the terms operation in VM. What are terms mentioned have there advantages.
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8/22/2022 - Mon
Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)

VM - Virtual Machine.

vSphere - VMware virtualisation Brand.

VMware vSphere vCenter Server - VMware's Management Server for managing VMware Host Servers.

See here
http://www.vmware.com/products/vcenter-server/overview.html

VMware DRS
Load Balance VMware Host Servers.

http://www.vmware.com/products/drs/overview.html

VMware vMotion
the ability to migrate a Virtual Machine from one server to another in realtime with NO DOWNTIME.

http://www.vmware.com/products/vmotion/overview.html
Brian Pierce

A VM is a virtual Machine - software is used to mimic an real machine, this means that you have have multiple virtual machines running on a single real machine.
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I know VMWARE what am I asking are the advantages of DRS VSPHERE, VCenter etc. Basicaly why are they used.
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Thanks