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vCenter

VMware vCenter Server, formerly VMware VirtualCenter, centrally manages VMware vSphere
environments allowing IT administrators dramatically improved control over the virtual environment
compared to other management platforms.

See more details at http://vmware.com/products/vcenter-server/.

In terms of Acronis Backup for VMware product the “vCenter” item is considered to be a container
for the ESX(i) virtual infrastructure including datacenters, ESX(i) hosts, etc.

vMotion

A VMware vCenter specific feature which allows the migration of operational guest virtual machines
between similar but separate hardware hosts sharing the same storage. Each of these transitions is
completely transparent to any users on the virtual machine at the time it is being migrated.