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VMware Enhanced vMotion Compatibility (EVC) allows virtual machines (VMs) to be moved between different types of processors without powering them down. This can be extremely useful when performing maintenance on your host servers or migrating your VMs to new hardware.
EVC was introduced in VMware vSphere 4.1 and has been available in all subsequent releases. It is compatible with both Intel and AMD processors.