What are the different modes of transport available in a virtual machine (VM)?

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Virtual machines utilize various transport modes for data transfer, including network, storage, and direct connections.

Network Transport: Uses standard networking protocols (e.g., TCP/IP) for data transfer between VMs and external networks.
Storage Transport: Involves transferring data through shared storage solutions like SAN or NAS, allowing VMs to access data directly.
Direct Transport: Enables direct connections between VMs on the same host, facilitating faster data transfer without network overhead.
VMware vMotion: A specific example of network transport that allows live migration of VMs between hosts without downtime.
Hyper-V Live Migration: Similar to vMotion, it allows moving VMs between Hyper-V hosts while maintaining service availability.

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