Moving vm's between cloud

I would use Double Take MOVE

see my EE Article

HOW TO: Migrate physical, virtual and cloud based workloads with real-time replication to VMware vSphere (ESXi) using Double-Take MOVE

Andrew, thanks!

Question - will this mimic the exact VM over? Or do i have to rebuild the same VM on the other side?

It migrates an exact copy in real time.

it does it by creating a new VM, of the same type, and transferring the contents, and make it work!

That's the only way from one cloud to another cloud, of different types!

It does depend, what Cloud Provider you are on, going from and to!

Andrew, how can I verify it will work between cloud providers? What should I look for?

What hypervisor is in use!

They maybe now method of easy migration other than ask for your servers back!

What does it say in the contract if you terminate, and want your data back?

Do you get your data, or VMs, or both?

VMWARE ESX on one side, the other side is open for whatever i'd like to "install"

We dont OWN the servers.

Install VMware vSphere, and then you can use the software above.

or "VMware Converter."

VMware vCenter Converter - Voted VirtualizationAdmin.com Readers' Choice Award Winner - P2V Conversions

Results              
1st      VMware vCenter Converter      64%
2nd      Microsoft P2V Migration      13%
3rd      Acronis Backup Advanced      8%
4th      Double-Take MOVE      3%
4th      NetIQ PlateSpin Migrate      3%
6th      CIRBA      2%
6th      Dell AppAsure      2%
6th      storagecraft      2%
Others             3%

Here are some of my EE Articles on those products

HOW TO:  P2V, V2V for FREE - VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 5.5.3 - Shellshock "BASH" Fix included in this version

HOW TO: FAQ VMware P2V Troubleshooting

HOW TO:  Synchronize changes when completing a P2V or V2V with VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 5.1

HOW TO: Migrate physical, virtual and cloud based workloads with real-time replication to VMware vSphere (ESXi) using Double-Take MOVE

HOW TO: Convert a physical server or virtual server (P2V/V2V) to Microsoft Hyper-V using Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter 3.1

HOW TO:  P2V, V2V for FREE to Hyper-V -  Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter 3.1

Andrew, essentially this is a VtoV conversion, is that the best software to go with?

Do the IP's have to be reconfigured?

Yes, IPs do have to re-configured, but that's highly likely anyway, moving between Cloud Providers!

Andrew,

So it would migrate all apps and everything over except IPs?
What else wouldn't move over?

Do the esx versions have to match? What about different hardware does that make difference to vmware?

So it would migrate all apps and everything over except IPs?
What else wouldn't move over?

Using converter, it's a clone, other than you will need to setup the network interface again.

Use Double Take MOVE, and it's identical!

Do the esx versions have to match? What about different hardware does that make difference to vmware?

The hosts can be different, that's the benefit of VMware, basic virtual hardware is the same.

Andrew, i think im sold on DoubeTake Move!

So in essence while someone is using the old provider server and entering data,

this is all being transferred to the new VM at the new provider, once they are done.

I flip the DNS and they ready to go on the new provider?