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Migrate VMs to AWS EC2
I have a couple of Win2k8 VMs that I'd like to migrate to AWS.
Are there any products which can complete this on the fly from the source VM itself?
These are coming from another cloud provider (providing me with VMs hosted on VMware), I don't know if I will have the required access to vCentre if I need to have access to vCentre to migrate... also one VM is quite large, downloading the vmdk for example, and then uploading to AWS would be quite a lengthy process.
Are there any products which can complete this on the fly from the source VM itself?
These are coming from another cloud provider (providing me with VMs hosted on VMware), I don't know if I will have the required access to vCentre if I need to have access to vCentre to migrate... also one VM is quite large, downloading the vmdk for example, and then uploading to AWS would be quite a lengthy process.
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Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)
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The source VMs are on a shared VMware environment. I won't have full access to vCentre.
I was wondering if there was anything that could migrate the VMs without vCentre access.
I was wondering if there was anything that could migrate the VMs without vCentre access.
You will need to do the manually then.
All management to VMware Hosts is usually and always completed via vCenter Server, it's the management server and also provides security access.
You could always complete a V2V conversion.
All management to VMware Hosts is usually and always completed via vCenter Server, it's the management server and also provides security access.
You could always complete a V2V conversion.
I believe Zerto as well has this function, but it is a bit pricey
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I've looked at Zerto, but as you say, it's pricey for just a couple of VMs.
A V2V migration such as VMware converter would be ideal....
Failing that, I think it's a case of rebuilding the servers in target.
A V2V migration such as VMware converter would be ideal....
Failing that, I think it's a case of rebuilding the servers in target.
Export to OVF, and manually import.
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Zerto could be worthwhile in a smaller environment if you can leverage the HA feature. Many smaller shops cannot cost justify true redundancy and HA, the cloud could be the next best option, at $745 a VM, a few may be cost justifiable while 100 may not be as easy.
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I don't think we've found a tool that will allow a sync across to AWS from the source VM itself (ie not from a vcentre plug in).
Maybe nothing exists?
Maybe nothing exists?
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I don't have access to vCentre, this is shared environment. That's why I am investigating whether there is a tool which can complete a move from the VM.
you do it in the VM OS.
But do you have access to ESXi directly ?
e.g. you know the ROOT password ?
But do you have access to ESXi directly ?
e.g. you know the ROOT password ?
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No. I just have access to vCloud Director.
but you have access to the VM, e.g. OS ?
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Yes, full access to the VM.
So you can use in OS, tools.
do you require any further help to close out this question.
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