31.1 Planning for Migration to KVM

Before you begin migrations to virtual machines on KVM virtual hosts, ensure that your migration environment meets the following guidelines:

Supported KVM Platforms

See the following information in Table 2-13, Supported Target KVM Platforms for the Migrate Client Only:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) with KVM
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) with KVM

Supported Workloads

See Supported Source Workloads For Migration to Non-Cloud Platforms, as appropriate for the target KVM platform.

Network Access and Communications

See Access and Communication Requirements across Your Migration Network.

Prerequisites

See Prerequisites for Migration to VMs on KVM.

Targets and Workloads

Target VM on a KVM virtual host (semi-automated): See Registering and Discovering Target VMs on Virtual Hosts.
Source Workloads: Use either of the following discovery methods:
- Workload Discovery in the Migrate Client
- Registering Workloads and Discovering Details with Migrate Agent

Additional Information