12.9 Prerequisites for C2C Migration from vCloud to AWS

12.9.1 Deployment for C2C Migration from vCloud to AWS

For migration of workloads from VMware vCloud Director to Amazon Web Services EC2 Cloud, deploy a PlateSpin Migrate server on premise in your source network. VPN gateways are required between the data center and AWS and between the data center and vCloud. Figure 12-10 shows the location of various components in your AWS, vCloud, and data center migration environments and the communications between them.

Figure 12-10 Migrate Server on Premise for Migration from vCloud to AWS

You can alternatively deploy the PlateSpin Migrate server using the AWS Quick Start in the target AWS environment. No VPN is required. You use Migrate Agent to register workloads with the cloud-based Migrate server using secure communications over the public Internet. Use data encryption to secure data for replications over the public Internet. Internet access and public IP addresses are required. Figure 12-11 shows the location of various components in your AWS, vCloud, and data center migration environments and the communications between them.

NOTE:A reboot of the source Windows workload is required when you install, uninstall, or upgrade block-based transfer drivers. A reboot is not required for source Linux workloads.

Figure 12-11 Migrate Server in AWS for Migration from vCloud to AWS with No VPNs

12.9.2 Requirements for Migrating Workloads to AWS

To prepare your target AWS environment, review the following information in Requirements for Migrating Workloads to Amazon Web Services:

Ensure that the source workload is supported by the target AWS configuration.

12.9.3 Requirements for Migrating Workloads from vCloud to AWS

To use an on-premise Migrate server for migration of workloads from vCloud to AWS:

To use a cloud-based Migrate server for migration of workloads from vCloud to AWS without a VPN:

12.9.4 Checklist for Automated Migration from vCloud to AWS

Task

Description

  1. Prepare your network resources.

Figure 12-10, Migrate Server on Premise for Migration from vCloud to AWS

Figure 12-11, Migrate Server in AWS for Migration from vCloud to AWS with No VPNs

Deployment for C2C Migration from vCloud to AWS

  1. Prepare your vCloud migration environment.

Requirements for Migrating Workloads to AWS

  1. Prepare your AWS source workloads for PlateSpin Migrate.

Requirements for Migrating Workloads from vCloud to AWS

  1. Discover target cloud platform.

Target Discovery in the Web Interface

  1. Discover source workloads in vCloud.

    You can optionally register source workloads with the cloud-based Migrate server in AWS using Migrate Agent.

Workload Discovery in the Migrate Web Interface

-OR-

Registering Workloads and Discovering Details with Migrate Agent

  1. Configure target workload migration.

Configuring Migration of a Workload to VMware vCloud Director

  1. Execute migration.

Section 35.0, Executing Workload Migrations