Azure Classroom Series – 10/Feb/2021

Azure Migrate from VM Ware ESXi

• To summarize the migration which we have performed on Hyperv refer the below image
• To migrate from VM Ware ESXi to Azure
  • VCenter/ESxi Host:
    • VCenter server versions: 5.5, 6.0, 6.5,6.7
    • ESXi with versions 5.5 or later
  • We need to download and configure the appliance for Azure Migrate
    • 32 GB of RAM, 8vCPUs and 80GB of disk
  • On the VM Ware we need to create an account Refer Here
  • Setup Azure Migrate project Refer Here
  • Setup appliance Refer Here
  • Start Discovery Refer Here
  • Now run an assessment Refer Here
  • For agent based migration Refer Here
  • For agent less migration from portal Refer Here
  • Refer Here for the migration from vmware to esxi

Physical Server Migration to Azure (P2V)

• Create a linux (ubuntu 18) on any cloud/local machine (using hyperv or virtual box)
  • preferably aws or gcp
• Consider this to be your physical server
• Start Discovery Refer Here
• Assess the migration Refer Here
• Migrate the Physical servers Refer Here
• Migration from V2V will happen as many vms to azure (more than 1 vm )
• Migration from P2V will happen at one machine at a time.

Next Steps:

1. Database Migration
   1. microsoft sql server to Azure SQL DB
   2. mysql t Azure DB for mysql
2. Storage Migration
3. VDI migration