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Migrating from On-Premises VMware Cloud Director Availability to the cloud

Migration from an on-premises vSphere infrastructure can be performed from VMware Cloud Director® or VMware vCenter Server®. For vSphere versions 5.5, 6.0, migration can only be performed via the Cloud Director interface.

  1. Create a new migration.
  2. Configure the migration.

1. Create a new migration

  1. In vCenter, go to the Menu and select Cloud Availability.
  2. Go to the Outgoing Replications section.
  3. Click ( **New Migration **).

2. Configure the migration

  1. Enter the organization administrator credentials in the format administrator-<s-xxxx>@<s-xxxx>, where <s-xxxx> is the organization name.
  2. In the vCenter VMs step, select the virtual machine you want to replicate.
  3. In the Source VMs and vApps step, under Destination Site, click Select site and select the VMware Cloud Director site.
  4. In the Settings step, set a convenient time for the initial synchronization.
  5. To save disk space on the remote site, exclude unnecessary disks.
  6. If a previously imported copy of the virtual machine being replicated already exists on the remote site, select it to reduce traffic.
  7. Wait for the initial data synchronization to complete.
  8. Click ( **Migrate **).
  9. Select a network for the virtual machine copy being started on the remote site.
  10. Consolidate the virtual machine disks.
  11. Configure the virtual machine to power on after migration.
  12. To delete a replication task, select it in the Outgoing Replications section, and in the ALL ACTIONS menu, select Delete replication.