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Migration from On-Premises VMware Cloud Director Availability to the Cloud
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Migration from On-Premises VMware Cloud Director Availability to the Cloud

On-Premises migration from the on-premises vSphere infrastructure (On-Premises) can be performed from VMware Cloud Director® or VMware vCenter Server®. For vSphere 5.5, 6.0 versions, migration can only be performed through the Cloud Director interface.

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

Create a new migration⁠

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

Set up migration⁠

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