Seamless migration from any VMware environment to Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP and Amazon EC2
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The article summarizes a seamless, automated solution to migrate existing VMware VMs and storage from any cloud-based or on-premises environment to Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) and Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP.
Specifically, the article covers:
- The migration process using Cirrus Migrate Cloud (CMC) software
- Migration compatibility with various storage protocols (iSCSI, FC, NVMe, NFS) to Amazon EBS or FSx for NetApp ONTAP
- Automated VM translation from VMware to EC2 AMIs during migration
- Benefits of using FSx for NetApp ONTAP such as multi-AZ support, performance, replication, and data reduction
- How to clean up resources after migration and evaluate the solution with AWS free tier
- Conclusion on seamless VM and data mobility between hypervisors using this solution
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