AWS Administration: Migrating Virtual Machines

Discover how to use AWS Server Migration Service to migrate existing workloads—including VMware, Hyper-V, and Azure VMs—to the cloud.

Introduction

• VM migration in AWS
• What you should know

1. AWS Server Migration Service

• An introduction to AWS Server Migration Service
• AWS Server Migration Service benefits
• Basic AWS Server Migration Service limitations

2. Migration Limitations and Requirements

• VM migration requirements
• Windows VM migration requirements
• Linux VM migration requirements
• Basic VM migration limitations
• VM licensing impacts

3. VMware Migrations

• Install the AWS Server Migration Connector on VMware
• VMware connector requirements
• Downloading the AWS Server Migration Connector
• Creating the AWS Server Migration Connector VM
• Configure VM network settings
• Testing the VM's network settings
• Create the service account
• Configure the VMware connector

4. Hyper-V Migrations

• Hyper-V connector requirements
• Creating a service account
• Download the Server Migration Connector
• Create the Server Migration Connector VM
• Configure the VM's IP address
• Perform a communications test
• Download the Hyper-V configuration script
• Run the configuration script
• Configure the Hyper-V connector
• Replicate a Hyper-V VM

5. Azure Migrations

• Azure migration requirements
• Download the connector installation script
• Gather the required information
• Deploy the Azure connector
• Configure the Azure connector
• Replicate an Azure VM

6. The Replication Process

• Troubleshoot the connector
• Monitor a replication job
• Delete a replication job
• Create an EC2 instance from a replicated VM

Conclusion

• Next steps