gcp vm Migrate to Compute Engine from VMWare - ghdrako/doc_snipets GitHub Wiki

Resource

• Migrate for Compute Engine Video
• Migrate for Compute Engine
• Installing the Migrate Connector
• VM Migration Lifecycle

Migrate to Compute Engine

• Managed Service
• Accessiblr from Cloud Console
• Available API
• Build-in Testing
• No clinent-side software

Process

1. Create host project to manage migration It can be the same to target project where vm will be instantieted
2. Need connector to vSphere enviroment and vCenter user account
   • Generate vCenter user
   • Genetate SSH keys
   • Configuring network access
3. Migration connector establish pipe between vSphare and target project (throug interconnect /vpn itd)
4. You can perform storage operation, Query on-prem inventory, stop and monitor vm-s using vSpere API
5. Migration in 6 phases
   1. Onborading - avaliable vSphere mashin apper in target project
   2. Replication - choose vm to replicate (initial replication mv snapshot , incremental replication - in host project
   3. Specify your target in target project - proces migration create vm automatically
   4. test clone (optional) - test aplication on migrated vm
   5. cut-over - source vm stoped ,finalize replication and ended
   6. Finalize