migration | Virtualisation | Cloud | Strategy

Post Cloud migration check list

Posted on 04/06/2021
/Under migration, Testing, transformation

Issue: You’ve moved all your servers to the Cloud and your customer wants you to confirm that everything is up and ready for them… what should you do…? Resolution: My preferred method is a simple one, use a checklist and be diligent at each step: Are all VMs present that...Read more

Convert P2V/V2V Top Tools list 2021

Posted on 04/06/2021
/Under convertor, migration, p2v/v2v, transformation, Virtualisation

Issue: You want to P2V or V2V a system from one location to another. Yes, that’s right, people are still running bare-metal with no virtualisation at all in some instances… Resolution: Let’s get these systems virtualised and save them some money, make things more available and optimise their configurations. Another...Read more

VMware, vCloud Availability failover procedure

Posted on 12/03/2021
/Under migration, vCloud, vCloud Director, VMware

Issue: How do I invoke failover with vCloud Availability and where from..? Resolution: You’ve got two options for invoking DR/Failover once you have the tenant source side setup. Your deployment should match the below high level topology: Onto the options: First, you can use the Service Provider self-service DR portal...Read more

P2V Anything, Virtualisation/Migration

Posted on 05/12/2019
/Under migration, transformation, VMware

Issue: You’ve got to move some baremetal servers onto a Cloud platform and are looking to do a physical to virtual conversion & virtualise your workloads. Resolution: You could use VMware Convertor, but it has issues and can be unpredictable, i’ve got some hints and tips to optimise VMware Convertor...Read more

vCenter Converter Settings, P2V, back to basics!

Posted on 17/09/2019
/Under convertor, migration, transformation, VMware

Version: VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 6.2 Issue: I want to move away from baremetal to a hypervisor?! I’m running a Window or Linux based Server… Resolution: VMware vCenter Converter has been around for years, it’s free and it’s a great starting point for migrations or upgrading from bare metal. There...Read more