From VMware to Azure Local

For some time now, there have been other external solutions on the market that offer the migration of virtual machines hosted on VMware to an Azure Local cluster:

Azure makes this easier for us by integrating it into Azure Migrate. Speaking of Azure Migrate, a first article in the form of an exercise is available right here. It allows you to test the migration of Hyper-V virtual machines to Azure:

Overall, here are some of the main benefits of using Azure Migrate:

• No preparation required  : Migration does not require the installation of agents on virtual machines hosted under Hyper-V or VMware.
• Control via the Azure portal: Users can manage and track all stages of their migration directly from the Azure portal.
• Local data flow: Data remains on-premises during migration, reducing latency risks.
• Minimal downtime: The solution allows VMs to be migrated with minimal impact on ongoing operations.

Today, we are excited to announce the public preview of Azure Migrate to migrate virtual machines from VMware to Azure on-premises, a significant enhancement to our cloud migration capabilities that seamlessly extends to the edge, consistent with our adaptive cloud approach.

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The screen below shows us the section dedicated to migrating resources to Azure Local:

How does VMware -> Azure Local migration work?

The main steps of a migration to Azure On-Premises are very similar to those to Azure. A few steps and necessary components differ slightly:

• A project must always be created via Azure Migrate from the Azure portal
• 2 appliances (VMware and Azure Local) need to be created and configured
  • A virtual appliance running on VMware servers
  • A second virtual appliance running on the Azure Local cluster