Multiple scenarios Agentless VMware Requirements Uses the Azure Migrate appliance No software on VMs Scale: 500 concurrent replications Support vCenter Server version (5.5, 6, 6.5, 6.7, 7) ESXi host versions (5.5 or later) All Windows and Linux OS Agentless Hyper-V Requirements Uses Hyper-V Replication Provider installed on hosts No software on VMs Scale: Limited by space available on Hyper-V hosts Support Windows Server 2012 R2 or later .NET 4.7 or later (migrations) Physical/other cloud Requirements Uses replication appliance (configuration & process server) installed on dedicated machine Uses Mobility Service installed on servers Scale: Scale out with additional process servers Support (Bare-Metal): All Windows OS (Local or domain joined) All Linux (accounts with root permissions) Capabilities Discovery Agentless: VMware, Hyper-V, physical-servers, AWS, GCP, SQL DB’s, .NET & Java web applications Manual import of CMDB, CSV imports Assessment Instant and customized Check readiness and pick right-sized recommendations Identify Azure targets with cost details Migration Agentless migrations: VMware and Hyper-V VM’s Agent-based: Bare metal servers and other clouds Migrate at-scale after testing
Azure options for VMware workloads Choose one, or use a combination Your organization Migrate VMware “as is” Retain VMware skills , familiar tooling Migrate quickly/datacenter exit, no application modifications required Use VMware technology stack on Azure for symmetry with on-premises VMware subscription licenses included, no on-prem license required Azure VMware Solution (AVS) Modernize to native Azure Leverage Azure and cloud skills Modernize with flexible IaaS and PaaS services ( eg. Azure Virtual Desktop, SQL Database) Shift to Azure compute, storage, and networking infrastructure No VMware licenses required Azure IaaS and PaaS Modernize on your terms Innovate anywhere with consistent development, operations, and security
Summarizing Azure VMware Solution Integration Strategy Support core service Services integrating with AVS Private Cloud at hypervisor cluster/host layer NetApp Files Gateway Express Route vNet vWAN Route Server Migrate Arc-enabled vSphere 3 rd party Azure VMware Solution (AVS) Modernize application infrastructure Services integrating with workloads (VMs) running inside AVS Private Cloud Private Endpoint Defender for Cloud Application Gateway SQL Managed Instance Storage Account Arc-enabled Servers Azure Backup … and many others NetApp Files
Migrate and modernize your VMware-virtualized infrastructure with Azure VMware Solution On-premises Web/App/DB layer Windows, Linux, app servers Database servers VMware vCenter VM VM VM VM VMware hypervisor Storage Networking Migrate with VMware tools Connect via Express Route Microsoft Azure Web/App/DB layer Windows, Linux, app servers Database servers Azure Automation Azure Security Azure NetApp Files Azure Application Gateway Modernize with native Azure services Azure VMware Solution VMware vCenter VM VM VM VM VMware Hypervisor Storage (vSAN) Networking
Migrate and modernize your workloads to Azure IaaS On-premises Web/App/DB layer Windows, Linux, App Servers Database Servers Azure Migrate – Server Migration Microsoft Azure Maximize value with native Azure services Azure Backup Azure Security Azure Advisor Azure IaaS Azure Virtual Machines
A stepping-stone approach to cloud transformation Azure VMware Solution Migration Strategy Ease of migration Same hypervisor Same Guest OS Same IP address Same MAC address Live Migration (zero downtime) Ease of use Freeing up from H/W operations Increasing flexibility and elasticity Familiar VMware tools & operations Consistent support from Microsoft Modernize at the right time Same Data Center Low-latency connectivity Direct Path to PaaS Ideal for AVS VMs workloads and Azure PaaS combinations On-premises Azure VMware Solution Private Cloud Azure Cloud IaaS PaaS Rearchitect Rehost Refactor Rebuild
Simplifying onboarding through easy provisioning of a migration-ready cloud AVS provides guided onboarding without overload of new cloud concepts Rehost with AVS 1 Plan migration Identify workloads suited for migration. 2 Provision AVS Set up AVS in Azure. 3 Connect to AVS Connect to on-premises environment via Azure ExpressRoute. 4 Migrate workloads VMware HCX provides migration capabilities to AVS. 5 Attach Azure services Modernize workloads by attaching Azure services.
Discovery & Dependency Analysis: Process Agentless for VMware VMs Deploy and configure the Azure Migrate appliance in the source environment (vCenter Server and server creds) Appliance discovers servers and server configurations, applications and roles, and collects performance data for Windows and Linux servers Enable dependency analysis for eligible servers from Azure Portal View application inventory, roles on servers, and dependencies across servers
Assessment: Process For assessment type: Azure VMs, Azure VMware Solution Appliance collecting configuration data analyzes performance of your Windows and Linux servers (as part of discovery) Perform assessments to determine Azure suitability (Readiness) Right-sized recommendations Cost estimates for various targets in Azure
Build a Business Case for migration in Azure Migrate A comprehensive, easy-to-use tool that enables customers and partners to create business proposals to understand how Azure can bring the most value to their businesses. Visit: aka.ms/ BusinessCaseDocs to learn more. Key capabilities Highlights on-premises TCO , ROI and financial analysis, resource utilization-based insights and quick wins Enables creating what-if scenarios with customizable settings and assumptions Generated in a few clicks Automatically enabled for existing migration projects within Azure Migrate
Agentless VMware: Migration Deploy and configure the Azure Migrate appliance for VMware and complete server discovery Start replicating your Windows and Linux servers The Azure Migrate appliance orchestrates the replication of your VM data to your Azure subscription Perform test migrations (optional, but highly recommended) to a sandbox environment with no impact to production to validate migration Migrate to Azure with zero data loss and minimal downtime Sandbox environment
Agentless VMware: Architecture Azure Migrate appliance for VMware Replication orchestration and data upload (HTTPS 443) vCenter Server Snapshot and CBT requests (TCP 443) 1 TCP 902 2 Replication data Datastore ESXi hosts Technologies used VMware Change Block Tracking (CBT) VMware Snapshots VMware VDDK 3 Azure Migrate Storage Account Service Bus Key Vault Data transfer to managed disks Recovery Services Vault Replication orchestration Replication orchestration 4 5 Test Migration/ Migration: hydration process to make VM compatible with Azure Test VM/ Production VM running in Azure
Private Link: Migration Architecture For agentless VMware, Hyper-V and agent-based migrations Azure Migrate appliance Hyper-V replication provider/ Replication appliance ESXi /Hyper-V host/ Physical Server ExpressRoute private peering / S2S VPN Discovery & assessment Discovery, assessment & migrations Azure Migrate Cache/Replication Storage Account Data transfer to managed disks Recovery Services Vault Replication orchestration Replication orchestration Private endpoint Private endpoint Azure Vnet Discovery, assessments & dependency analysis Drivers: Adhere to organizational security policies to avoid public endpoints Leverage existing ExpressRoute private peering circuits for faster migrations *Additional DNS settings may be required to establish private endpoint connectivity.
Azure VMware Solution | How do you enable connectivity ? Azure Region Microsoft Enterprise Edge (MSEE) Azure VNET Azure Services Azure Subscription(s) Dedicated Microsoft Enterprise Edge (D-MSEE) ExpressRoute ER gateway AVS Network The ExpressRoute between AVS D-MSEE and MSEE is part of the AVS service providing backbone connectivity to/from Azure Dedicated. ExpressRoute Customer datacenter Customer edge router
Azure VMware Solution | On-prem to SDDC Azure Region Microsoft Enterprise Edge (MSEE) Azure VNET Azure Services Azure Subscription(s) Dedicated Microsoft Enterprise Edge (D-MSEE) ExpressRoute Global Reach ER gateway AVS Network HCX Customer on-premises to AVS packet flow ExpressRoute Customer datacenter Customer edge router
Azure to Azure Architecture Source Region Agent Agent Availability Set Managed disk Managed disk VNet Cache Storage Azure Site Recovery Target Region Availability Set VNet Managed disk Managed disk
VMware to Azure Architecture On-premises environment VMware VMs & Physical Servers Site Recovery Appliance Azure Site Recovery Azure Discovery service PaaS management service