1.
Azure Subscription
2.
Which region do you need to migrate.
3.
Where are my users?
4.
Are there any Govt regulations requirements?
5.
Cost effective region?
6.
Network latency to the existing datacenter /
users?
7.
Why do I need to migrate to Azure?
What options are available to migrate these
applications/servers to Azure Cloud.
1.
Option 1
a.
Create a new VM in Azure.
b.
Deploy the Applications.
c.
Take the backup of the application on the prem.
d.
Restore the backup on the Azure VM.
e.
Verify the Application
f.
Update the DNS record.
Advantages –
a.
Fresh installation / clean installation.
b.
Easy to migrate.
c.
Amount of data transfer from On-prem to Azure is
very less.
Disadvantages –
a.
It is not the same environment.
b.
Patches are missing.
c.
Application Patches are missing.
d.
O/S configurations are missing.
e.
User experience is very bad.
2.
Option 2
a.
As it is – migration.
b.
Entire state of the server /VM /Application is
migrated to the target (Cloud)
On-Prem: Hardware sizes might be oversized.
VM is running at low performance.
1)
What VM’s are running
2)
What O/S is running
3)
Cost Associated
4)
What is H/W utilization details.
5)
Cost of the VM
6)
Allocating proper resources
7)
Choosing the right VM – proper processor and
memory
8)
What applications are running.
9)
What network ports are allowed to communicate
Create Recovery Service vaults
Select Resource group
Instance details
Give vault name
Create vNet
Create Storage Account
Now go to site Recovery and select the product platform that you are going to migrate.
I am selecting VMware machine to Azure because my On-Prem VM is running on VMware workstation.
Under VMware machines to Azure -> Prepare Insfrastructure
Deployment planning completed -> Drop down and select I will do it later
Configuration server-> Add configuration Server
Now account has been created
Now ping and run the telnet using port 135 to check connectivity between source and destination.
If communication is fine between source and destination proceed for infrastructure configuration.
Configuration server -> dropdown and select the infrastructure
Post-failover deployment model -> Drop down and select either classic or Resource Manager
I am selecting resource manager
If you have already created Replication policy -> Drop down and select the replication policy else click on Create new policy and associate
As I hadn’t pre-created Replication policy so I am creating new policy.
Now Replication policy is creating.
Now
Now click Review and create
Now Infrastructure is ready click Enable Replication
Drop down configuration server -> Select the configuration server
Machine type -> Virtual machine
Now add the source server
Name -: Server name
IP address-: Enter IP address
OS type-: Drop down and select OS window
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