VMware vCloud Air Getting Started: Preparing Workloads for Migration
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The document provides a guide for migrating workloads to VMware vCloud Air, detailing various methods such as OVF import and the use of the VMware vCloud Connector for transferring virtual machines and templates. It includes information on offline data transfer, guest customization, network considerations, and the synchronization of templates across clouds. Additionally, resources for further learning about vCloud Air through VMware Cloud Academy are mentioned.
VMware vCloud Air Getting Started: Preparing Workloads for Migration
- 1. © 2014 VMware Inc. All rights reserved. VMware vCloud Air Getting Started: Preparing Workloads for Migration Formerly known as vCloud Hybrid Service
- 2. OVF Import over Internet/Direct Connect VMware vCloud® Air™ is compatible with VMware vSphere®, and customers can do a straight import of an OVF file: • Using built-in Java applet or custom solution • With Direct Connect, bandwidth up to 10 Gbps • One virtual machine/vApp/template at a time VMware® vCloud Connector® Main tool for customers migrating virtual machines/Apps/ templates to and from vCloud Air: • HTTPs upload via API for OVF and media • One virtual machine/vApp/template at a time • Integrated into vSphere Client via Plugin • Data center extension • Automated catalog synchronization Offline Data Transfer For migrating very large or a large number of virtual machines/vApps/templates at a time using an encrypted storage device shipped to customer Making It Simple to Migrate Your Workloads into the Cloud vSphere / Private Cloud vCloud Air vSphere / Private Cloud vCloud Air INTERNET or WAN 2
- 3. vApp vCloud Connector 2.6 - One free edition!! VMware vCloud Connector 2.6 release Free Download! Path Optimized Copy with Retry Redesigned copy operation to include a transfer buffer, ensuring transfer continuity in case of network failures. Direct or Fenced Mode Deployment Select network connection mode - direct or fenced - for a vApp in the destination cloud based on VMware® vCloud Director®. For Offline Data Transfer, direct mode is used. Pre-Copy Checks Validate button in the copy wizard checks for common errors before copy command is executed. Guest Customization Enable and specify guest customization settings, including option to preserve Guest OS settings. 3
- 4. vCloud Connector - Content Sync ü Maintain a master library of templates and synchronize templates across multiple clouds ü Maximum number of subscribers per published vSphere folder/vCloud Director Catalog = 10 ü Average size of virtual machine templates in a published vSphere folder/vCloud Director catalog is 200GB 4
- 5. vCloud Connector Data Center Extension/Stretch Deploy ü Verifies that the network of the virtual machine or vApp on the private data center can be extended. ü Creates a new routed vApp network in your Org virtual data center in the public cloud base on vCloud Air. ü Creates NAT and firewall rules in the private and public networks, if required. ü Creates an SSL VPN tunnel from the vCloud Networking and Security Edge of the private network to the vCloud Networking and Security Edge of the new routed vApp network in the public cloud. ü Copies and deploys the virtual machine or vApp into the new routed vApp in the public cloud based on vCloud Air. 5
- 6. vSphere Client vCloud Connector – Migration of Workloads Across Hybrid Clouds ExternalInternal Control Plane Data Plane Client Private vCloud vSphere vCC UI Plugin vCloud Air Public vCloud Optimized Data Transfer Content Library vCC Server Node Node Node Node 6
- 7. Go To VMware Cloud Academy • See a video of this presentation and others to learn more about vCloud Air • Condensed VMworld jump start presentations delivered by technical subject-matter experts • Free and ungated to learn at your own pace • All videos under 15 mins! • Test your knowledge by taking a quiz • Download vCloud Air eBook and other assets and tools 7 http://vcloud.vmware.com/cloud-academy
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