How-to Guide: Initiating a Migration
This step-by-step guide provides instructions on running a migration for Virtual Machines (VMs) from VMware to OpenStack.
Prerequisites
Before initiating the migration, ensure the following prerequisites are met:
Access to the VMware environment.
OpenStack environment configured and accessible.
Migration Plan created with the desired VMs selected.
Steps to Initiate a Migration Using Horizon
Log in to the OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon):
Use your credentials to log in to the OpenStack Dashboard.
Navigate to the VMware Migration section:
In the OpenStack Dashboard, locate and click on the VMware Migration under the Project tab.
Initiate Migration:
If unsure whether the "Migration Plan" has initiated "Discover VMs" or not, it can be re-initiated before starting the migration.
Within the Migration Plan, look for the option Migrate to initiate migration.
It will pop up one wizard for collecting the user inputs.
Provide Migration Details:
Migration Name: Enter a unique and meaningful name for the Migration.
Migration Description: Optionally, add a detailed description to provide context for the migration.
Migration Type: Select the Migration Type from the drop-down. Refer to this page for more information about the migration types that Trilio supports.
Cutover Option: If the selected migration type is Warm Migration, then the user has an option to select the Cutover option to be automatic, otherwise the cutover will be user initiated by default.
Map the Networks:
This section has a comprehensive list of all the unique networks found in all the VMs that are part of that Migration Plan.
Select the OpenStack networks, to which the VM's networks need to map.
Map the Volume Types:
This section has a comprehensive list of all the unique Datastores found in all the VMs that are part of that Migration Plan.
Select the OpenStack Volume types to which the VM's Datastores need to be mapped.
Select VMs:
Select the VMs of the Migration Plan that needs to be migrated to the OpenStack.
Verify the details of the VM to be migrated by clicking the "+" sign on the VMs.
Start Migration:
Start the migration by clicking the Migrate button.
Observe the progress and status of the migration in the OpenStack Dashboard.
If Warm migration is selected with manual cutover, then the migration will get into a Paused state where the user needs to resume it to continue the migration process.
Post-Migration Tasks
Verify that Instances are created with storage volumes, networking, and security groups attached.
Verify if the Instances are booting up.
As mentioned on the Limitations page, the user may have to set up the network by accessing the console of the instance.
Validate the connectivity of the VMs created on OpenStack.
After migration, Trilio updates the cloud-init configuration on the migrated instance to disable most cloud-init modules. This prevents the instance from reinitializing during its first boot.
If desired, users can revert these changes to re-enable and reinitialize cloud-init on the migrated instances.
On Linux VMs
A new configuration file is created at:
/etc/cloud/cloud.cfg.d/99-migration-disable.cfg
On Windows VMs
The cloud-init configuration file is modified at:
C:\Program Files\Cloudbase Solutions\Cloudbase-Init\conf\cloudbase-init.confA backup of the original configuration file is saved at:
C:\Program Files\Cloudbase Solutions\Cloudbase-Init\conf\cloudbase-init.conf.bak
A Note to the User
The Migration Plan will enter a "Locked" state while its migration is in progress. A new migration for that plan can be initiated once the running migration is available or has encountered an error and the Plan is in an "Available" state.
Conclusion
Congratulations! You have successfully run a migration for VMs from VMware to OpenStack using the specified migration type. Ensure to validate the results and perform necessary tests to confirm the success of the migration process.
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