Foglight Evolve 9.1 - Foglight for Cloud Migration User Guide

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Table of Contents

Using Foglight for Cloud Migration

Installation requirements Dashboard location and UI elements

Group selector Action bar

Domain switcher Settings

Menu bar Migration status bar Quick view

Cloud Model

Cloud Instances pane

Adding a Cloud instance Editing existing Cloud instance Delete existing Cloud instance(s) Importing Cloud instances Importing Cloud Models from Portal Exporting Cloud instances Running Cloud Model

Model Outcome pane

Cloud Migration

Setup Rapid Recovery Server

Installing a Rapid Recovery server Setup a repository Protecting virtual machines Configuring Cloud account

Monitoring Rapid Recovery Server Monitoring vCenter Modeling Virtual machines Preparing Virtual Machines

Preparing Windows virtual machines Preparing Linux virtual machines

Migrating Virtual Machines Configuring Virtual machines on Azure Deleting VHD files Limitations Supported Operating systems

Cloud Migration


	NOTE: The Migration feature is a technical preview release.

The Migration view lists the virtual machines planned for migration and the migration statuses of the virtual machines.


	NOTE: To migrate the virtual machines to the cloud, ensure the following two prerequisites: 1. Have monitored a Rapid Recovery 6.3 Server in this FMS. 2. Have configured an Azure Cloud Account in Rapid Recovery core server you monitored.

The Migration view includes the following elements:

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Plan tab: Shows a list of virtual machines that planned to migrate.

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Status tab: Shows a detail status of all the migration tasks.

To access the Migration view:

On the navigation panel, under Dashboards, click Cloud Migration.

The Cloud Migration dashboard opens.

Use the Group selector located at the top of the dashboard to select the virtual environment that you want to monitor.

On the Menu bar, click the Migration tab.

The Migration view appears at the bottom of the Cloud Migration dashboard.

Foglight for Cloud Migration supports migrate VMware virtual machines to Azure. With the help of Rapid Recovery, Foglight for Cloud Migration finds the best cloud tiers for virtual machines, and calls Rapid Recovery to migrate virtual machines to cloud.

Setup Rapid Recovery Server

Before migrating VMs to Azure cloud, set up a Rapid Recovery server.

Installing a Rapid Recovery server

For more information, see https://support.quest.com/zh-cn/technical-documents/rapid-recovery/6.3/installation-and-upgrade-guide/2#TOPIC-1192608.

Setup a repository

Before protecting any machines, you must create a repository in a storage location designated for your Rapid Recovery Core. For information about repositories, see https://support.quest.com/technical-documents/rapid-recovery/6.3/user-guide/7#TOPIC-1190620.

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