Migrating to Nutanix via the Nutanix Move tool
Install, configure and use the Move migration tool
Install, configure and use the Move migration tool
Last updated 5th April 2022
Nutanix provides a tool called Nutanix Move that allows migrations from other environments to AHV.
This guide explains how to perform a migration with the Move software.
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Nutanix Move is a tool that allows virtual machine migrations from VMware ESXI, Hyper-V, Azure and AWS to AHV.
It can also be used to migrate from Nutanix AHV to AWS.
This software works on a virtual machine whose sources are available on the Nutanix website with a customer account.
For optimal use, we recommend installing Nutanix Move as close as possible to the destination.
The Nutanix Move software is the only software that communicates between the source and the destination.
It is strongly discouraged to use Nutanix Move with virtual machines on a Windows Server running Active Directory or Microsoft Exchange. It is best to migrate as recommended by Microsoft.
For VMs that use databases in Microsoft SQL, it is best to stop the database service when completing a migration.
Ensure that the original virtual machine is compatible with the destination Nutanix environment.
We will look at how to migrate between a remote environment on Hyper-V to an OVHcloud Nutanix environment.
The source and the destination are on two interconnected private networks through an IPSEC VPN.
The virtual machine must be in the list of supported virtual machines in the compatibility matrix for the migration to work.
Log in to the site below to verify the compatibility of the source machines with the destination environment on Nutanix:
Some virtual machines will not start correctly after migration via Nutanix Move.
Check the compatibility list as it is likely that the SCSI driver is not supported and needs to be changed with the PCI driver.
In this case, you will need to follow this procedure to change the disk controller of a Virtual Machine after the virtual machine is migrated.
Microsoft does not provide the SCSI adapter and network card Virtio drivers. These drivers must be installed prior to a migration. These drivers are available on the Nutanix website with a customer account.
Microsoft Windows 2008 is no longer supported by Microsoft or Nutanix. However, you can install older Virtio drivers and attempt a migration.
Login to the Nutanix website with a customer account to download the VIRTIO drivers.
Enter your user name in Emails
, your password in Password
and click Log In
.
Click the Download
link that suits you.
For our example, we will download the driver for amd64.
From a Windows virtual machine in the Hyper-V environment, double-click Nutanix-VirtIO-1.1.7-amd64
.
Read the licence terms and conditions, accept them by ticking the box and then click Install
.
Click Finish
to complete the installation without having to restart the virtual machine.
Retrieve the file in qcow2 format from this site: Download link for Nutanix Move.
Sign in with an account registered with Nutanix.
Click Download
to the right of Move QCOW2 file for AHV
.
Import the downloaded image from Nutanix Move into the cluster. For more information on importing images, see our guide on importing images.
Create a virtual machine from the Move image.
From Prism Central, open the main menu by clicking on the button in the top left-hand corner.
Click VMs
in the menu.
Click Create VM
.
Type Nutanix Move in the Name
field.
Choose the 2 vCPU, 2 Cores and 8 GB options in the VM Properties
fields and click Next
.
Click Attach Disk
.
Choose the Disk, Clone from Image and move-4.3.0.qcow2 options and click Save
.
Click on Attach to Subnet
.
Choose the network in Subnet
, make sure it is connected in Network Connection State
, and click Save
.
Click Next
.
Leave the default time zone options and click Next
.
Click Create VM
to complete the installation of the Nutanix Move virtual machine.
Select the Nutanix Move virtual machine and click the Actions
menu.
Click Power On
in the Actions
menu to start the virtual machine.
The virtual machine is started and an IP address is obtained if a DHCP server is operational on that network.
This installation of Nutanix Move is done on a network that has a DHCP server, but it is possible to configure the virtual machine on a network without a DHCP server.
For more information about Nutanix Move, see the Go further section of this guide.
Connect to the IP address of the Nutanix Move virtual machine through a web browser in HTTPS, as follows: https://IPaddressNutanixMove/
.
Read the licence conditions, accept them and click Continue
.
Click OK
to continue.
Select and confirm a password in the fields provided, then click Set Password
to validate the creation of the Nutanix Move password.
Type the password in Password
and click Log In
to log into the Nutanix Move web interface.
Click + Add Environment
.
Choose Nutanix AOS
.
Enter the following information:
Environment Name
field Nutanix Environment
field Username
fieldPassword
field Click ADD
to add the Prism Central environment.
Click Add Environment
.
Choose Microsoft Hyper-V
.
Enter the following information:
Environment Name
fieldHyper-V Server/Cluster
fieldUsername
fieldPassword
fieldClick ADD
to add the Hyper-V environment.
Both migration environments appear in the top left-hand corner.
We will create a migration plan from the two environments created previously.
The source will be the Hyper-V server, and the destination will be the Nutanix cluster.
Click Create a Migration Plan
.
Choose a name in the Plan Name
field and click Proceed
.
Enter the following information:
Select a Source
fieldHyper-V Server/Cluster
fieldTarget Cluster
fieldTarget Container
fieldThen click Next
to continue to the next step.
Select the virtual machines you want to migrate from the Hyper-V environment to AOS by clicking on the +
icon to the left of the VM.
Click Next
to continue creating the migration plan.
Choose the network in Target Network
and click Next
.
Click Next
to confirm the migration.
Click Save
to save the migration plan without running it.
After the migration plan is created, you can manually launch it.
Check the box next to the desired migration plan.
On the Actions
menu, click Start
.
The migration is in progress. The Status
column gives you information on the status of the migration.
Check the status of the migration by hovering over the In Progress
status.
A window with the information Ready to Cutover N should appear, listing the number of VMs that can be migrated.
Click In Progress
to start the completion process.
Select all the VMs by ticking the VM Name
box and click Cutover
.
Click Continue
.
Wait a few moments while it completes.
The migration is complete when Completed appears in the Migration Status
column.
Log into Prism Central to view the 3 migrated VMs that are present and running.
If the virtual machine does not start properly after the migration, it may be due to a bad disk controller in the virtual machine configuration. In this case, it should be changed by following this procedure:
Go to the main menu of Prism Central and click on VMs
.
Make sure the virtual machine is turned off.
Return to the main menu and click Images
.
Click Add Image
.
Select VM Disk as the Image Source
. Type a name in Search by VM Name
and click +
.
Type a name in the Image Name
field and click Next
.
Select Place image on source VM's cluster
and click Save
.
The image created from the virtual machine appears after a few moments.
Open the main menu and click VMs
.
Check the box to the left of the virtual machine.
Open the Actions
menu and choose Update
.
Click on the trash can
icon next to the CDROM drive.
Click on the trash can
icon next to the disk drive.
Click Attach Disk
.
Select:
Type
;Image
; Bus type
and click Save
Click Next
.
Click Next
.
Click Save
.
The disk controller has been modified and the virtual machine boots properly.
Installation and configuration of Move
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