v2v migration

Storware Backup and Recovery 7.1 introduces a robust VM-to-VM (V2V) migration capability, designed to facilitate the seamless transfer of vSphere virtual machine workloads into OpenStack environments. This advanced functionality enables direct restoration of VMware virtual machine backups to OpenStack, eliminating the need for intermediary conversion tools or manual intervention.

Before you start

• You need to have VMware provider added to your environment

  • You need to have a completed backup

• You need to have OpenStack provider added to your environment

  • The import/export mode must be configured as Disk Attachment

  • The inventory synchronization process must be completed

Migration process

1. From the main menu choose Virtual Environments -> Instances

2. Locate the VMware virtual machine you would like to migrate

3. From the Action menu choose Restore -> Migration (v2v)

4. Provide the necessary information using the migration wizard

   1. General tab

      1. Select the backup to migrate

      2. Select destination virtualization provider

      3. Select the destination project name

      4. Select the destination cluster

      5. Turn on a switch button to enable virtual machine name change

   2. Storage tab

      1. Select storage for specific virtual disk images or exclude disk from the migration process

   3. Networking tab

      1. Select destination network

   4. Advanced tab

      1. Turn on a button switch to automatically delete a virtual machine if an instance with the source name already exists in the destination environment

      2. Select a flavour for the migrated instance

      3. Select the Access key for the migrated instance

   5. Summary tab

      1. Verify all provided information

5. Click Restore

A new task will be created in the Workflow Execution Console.