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1 SER2958BU Migrate to the vcenter Server Appliance You Should Emad Younis, VMware William Lam, VMware

2 Disclaimer This presentation may contain product features that are currently under development. This overview of new technology represents no commitment from VMware to deliver these features in any generally available product. Features are subject to change, and must not be included in contracts, purchase orders, or sales agreements of any kind. Technical feasibility and market demand will affect final delivery. Pricing and packaging for any new technologies or features discussed or presented have not been determined.

3 Agenda 1 Introductions 2 Migration Overview 3 Automation 4 Alternative VCSA Migration Paths 5 Questions

4 Introductions

5 Speaker Introductions Emad Younis Sr. Technical Marketing Engineer, VMware VMware Blog: Personal Blog: William Lam Staff Architect II, VMware R&D Personal Blog:

6 Migrating to the vcenter Server Appliance Overview VMworld 2017 Content: Not for publication

7 Windows vcenter Server News vcenter Server 6.5 Announced on Friday 8/25

8 Migration Overview Step 1: Migration Assistant SSO/ PSC / vcenter Server pre-checks Data transport mechanism vsphere Update Manager (VUM) included Step 2: Migration Tool Stage 1: VCSA deployment Stage 2: Configuration & data import

9 Migration Path Source Windows vcenter Version Destination VCSA Version Update 3d 6.0 Update 2m Update 3e 6.0 Update or Update 3b 3e or Update 1 9

10 VCSA Automation

11 VCSA CLI Automation Location of JSON Templates: VMware-VCSA-all-*.ISO vcsa-cli-installer templates install upgrade migrate

12 VCSA CLI Automation

13 Alternative VCSA Migration Paths VMworld 2017 Content: Not for publication

14 Scenario #1 - Horizontal Migration X VMworld 2017 or vcenter Server 6.5 X Problem statement: Support for same vcenter Server version from Windows to the VCSA is not supported using the VCSA Migration Tool. vcenter Server Appliance 6.5 Content: Not for publication

15 Scenario # 2 - Consolidation vcent er Server 6.5 vcent er Server 6.5 vcent er Server 6.5 VCSA 6.5 Problem statement: VCSA Migration Tool only supports a 1:1 relationship between source Windows vcenter Server & destination VCSA 15

16 Scenario # 3 Topology Change VCSA Problem statement: VCSA Migration Tool does support changing deployment topology 16

17 VCSA Migration Considerations

18 Considerations Framework vcenter Server vcenter Solutions ESXi Hosts Virtual Machines 18

19 vcenter Server Considerations vcenter Server vcenter Solutions ESXi Hosts Virtual Machines 19

20 vcenter Server Considerations vcenter Server Exporting of vcenter Server Configurations Folders, Permissions, Tags, DRS Rules, Cluster Rules, Custom Attributes, etc Manual Vs. Automated vcenter Network Identity Hostname (FQDN) IP Address vcenter Identifier 0-63 (64 total) Solutions: Export/Import VC settings from one to another Backup/Restore vsphere Tags vdocumentation RVTools 20

21 ESXi Hosts Considerations vcenter Server vcenter Solutions ESXi Hosts Virtual Machines 21

22 ESXi Host Considerations ESXi Hosts New hosts Vs. Existing Manual Vs. Automated Networking VSS Vs. VDS Solutions: Auto Deploy & Host Profiles (Export/Import) Various Scripts in Community for applying changes vdocumentation vcheck Automate VSS to VDS Migration Automate VDS to VSS Migration 22

23 vcenter Solutions Considerations vcenter Server vcenter Solutions ESXi Hosts Virtual Machines 23

24 Solutions Considerations vcenter Solutions Plugins VMware & 3 rd Party Re-install or re-register Solutions List installed vcenter Server plugins VCSA Migration Assistant 24

25 Virtual Machine Considerations vcenter Server vcenter Solutions ESXi Hosts Virtual Machines 25

26 Virtual Machine Considerations Virtual Machines 26 New workloads Vs. Migrating Existing Solutions: Shared storage between New/Existing Hosts LUN Swing Cross vcenter vmotion (across same AND different SSO Domains) Same SSO Domain = Enhanced Linked Mode using vsphere Web Client Diff SSO Domain = Automation via API PowerCLI script Manual/Automated OVF Export/Import Content Library Publish/Subscribe

27 Lastly vcenter Solutions TEST 27

28 DEMO

29 VCSA Tech Preview Features

30 VCSA Tech Preview Features VCSA Automation APIs REST APIs for Install, Upgrade & Migrate Deferred Data Import Reduced vcenter Server downtime and make use of environment after upgrade VMworld 2017 Content: Not for publication vsphere 6.5 Tech Preview

31 Migration Resources blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/ - vsphere Blog virtuallyghetto.com William Lam Blog emadyounis.com Emad Younis Blog - VCSA Migration Resources - HOL Simulation featurewalkthrough.vmware.com Product Walkthroughs Light board Videos - vsphere YouTube Channel 31

32 Questions

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