Workload Migration - Migration Plan

DECEMBER 2019
LAST UPDATED: 2022.12
SDK – WORKLOAD MIGRATION
Migration Plan
Workload Migration: Migration Plan
2021.09
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Contents
1 INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................5
2 SERVER LIST........................................................................................................6
3 VIRTUAL HARDWARE.......................................................................................7
3.1 Physical Servers.......................................................................................................................7
3.2 Virtual Networking..................................................................................................................8
3.3 Application Information...........................................................................................................8
4 PRE-CHECKS......................................................................................................10
5 MIGRATION METHODOLOGY........................................................................12
6 ADDITIONAL APPLICATION CONSIDERATIONS........................................13
7 MIGRATION PLAN CONFIGURATION...........................................................14
8 MIGRATION METRICS......................................................................................15
9 POST MIGRATION TESTING............................................................................16

9.1 General Server Testing...........................................................................................................16
9.2 Application-Specific Testing..................................................................................................17
10 POST MIGRATION CLEANUP..........................................................................18

10.1 Uninstall VMware Tools........................................................................................................18
10.2 Install Nutanix Guest Tools....................................................................................................18
10.3 Reboot....................................................................................................................................18
11 POST MIGRATION WAVE REVIEW................................................................19

11.1 Findings..................................................................................................................................19
11.2 Issues......................................................................................................................................19
11.3 Lessons Learned.....................................................................................................................19
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11.4 Updates..................................................................................................................................19
A. GLOSSARY..........................................................................................................20
B. USE IF NEEDED..................................................................................................21
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1Introduction
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the information contained in the document
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2Server List
This section lists the information related to the servers included in the Test Wave migration. There
are 8 servers included in this wave and they are primarily used for administration.
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3Virtual Hardware
Storage (GB)
VM Tools
Firmware
Version
Disks
RAM
CPU
VM
OS
NM01 Windows Server 2012 (64-bit) 2 8192 3 284 10.2.5 bios
NM03 Windows Server 2016 or later 2 4096 4 380 11.0.6 bios

(64-bit)

(64-bit)

(64-bit)

(64-bit)
3.1 PHYSICAL SERVERS

Storage (GB)
Firmware
Disks
RAM
CPU
HW
VM
OS
PHYS01 Windows Server 2012 (64-bit) 2x4 8192 3 284 HP bios

DL385
PHYS02 Windows Server 2012 (64-bit) 2x6 16384 2 53 Dell R610 bios
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3.2 VIRTUAL NETWORKING

VM NICs Primary IP Primary VLAN
NM01 1 10.100.50.33 VLAN_50
NM02 1 10.100.55.13 VLAN_55
NM03 1 10.100.55.52 VLAN_55
NM05 1 10.100.66.100 VLAN_66
NM08 1 10.100.66.101 VLAN_66
NM09 1 10.100.66.108 VLAN_66
NM10 1 10.100.70.155 VLAN_70
NM06 1 10.100.70.70 VLAN_70
3.3 APPLICATION INFORMATION

VM Application BCP Tier
NM01 Network Monitor #N/A
NM02 Network Monitor #N/A
NM03 Admin Workstations #N/A
NM05 Admin Workstations #N/A
NM08 #N/A #N/A
NM09 #N/A #N/A
NM10 #N/A Tier 1: 1 hour - 1 day
NM06 SolarWinds - Network Performance Manager Tier 0: < 1 hour
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4Pre-Checks
The table below lists the pre-checks that should all result in Success to successfully migrate the VMs
from vSphere to Nutanix AHV.
Tests with an Ideal Result of N/A aren’t specifically pass/fail tests; however, they indicate that
additional work or configuration is required:
 vSphere Anti-Affinity Rules: these rules won’t be migrated over by Nutanix Move and need to be
recreated on Nutanix AHV
 Multiple vNICs: servers with multiple vNICs should be migrated with MAC address preservation
enabled, as this is the only way to guarantee that each NIC is assigned the correct IP address after the
migration
Check Ideal Result Result Success
Nutanix AHV Compatible Guest OS True True Success
Move Compatible Guest OS True True Success
VMware Tools Installed True True Success
EUFI Secure Boot Enabled False False Success
Raw Device Mappings False False Success
Shared SCSI Disks False False Success
Independent Mode Disks False False Success
vSphere Anti-Affinity Rules N/A False Success
Multiple vNICs N/A False Success
Existing vSphere Snapshots False False Success
Non-English Characters in VM Name False False Success
Singe/Double Quotes in VM Name False False Success
Windows Dynamic Disks False False Success
2GB Sparse Disks False False Success
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Check Ideal Result Result Success
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5Migration Methodology
Based on the analysis of the VM data available and the results of the pre-checks, the following VMs
can be migrated with Nutanix Move and should be configured for automatic preparation.
VM Methodology Preparation Method Cluster Placement
NM01 Nutanix Move Automatic Preparation NutanixCluster1
PHYS01 CARBONITE Manual Preparation Nutanix Cluster1
PHYS02 CARBONITE Manual Preparation Nutanix Cluster 2
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6Additional Application
Considerations
There are currently no application-specific items to be considered or accounted for as a part of this
migration wave.
CONSULTANT: specify any application considerations specific to the customer’s environment
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7Migration Plan Configuration

The Nutanix Move migration plan for this wave should be configured as below:
Migration Plan Name Test Wave Migration Plan
Source LegacyCluster1
Target NutanixCluster1
Target Container NutanixCluster1-CTR01
VMs NM01
NM02
NM03
NM05
NM08
NM09
NM10
NM06
Network Mappings VLAN_50 => VLAN_50

VLAN_55 => VLAN_55
VLAN_66 => VLAN_66
VLAN_70 => VLAN_70
Preparation Mode Automatic
Credentials for Source VMs Guest Preparation Service ID
Time Zone (UTC -06:00) America/Edmonton
Retain MAC Addresses Optional
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8Migration Metrics
The below table maps the initial data set sizes in the migration wave and calculates the amount of
time the data took to migrate. This data can be used for reporting and extrapolation of future
migration waves.
Total Migration Size (vSphere) 1172 GB
Total Migration Size (Move)
Data Seeding Start Time
Data Seeding End Time
Total Duration
Data Transfer Rate
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9Post Migration Testing

9.1 GENERAL SERVER TESTING
The following tests are required to succeed to validate that the server and base operating system
functionality of the servers:
Task Check Expected Result Success
1. VM Boot VM booted properly without error
2. Disks All disks appear in disk manager/windows explorer and are online
3. Network All network adapters are present and configured appropriately
4. IP VM can communicate on the network to the default gateway and

beyond
5. Services All Windows services configured for automatic startup are running
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9.2 APPLICATION-SPECIFIC TESTING

The following tests are required to succeed to validate application functionality on the servers:
Task Check Expected Result Success
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10 Post Migration Cleanup

10.1 UNINSTALL VMWARE TOOLS
The VMware tools can be uninstalled via Add/Remove programs, or can be uninstalled using the
command line\PowerShell (GUID is version dependent):
msiexec.exe /x {GUID} /passive /norestart
PowerShell Script Method:

$GUID = Get-WmiObject -Class win32_product | Where-Object {$_.name -eq "VMware
Tools"} | Select-Object -ExpandProperty IdentifyingNumber
Start-Process -FilePath "$env:systemroot\system32\msiexec.exe" -ArgumentList "/x
$GUID /passive /norestart" -Wait
PowerShell one-liner Method:
$GUID = Get-WmiObject -Class win32_product | Where-Object {$_.name -eq "VMware
Tools"} | Select-Object -ExpandProperty IdentifyingNumber; Start-Process -FilePath
"$env:systemroot\system32\msiexec.exe" -ArgumentList "/x $GUID /passive /norestart"
-Wait
10.2 INSTALL NUTANIX GUEST TOOLS

The Nutanix Guest tools can be installed by mass-mounting the NGT installer disk from the Prism
Central console and then running the following command:
d:\setup.exe /quiet /norestart ACCEPTEULA=YES IGNOREALLWARNINGS=yes
10.3 REBOOT
The server needs to be rebooted following the previous actions:
Shutdown /r /t 0
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11 Post Migration Wave Review

11.1 FINDINGS
11.2 ISSUES
11.3 LESSONS LEARNED
11.4 UPDATES
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Document Reference: Workload Migration: Migration Plan

Content Last Updated: 2021.09

© Copyright 2021 Nutanix, Inc.

6 ADDITIONAL APPLICATION CONSIDERATIONS........................................13

7 MIGRATION PLAN CONFIGURATION...........................................................14

9 POST MIGRATION TESTING............................................................................16

10 POST MIGRATION CLEANUP..........................................................................18

11 POST MIGRATION WAVE REVIEW................................................................19

NM01 Windows Server 2012 (64-bit) 2 8192 3 284 10.2.5 bios

NM02 Windows Server 2012 (64-bit) 1 2048 2 53 10.2.5 bios

NM03 Windows Server 2016 or later 2 4096 4 380 11.0.6 bios

NM05 Windows Server 2012 (64-bit) 2 4096 2 95 11.0.6 bios

NM08 Windows Server 2016 or later 1 3072 2 49 10.2.5 bios

NM09 Windows Server 2016 or later 1 8192 2 59 10.2.5 bios

NM10 Windows Server 2016 or later 2 12288 3 113 10.2.5 bios

NM06 Windows Server 2012 (64-bit) 2 8192 2 139 10.2.5 bios

3.1 PHYSICAL SERVERS

PHYS01 Windows Server 2012 (64-bit) 2x4 8192 3 284 HP bios

3.2 VIRTUAL NETWORKING

NM01 1 10.100.50.33 VLAN_50

NM02 1 10.100.55.13 VLAN_55

NM03 1 10.100.55.52 VLAN_55

NM05 1 10.100.66.100 VLAN_66

NM08 1 10.100.66.101 VLAN_66

NM09 1 10.100.66.108 VLAN_66

NM10 1 10.100.70.155 VLAN_70

NM06 1 10.100.70.70 VLAN_70

3.3 APPLICATION INFORMATION

NM01 Network Monitor #N/A

NM02 Network Monitor #N/A

NM03 Admin Workstations #N/A

NM05 Admin Workstations #N/A

NM08 #N/A #N/A

NM09 #N/A #N/A

NM10 #N/A Tier 1: 1 hour - 1 day

NM06 SolarWinds - Network Performance Manager Tier 0: < 1 hour

Check Ideal Result Result Success

Nutanix AHV Compatible Guest OS True True Success

Move Compatible Guest OS True True Success

VMware Tools Installed True True Success

EUFI Secure Boot Enabled False False Success

Raw Device Mappings False False Success

Shared SCSI Disks False False Success

Independent Mode Disks False False Success

vSphere Anti-Affinity Rules N/A False Success

Multiple vNICs N/A False Success

Existing vSphere Snapshots False False Success

Non-English Characters in VM Name False False Success

Singe/Double Quotes in VM Name False False Success

Windows Dynamic Disks False False Success

2GB Sparse Disks False False Success

Check Ideal Result Result Success