From Proprietary to Powerful: Accelerate Your VMware Migration to the Red Hat Hybrid Cloud
Welcome to the VMware to Red Hat Hybrid Cloud migration workshop!
What you’ll learn
In this workshop, you will:
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Explore the pre-deployed migration infrastructure components (Conversion Host, networks, security groups)
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Review existing Ansible Automation Platform job workflows configured for VMware to OpenStack migration
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Configure Ansible Automation Platform job workflows to perform VM seeding and final cutover
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Experience a two-phase migration approach that minimizes downtime during maintenance windows
Who this is for
This workshop is designed for Infrastructure Engineers and VMware Administrators who want to learn how to migrate workloads from VMware to Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift using Ansible Automation Platform.
Experience level: Intermediate
Prerequisites
Before starting this workshop, you should have:
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Basic understanding of VMware vCenter and virtual machine management
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Familiarity with OpenStack concepts (compute, networking, storage)
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Basic knowledge of Ansible Automation Platform
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Experience with Linux command line operations
Workshop environment
Your lab environment is fully pre-configured with all the necessary infrastructure for VMware to OpenStack migration:
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Red Hat OpenShift cluster hosting OpenStack services
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Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift (RHOSO) as the target cloud platform
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Ansible Automation Platform for migration orchestration
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VMware vCenter as the source environment
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Conversion Host deployed in OpenStack for efficient data transfer
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Bastion host for command-line access
You will have access to:
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OpenShift Console: {openshift_console_url}
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Ansible Automation Platform: {aap_controller_web_url}
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A tab already connected to the bastion host
| All environment details and credentials are available in the lab interface. |