feat(ins): update migration documentation #5305
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| ### Identify VMs to migrate | ||
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| 1. Review the VMs in the VMware environment to determine which ones to migrate. | ||
| 2. Ensure the VM boots with UEFI (not Legacy BIOS), as Scaleway Instances require UEFI. |
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| 2. Ensure the VM boots with UEFI (not Legacy BIOS), as Scaleway Instances require UEFI. | |
| 2. Ensure the VMs boot with UEFI (not Legacy BIOS), as Scaleway Instances require UEFI. |
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| 1. Review the VMs in the VMware environment to determine which ones to migrate. | ||
| 2. Ensure the VM boots with UEFI (not Legacy BIOS), as Scaleway Instances require UEFI. | ||
| 3. Match the VM’s resource requirements (CPU, RAM, storage) to an appropriate Scaleway Instance type: |
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| 3. Match the VM’s resource requirements (CPU, RAM, storage) to an appropriate Scaleway Instance type: | |
| 3. Match each VM’s resource requirements (CPU, RAM, storage) to an appropriate Scaleway Instance type: |
| - Image: Ubuntu 24.04 Noble Bat. | ||
| - Block Storage: At least twice the storage size of the VM to be migrated. | ||
| - SSH Key: Configure an SSH key for access. | ||
| 2. Connect to the Instance via SSH. |
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| 2. Connect to the Instance via SSH. | |
| 2. [Connect to the Instance via SSH](/instances/how-to/connect-to-instance/). |
| 2. Connect to the Instance via SSH. | ||
| 3. Install the required migration tools: | ||
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| ```shell |
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| sudo ./aws/install | ||
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| - `govmomi` — for interacting with vCenter | ||
| 1. Optional: Configure serial Console output (for viewing boot sequences in Scaleway’s console): |
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| 1. Optional: Configure serial Console output (for viewing boot sequences in Scaleway’s console): | |
| 1. Optional: Configure serial console output (for viewing boot sequences in Scaleway’s console): |
| git clone https://github.com/fg-scw/migration-scw-rhel | ||
| ``` | ||
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| 6. Create an Object Storage Bucket. |
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| 6. Create an Object Storage Bucket. | |
| 6. Create an Object Storage bucket. |
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| #### Converting the VM on the Converter Instance | ||
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| 1. Upload or Export the VM image: |
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| 1. Upload or Export the VM image: | |
| 1. Upload or export the VM image: |
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| 1. Upload or Export the VM image: | ||
| - Use `govc` (as shown in the Windows section) or upload the `.ova`/`.vmdk` file manually. | ||
| 2. Extract the `.ova` File (if applicable): |
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| 2. Extract the `.ova` File (if applicable): | |
| 2. Extract the `.ova` file (if applicable): |
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| #### Creating snapshot, Block Volume, and Instance | ||
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| 1. Upload the Image: |
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| 1. Upload the Image: | |
| 1. Upload the image: |
| aws s3 cp povrhel9_scaleway.qcow2 s3://<bucket_name>/povrhel9_scaleway.qcow2 | ||
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| 2. Import as a Snapshot: |
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| 2. Import as a Snapshot: | |
| 2. Import as a snapshot: |
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