Azure Migrate - Vmware no Disk detected

Daniel Muse 0 Reputation points
2024-09-17T00:18:29.8133333+00:00

For some reason one of my VMs in vsphere that I am trying to migrate using an azure appliance is being detected with no disks, so I cannot migrate it.

I am at a loss as to why this is happening. It is not a dynamic disk, and for all intents and purposes that I can see, meets all criteria to be migrated to Azure.

Azure Migrate detects 0 disks with 0 GB in use
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settings in vcenter for this VM
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disk management in the actual VM
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I created a new VM (without the data) and it detected it fine...with the exact same settings. Anyone have any pointers they might be able share or some guidance? Thanks!

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  1. Daniel Muse 0 Reputation points
    2024-09-17T00:28:04.05+00:00

    I got it. In case anyone else comes across this, I changed the Virtual Device Node to SATA Controller and then the Azure Migrate Appliance picked up the disk almost immediately.
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  2. Alex Bykovskyi 2,011 Reputation points
    2024-09-17T12:37:04.4666667+00:00

    Hey,

    The issue might be related to a NVMe controller configured in your VM, since Azure Migrate can see the disks after you changed the controller. You can move your VM by migrating it as a physical machine. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/migrate/tutorial-migrate-physical-virtual-machines

    As another option, you can use StarWind V2V converter to migrate your VM to Azure.
    https://www.starwindsoftware.com/starwind-v2v-converter

    Cheers,

    Alex Bykovskyi

    StarWind Software

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