Azure VMware Solution Workload Migration from AV36 to AV36P

Question

Hello Team, Greetings!

 

Based on today's email communitcation regarding AV36 3-Year Reserved Instances End of Sale on 30 June 2025!

Q) So I assume we cannot do 3 year reservation renewal for existing reservation or buy new one with 3 year reservation after 30 June 2025 correct?

Q) What would be the migration approach for customers who are using AV36 nodes in AVS cluster to new SKU like AV36P?  

Like on-premise VMware infrastructure, can we create a new cluster with AV36P nodes within the same private cloud / vcenter instance and then do migration of VMs?

 ~ Ravi Kumar S

Answer 1

Hi @Ravi Kumar Shanker , I understand you have questions about AVS AV36.

Q) So I assume we cannot do 3 year reservation renewal for existing reservation or buy new one with 3 year reservation after 30 June 2025 correct?

A) Yes, correct.

Q) What would be the migration approach for customers who are using AV36 nodes in AVS cluster to new SKU like AV36P?  

A) You need to create a new private cloud then migrate your workload from current private cloud to the new one.

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Answer 2

Hi @Ravi Kumar Shanker ,

Reservation Renewal: Yes, you can renew existing reservations for AVS nodes before June 25, 2028. Since your customer has two reservations for AV36 nodes, they can renew both reservations as long as they do so before the specified date.

Creating a New Private Cloud: When creating a new private cloud to migrate workloads, you will indeed need to provide a new CIDR block for the new private cloud. Additionally, the workloads running in NSX segments will need to be re-IP'd to align with the new CIDR configuration. This is necessary to ensure that the network configurations are consistent and that there are no IP conflicts.

Migration Approach from AV36 to AV36P: The migration approach for customers using AV36 nodes in an AVS cluster to a new SKU like AV36P involves creating a new private cloud. After the new private cloud is set up, you will need to migrate the workloads from the current private cloud to the new one. This process may involve reconfiguring network settings, storage, and any other dependencies that the workloads may have.

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