Azure migrate migration tool | Appliance and Rename VM while replicating

Question

Hello,

Question :1

I have to replicate VM running on approximate 5 ESX host in same data center, i know i can register appliance it to any one project

here can i use one appliance to discover all 5 or , do i need to install 5 appliance for each ESX.

Question:2

Also can i rename VM hostname while starting replication..?

Answer 1

Hi Raghu,

Do you have vcenter for the ESXi as management layer or no ?

if the esxi nodes are managed by vcenter, you can use agentless method to migrate the VM.

if the esxi nodes are standalone and no vcneter, \ you can treat your VMware VMs as physical servers and use the agent-based migration workflow.

refer the FAQ on azure migrate for more details:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/migrate/common-questions-server-migration

Answer 2

Hi @Ragavendra dayakar ,

Q1: As far as I know the appliance can be used for all ESX hosts managed by vCenter

Q2: maybe this helps: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-migration-and/rename-resources-before-migration/m-p/2075151

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Andreas Baumgarten