Prerequisites for Hyper-V VM migration to Azure Stack HCI using Azure Migrate (preview)

Applies to: Azure Stack HCI, version 23H2

This article describes the prerequisite tasks you need to complete before you begin the process to migrate Hyper-V virtual machines (VMs) to Azure Stack HCI. Make sure to review the requirements for migration if you haven't already.

Important

This feature is currently in PREVIEW. See the Supplemental Terms of Use for Microsoft Azure Previews for legal terms that apply to Azure features that are in beta, preview, or otherwise not yet released into general availability.

Prerequisites

The following list contains the prerequisites that must be met to migrate Hyper-V VMs to Azure Stack HCI. Some prerequisites apply to the source Hyper-V server, some to the target Azure Stack HCI cluster, and others to both.

Prerequisite	Applies to	More information
Open required firewall ports.	source, target	3389 – Inbound connections on port 3389 to allow remote desktop connections to the appliance. 44368 – Inbound connections on port 44368 to remotely access the appliance management app by using the URL: https://<appliance-ip-or-name>:44368. 5985 – Inbound and outbound connections on port 5985 (WinRM) to communicate from appliance to host. 445 – Inbound and outbound connections on port 445 (SMB) to communicate between source and target appliance.
Allow required URLs	source, target	URL access and *.siterecovery.azure.com
Configure SAN policy on Windows VMs.	source	Configure SAN policy.
Deploy, configure and register an Azure Stack HCI cluster.	target	Create and register an Azure Stack HCI cluster.
Verify a successful deployment.	target	Verify a successful deployment.
Verify and make a note of the custom location created during deployment on the Azure Stack HCI system.	target	Verify a successful deployment.
Create a custom storage path for the Arc Resource Bridge for storing VM configuration and OS disks.	target	Create storage path.
Create a logical network for the Arc Resource Bridge for VMs to use.	target	Create a logical network.
Enable contributor and user administrator access on the subscription for the Azure Migrate project.	both	Assign Azure roles using the Azure portal.
Create an Azure Migrate project	source, target	Create an Azure Migrate project.

Create an Azure Migrate project

Before you can migrate, create an Azure Migrate project in Azure portal using the following procedure. For more information, see Create and manage projects.

1. On the Azure portal home page, select Azure Migrate.

2. On the Get started page, under Servers, databases and web apps, select Discover, assess and migrate.

   

3. On the Servers, databases and web apps page, select Create project.

4. On the Create project page:

   1. Enter your subscription.
   2. Enter the resource group, or select it if it already exists.
   3. Enter the new project name.
   4. Select a supported geography region that you previously created. For more information, see Supported geographies.

   

5. When finished, select Create.

Next steps

• Discover and replicate Hyper-V VMs.