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The Ins and Outs of Azure VMware Solution

By : Dr. Kevin Jellow D.H.L (h.c)
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The Ins and Outs of Azure VMware Solution

By: Dr. Kevin Jellow D.H.L (h.c)

Overview of this book

Organizations over the world are migrating partially or fully to the cloud, but with the whole slew of providers, tools, and platforms available, knowing where to start can be quite challenging. If you know Microsoft Azure VMware Solution, you know it is the quickest way to migrate to the cloud without needing application modernization or rework. You can retain the same VMware tools to manage your environment while moving to Azure. But how does it work? The Ins and Outs of Azure VMware Solution has the answer. This high-level, comprehensive yet concise guide to Azure VMware Solution starts by taking you through the architecture and its applicable use cases. It will help you hit the ground running by getting straight to the important steps: planning, deploying, configuring, and managing your Azure VMware Solution instance. You’ll be able to extend your existing knowledge of Azure and VMware by covering advanced topics such as SRM and governance, setting up a hybrid connection to your on-premises datacenter, and scaling up using disk pools. By the end of the VMware book, you’ll have gone over everything you need to transition to the cloud with ease using Azure VMware Solution.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
1
Part 1: Getting Started with Azure VMware Solution (AVS)
4
Part 2: Planning and Deploying AVS
9
Part 3: Configuring Your AVS
14
Part 4: Governance and Management for AVS

Deploying and Configuring HCX in Azure VMware Solution

Azure VMware Solution (AVS) no longer comes with VMware HCX Advanced and its Cloud Manager already set up. Instead, you will need to add it as an add-on through the Azure portal. You will still need to download the HCX Connector OVA and set up the virtual appliance on your vCenter Server on-premises. VMware HCX supports up to 25 site pairings in each edition (Advanced and Enterprise) on-premises to cloud or cloud to cloud. HCX Advanced is the default edition in AVS, but you may request HCX Enterprise by submitting a support request to Microsoft support. The HCX Enterprise service may be disabled or turned off; however, HCX Advanced is included in the node fee.

VMware HCX is an application mobility platform for migrating applications, rebalancing workloads, and ensuring business continuity across data centers and clouds.

The following migration types are supported by HCX:

  • Cold migration – Offline migration of...