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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 HCX Advanced using the Azure portal

The steps to deploy HCX Advanced using the Azure portal are as follows:

  1. Go to your AVS deployment in the Azure portal. Under Manage, select + Add-ons. Then, select Migration using HCX:
Figure 5.1 – VMware HCX deployment and configuration

Figure 5.1 – VMware HCX deployment and configuration

  1. Check the I agree with terms and conditions. checkbox and then select Enable and deploy:
Figure 5.2 – VMware HCX deployment and configuration

Figure 5.2 – VMware HCX deployment and configuration

  1. Installing HCX Advanced and configuring the Cloud Manager takes around 35 minutes. The HCX Manager URL and HCX keys required for the HCX on-premises connector site pairing will appear on the Migration using HCX tab after installation:
Figure 5.3 – HCX Manager URL and HCX keys

Figure 5.3 – HCX Manager URL and HCX keys

Note

If the HCX key isn’t shown after installation, click the Add button to produce one, which you may then use for the site pairing.

The HCX...