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Emad Younis, VMware

William Lam, VMware

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Migrate to the vCenter Server Appliance You Should

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• This presentation may contain product features that are currently under development.

• This overview of new technology represents no commitment from VMware to deliver these features in any generally available product.

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Agenda

1 Introductions

2 Migration Overview

3 Automation

4 Alternative VCSA Migration Paths

5 QuestionsVMworld 2017 Content: Not fo


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Introductions



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Speaker Introductions

William Lam

Staff Architect II, VMware R&D

Personal Blog: www.virtuallyghetto.com

Twitter: @lamw

Emad Younis

Sr. Technical Marketing Engineer, VMware

VMware Blog: https://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/

Personal Blog: www.emadyounis.com

Twitter: @emad_younis



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Migrating to the vCenter Server ApplianceOverview



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Windows vCenter Server News

Announced on Friday 8/25http://vmwa.re/goodbyewinvc

vCenter Server

6.5



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Migration Overview

Step 1: Migration Assistant

• SSO/ PSC / vCenter Server pre-checks• Data transport mechanism• vSphere Update Manager (VUM) included

Step 2: Migration Tool

• Stage 1: VCSA deployment• Stage 2: Configuration & data import



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Migration Path

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Source Windows vCenter Version Destination VCSA Version

5.5 – 5.5 Update 3d 6.0 Update 2m

5.5 – 5.5 Update 3e 6.0 Update 3

5.5 or 6.0 6.5

5.5 Update 3b – 3e

or

6.0 – 6.5

6.5 Update 1



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VCSA Automation



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VCSA CLI Automation

Location of JSON Templates:

VMware-VCSA-all-*.ISO

vcsa-cli-installer

templates

install

upgrade

migrate



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VCSA CLI Automation



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Alternative VCSA Migration Paths



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Scenario #1 - Horizontal Migration

XvCenter Server

6.5vCenter Server Appliance

6.5

orX

Problem statement: Support for same vCenter Server version from Windows to the VCSA is not supported using the VCSA Migration Tool.



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Scenario # 2 - Consolidation

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VCSA

6.5

Problem statement: VCSA Migration Tool only supports a 1:1 relationship between source Windows vCenter Server & destination VCSA

vCenter Server

6.5

vCenter Server

6.5

vCenter Server

6.5



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Scenario # 3 – Topology Change

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Problem statement: VCSA Migration Tool does support changing deployment topology

VCSA



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VCSA Migration Considerations



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vCenter Server

ESXiHosts

vCenter

Solutions

Virtual Machines

Considerations Framework



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vCenter Server

ESXiHosts

vCenter

Solutions

Virtual Machines

vCenter Server Considerations



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vCenter Server

vCenter Server Considerations

• Exporting of vCenter Server Configurations

– Folders, Permissions, Tags, DRS Rules, Cluster Rules, Custom Attributes, etc

– Manual Vs. Automated

• vCenter Network Identity

– Hostname (FQDN)

– IP Address

• vCenter Identifier

– 0-63 (64 total)

Solutions:

• Export/Import VC settings from one to another https://goo.gl/8duqzw

• Backup/Restore vSphere Tags https://goo.gl/Coq9ou

• vDocumentation https://goo.gl/rpvkRL

• RVTools http://www.robware.net/rvtools/



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https://goo.gl/8duqzw

https://goo.gl/Coq9ou

https://goo.gl/rpvkRL

http://www.robware.net/rvtools/

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vCenter Server

ESXiHosts

vCenter

Solutions

Virtual Machines

ESXi Hosts Considerations



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ESXiHosts

ESXi Host Considerations

• New hosts Vs. Existing

– Manual Vs. Automated

• Networking

– VSS Vs. VDS

Solutions:

• Auto Deploy & Host Profiles (Export/Import)

• Various Scripts in Community for applying changes

• vDocumentation https://goo.gl/rpvkRL

• vCheck https://goo.gl/HSP1Zp

• Automate VSS to VDS Migration https://goo.gl/d9gbPq

• Automate VDS to VSS Migration https://goo.gl/oBDBdD



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https://goo.gl/rpvkRL

https://goo.gl/HSP1Zp

https://goo.gl/d9gbPq

https://goo.gl/oBDBdD

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vCenter Server

ESXiHosts

vCenter

Solutions

Virtual Machines

vCenter Solutions Considerations



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vCenter

Solutions

Solutions Considerations

• Plugins

– VMware & 3rd Party

– Re-install or re-register

Solutions

• List installed vCenter Server plugins https://goo.gl/sWDnf9

• VCSA Migration Assistant



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https://goo.gl/sWDnf9

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vCenter Server

ESXiHosts

vCenter

Solutions

Virtual Machines

Virtual Machine Considerations



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Virtual Machines

Virtual Machine Considerations

• New workloads Vs. Migrating Existing

Solutions:

• Shared storage between New/Existing Hosts

• LUN Swing

• Cross vCenter vMotion (across same AND different SSO Domains)

• Same SSO Domain = Enhanced Linked Mode using vSphere Web Client

• Diff SSO Domain = Automation via API

• PowerCLI script https://goo.gl/r2YLMV

• Manual/Automated OVF Export/Import

• Content Library Publish/Subscribe



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https://goo.gl/r2YLMV

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vCenter

Solutions

Lastly …

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VCSA Tech Preview Features



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VCSA Tech Preview Features

• VCSA Automation APIs• REST APIs for Install, Upgrade & Migrate

• Deferred Data Import• Reduced vCenter Server downtime and make use of environment after upgrade

vSphere 6.5 Tech Preview



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Migration Resources

• blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/ - vSphere Blog

• virtuallyghetto.com – William Lam Blog

• emadyounis.com – Emad Younis Blog

• https://github.com/lamw/migrate2vcsa-resources - VCSA Migration Resources

• http://docs.hol.vmware.com/hol-isim/HOL-2017/hol-1710-vcsamigration.htm - HOL Simulation

• featurewalkthrough.vmware.com – Product Walkthroughs

• Light board Videos - vSphere YouTube Channel

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https://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/

http://virtuallyghetto.com/

http://emadyounis.com/

https://github.com/lamw/migrate2vcsa-resources

http://docs.hol.vmware.com/hol-isim/HOL-2017/hol-1710-vcsamigration.htm

https://featurewalkthrough.vmware.com/#!/vsphere-6-5

Questions



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