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Summary

This guide will demonstrate how to migrate a set of machines to AWS using CloudEndureApplication Migration Service (MGN). After an installation token key has been provided, the CloudEndure MGN agent can be downloaded and installed from the Cloudamize application. Machines which are candidates for migration to AWS will then be available in the CloudEndure MGN dashboard.
Alternatively the Cloudamize migration report can be downloaded and used to create a CloudEndure MGN migration blueprint.
Follow the steps below to begin. 

 

Navigate to the Migrate Your Environment page

Launch the application to view the results summary page. From here, click View Details.

 

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From the results dashboard, click Dashboard -> Migration Planner.

 

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Click Migrate Your Environment in the More Tools menu at the top-right of the canvas. 

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Migrate

Select CloudEndure MGN at the top left of the Migrate Your Environment window.

  1. Select a design to use for the migration.

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  1. Select the groups to migrate

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  2. Click Apply.

  3. In the table below, select which machines to migrate.
    Note: Cloudamize does not ensure that the

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  1. MGN agent prerequisites are met. In cases where installation via the console cannot be completed please follow the

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  1. MGN installation instructions for a command line based installation.

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To install via the Cloudamize Console

Click on Installation Options to enter the Installation Token Key for CloudEndureMGN. Then click Install to install the CloudEndure MGN agent and begin the migration process.

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You can find your CloudEndure MGN installation token in your CloudEndure account under Help - How to Add Machines

 

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MGN account. Refer to AWS - Application Migration Service documentation for further help.

In the far right column for each machine, click on the log icon to view a detailed log for that machine.

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To Install via Command Line

You can also install the CloudEndure MGN agent through the command line interface. You can find your installation command under How to Add Machines in your CloudEndure dashboard.

You can find further CloudEndure installation guides here.

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The CloudEndure Refer to AWS - Application Migration Service documentation for further help.

The MGN agent will take approximately 10-15 minutes to download and install. Afterwards, the machine will be added to the CloudEndure MGN database, and the installation will complete.

 Using CloudEndure Migration Factory 

Creating MGN Blueprint

It is also possible to use the migration plan as a starting point for CloudEndure Migration Factory MGN blueprints. 

To begin, simply download the migration plan and edit the downloaded CSV file to match the CloudEndure MGN blueprint specification.

 

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* Please note that machines using our agentless data collection option will not be able to be migrated via CloudEndureMGN.

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Contact helpdesk@cloudamize.com if you have any questions or require any assistance.

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