VMWARE to Nutanix Migration

THE PROBLEM

Licensing adjustments, price increases, and evolving support structures in the VMWare platform following the Broadcom acquisition are forcing many customers to explore other options. However, identifying your current dependence on VMWare, and the risk and costs associated with migration to Nutanix, creates challenges.

THE SOLUTION

Leverage ReadyWorks Ascend through our technology partners. Streamline the migration from VMware to Nutanix, reducing risks and inefficiencies associated with manual tracking, ensuring an accurate and comprehensive audit of the existing VMware environment to understand if the new platform will support your needs before making the move.

THE BENEFITS

With ReadyWorks Ascend and Nutanix Move you benefit from the following:

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Cross-hypervisor migration
Support for cloud platforms
Agentless migration
Continuous data synch
Non-disruptive testing
Automated virtual machine cutover
License cost visibility & insights
 
Virtual machine inventory analysis
 
Pre-migration risk analysis
 
Wave planning
 
Automated scheduling
 
Automated communications
 
End-to-end migration orchestration
 
Executive reporting
 
Auditing & compliance
 

Compelling benefits for all stakeholders:

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Rapid Implementation:

Inventory visualization to identify potential issues like VMs over 5 TB before they become bottlenecks.

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Immediate Impact:

Inventory visualization to identify potential issues like VMs over 5 TB before they become bottlenecks.

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Enterprise-Grade Planning:

Organize VMs through a project manager’s lens, not just an engineer’s—ensuring clarity and efficiency.

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Predictive Modeling:

Model migration duration based on network capacity to avoid slowdowns.

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Automation:

Covers VM migration and all additional planning and execution requirements.

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License Cost Visibility:

Covers VM migration and all additional planning and execution requirements.

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Compliance Support:

Audit trail of migration steps, providing peace of mind and supporting efforts to meet regulatory standards.

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Executive Insights:

Reporting tailored for stakeholders and decision-makers, translating technical processes into actionable business insights.

Using ReadyWorks Ascend together with Nutanix Move you can:

CONNECTION & ORCHESTRATION:

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ReadyWorks Ascend rapidly connects to any system, including Nutanix Prism, Nutanix Move & VMware Vcenter plus your in-house systems with ease, getting them to work together across the migration.

DATA QUALITY SCORING:

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Missing and conflicting data is rapidly highlighted.

INTELLIGENT ANALYTICS:

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Our partners gain a holistic view of migration readiness and any risks that must be addressed.

WAVE PLANNING:

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Operators can automate wave planning based on any criteria.

LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT:

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Migrations can be modeled on network capacity to ensure cutovers are completed within expected timelines.

MIGRATION AUTOMATION:

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Rich analytics provides key visibility of the Vmware and Nutanix environments allowing stakeholders to be kept informed at every stage of the migration.

FAQ

How do I migrate VMware-based clusters to Nutanix without causing downtime?

Using ReadyWorks Ascend and Nutanix move you can leverage connectors to rapidly integrate data from relevant systems and use data quality and scoring to identify your VMware estate and dependencies. With enhanced visibility, you can identify and remove risks ahead of your migration and use automation to cut the chance of human error, and the potential for downtime.

Does Nutanix AHV support the same virtual machines (VMs) and workloads as VMware?

Yes! Nutanix AHV supports a wide range of virtual machines (VMs) and workloads, similar to VMware. It is designed to handle various enterprise workloads, including traditional applications, cloud-native applications, and containers. It offers advanced virtualization features such as VM live migration, dynamic scheduling, VM high availability (HA), and metro clustering1. Additionally, Nutanix AHV provides a centralized image management service, allowing administrators to import and convert existing virtual disk formats, including raw, .vhd, .vmdk, .vdi, and .qcow2

Are there any hidden costs in my migration?

Using ReadyWorks connectors you can integrate all relevant data on your current VMware estate and use data scoring to correct mismatches, poll data owners for more information, and gain a holistic view of your environment. This means you are best equipped to understand your future VMware requirements and costs.

Is the Nutanix platform suitable for my needs?

With a holistic view of your current VMware environment, you are in the best position to understand how the VMware platform will support your needs in the future. It will also allow you to see if you are paying for any services you aren’t using and identify the services and support you need in the new Nutanix environment.

Will application compatibility be impacted?

Using ReadyWorks Ascend plus Nutanix Move you can rank applications based on criticality using factors, including the number of users, to understand what applications must be tested in the new environment. Testing workflows can be automated to reduce testing time and remove human error from the process.

What are the risks and challenges of moving to Nutanix?

The risks associated with any migration to another platform include application compatibility, downtime and service disruption, loss of data, and regulatory compliance.

Using ReadyWorks Ascend plus Nutanix Move these risks are removed as by connecting to all relevant systems you can rapidly gain a holistic view of your current VMware environment. Rich analytics capabilities allow you to identify dependencies and a clear migration plan to avoid service disruption, while automated workflows, including application testing, ensure your migration occurs only when your environment is ready. All of this is managed with fully integrated compliance.

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