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NetApp Data Migrator

Learn about installing NetApp Data Migrator

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You need to install a control plane and workers to run NFS and SMB migration jobs using NetApp Data Migrator.

  • Control plane: The control plane acts as the central management and control layer. You deploy the control plane on a Linux virtual machine (VM), then you deploy the workers.

  • Workers: Workers are virtual machines that perform the actual data migration. You can deploy multiple workers based on scale and your requirements. The worker type depends on the protocol:

    • A Linux worker supports NFS migrations.

    • A Windows worker supports SMB migrations.

First you deploy the control plane virtual machine (VM) and Linux worker VM using the AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud service or using Open Virtual Appliance (OVA) templates. You download the NetApp Data Migrator images required for deployment from the NetApp Support site.

After deployment, you create the control plane and worker VMs to access NetApp Data Migrator. You create the control plane VM and Linux worker VM using the deployed images. You create the Windows worker VM using the Windows Worker Installer, which you download from the NetApp Support site.

What's next?

After learning about installing NetApp Data Migrator, you can register for an account.