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Quick start for migrating to Amazon EVS using the VMware workloads migration advisor

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Get started with the VMware migration advisor to move your current infrastructure to Amazon EVS using Amazon FSx for ONTAP as external NFS datastores.

Before you get started, you should have an understanding of operational modes.

One Log in to Workload Factory

You'll need to set up an account with Workload Factory and log in using one of the console experiences.

Two Add credentials and permissions

Choose the permission policies to meet your needs.

If you choose not to grant permissions, you can start using Workload Factory for Databases to copy partially completed code samples.

If you choose to grant permissions, you'll need to add credentials to an account manually that includes selecting workload capabilities, such as Databases and AI, and creating the IAM policies for the required permissions.

Three Upload VM inventory data

You can use the planning center to upload inventory details about your current VM environment. Use the data collector script, RVTools, or NetApp Data Infrastructure Insights to capture your current VM configuration and upload the data to the planning center.

Four Create a deployment plan using the VMware migration advisor

Launch the VMware migration advisor and manually configure the VM environment you want to create on Amazon Elastic VMWare Service infrastructure using an Amazon FSx for ONTAP file system as external NFS datastores.

Five Deploy the recommended FSx for ONTAP file system

Deploy the new FSx for ONTAP file system that will provide the datastores for your VMs in your Amazon EC2 infrastructure.