Migrating Linux RHEL 6.5+ Virtual Machines to Compute Engine
Question
Your company is planning to perform a lift and shift migration of their Linux RHEL 6.5+ virtual machines.
The virtual machines are running in an on-premises VMware environment.
You want to migrate them to Compute Engine following Google-recommended practices.
What should you do?
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A. B. C. D.C.
The framework illustrated in the preceding diagram has four phases: Assess.
In this phase, you assess your source environment, assess the workloads that you want to migrate to Google Cloud, and assess which VMs support each workload.
Plan.
In this phase, you create the basic infrastructure for Migrate for Compute Engine, such as provisioning the resource hierarchy and setting up network access.
Deploy.
In this phase, you migrate the VMs from the source environment to Compute Engine.
Optimize.
In this phase, you begin to take advantage of the cloud technologies and capabilities.
https://cloud.google.com/architecture/migrating-vms-migrate-for-compute-engine-getting-startedThe recommended approach for migrating Linux RHEL 6.5+ virtual machines from an on-premises VMware environment to Compute Engine would be to perform an assessment of the virtual machines running in the current environment, and then follow the steps outlined in option B or C.
Option A is not recommended because migrating all virtual machines individually with Migrate for Compute Engine can be time-consuming and may not be the most efficient approach.
Option B is a valid approach to migrating the virtual machines. This option involves performing an assessment of the virtual machines running in the current VMware environment, creating images of all disks, importing the disks on Compute Engine, and creating standard virtual machines where the boot disks are the ones that have been imported. This approach allows for a more streamlined migration process as the virtual machines are not migrated individually.
Option C is also a valid approach and involves performing an assessment of the virtual machines running in the current VMware environment, defining a migration plan, preparing a Migrate for Compute Engine migration RunBook, and executing the migration. This approach allows for a more organized and controlled migration process.
Option D is not recommended as installing a third-party agent on all selected virtual machines can introduce additional risks and complexities.
In summary, the recommended approach to migrating Linux RHEL 6.5+ virtual machines from an on-premises VMware environment to Compute Engine is to perform an assessment of the virtual machines running in the current environment, and then either follow the steps outlined in option B or C based on the specific needs of the organization.
