I'm looking for tips on migrating around 180 VMs from VMware vCenter 8.0 to Hyper-V. I'd really appreciate a detailed guide on which tools and methods work best for this process, particularly if anyone has experience moving VMs with static IPs, like SQL servers. Any advice on the overall process would be great!
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I found Veeam to be incredibly simple to use for the migration. It was almost too easy, honestly!
Currently, I'm moving a few hundred VMs using SCVMM's V2V converter and I've wrapped it with some custom PowerShell scripts. These scripts help handle tasks like removing VMware tools and configuring the VM network adapters in Hyper-V. With a large number of servers to migrate, automating as many tasks as possible is key, because things can add up quickly.
Acronis works well for this kind of migration. Just perform a backup, use Instant Restore to Hyper-V, and then finalize everything. This method minimizes downtime significantly, with just a bit of performance hit while finalizing.
I used Starwind along with the VM migration tool in Windows Admin Center. There’s an option to migrate static IPs, but it didn't work perfectly, so I had to manually set IPs for a few of them. Thankfully, I only had a small number of VMs, so it wasn’t too time-consuming.
I used Veeam since it was already in use at our organization. There was some downtime required for the final snapshot transfer, and afterwards, I had to do a bit of manual configuration in Hyper-V. For some VMs, I also used Azure Migrate since our target was Stack HCI instead of plain Hyper-V. It resulted in less downtime but still involved manual setups afterward. Definitely a solid tool overall!
Right now, I'm using Veeam Instant Restore. Just remember to uninstall VMware tools first and snag the static IP details with "ipconfig /all | clip" before you move everything to Hyper-V. You might also want to convert to Hyper-V Gen 2 using mbr2gpt.exe—it really helps streamline the process.
Veeam is definitely the best choice based on my experience, too!