1.2 Understanding Workload Migration

PlateSpin Migrate automates the migration of workloads among physical, virtual machine, volume imaging, and cloud. The supported cloud platforms include Microsoft Azure, VMware vCloud Director, and Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Figure 1-1 Workload Migration

Table 1-1 Workload Migration Operations

Category of Operation

Migration Infrastructures

Peer-to-peer

  • Physical to Virtual (P2V)

  • Virtual to Virtual (V2V)

  • Virtual to Physical (V2P)

  • Physical to Physical (P2P)

Imaging

  • Physical to Image (P2I)

  • Virtual to Image (V2I)

  • Image to Virtual (I2V)

  • Image to Physical (I2P)

Cloud

  • Physical to Cloud (P2C)

  • Virtual to Cloud(V2C)

  • Cloud to Physical (C2P)

  • Cloud to Virtual (C2V)

NOTE:

  • Supported Cloud platforms include Microsoft Azure, VMware vCloud Director, or Amazon Web Services (AWS).

PlateSpin Migrate supports multiple workload types and virtualization platforms. Imaging is supported for workloads with Microsoft Windows operating systems. For a more detailed list of supported workloads and infrastructures, see Supported Configurations.