Preparations

To ensure a smooth migration, you need to complete the following preparations:

Preparing a Huawei Account

Before using MgC, prepare a Huawei ID or an IAM user that can access MgC and obtain an access key (AK/SK) of the account or IAM user. For more information, see Preparations.

Obtaining an Access Key for Your Alibaba Cloud

Check whether your Alibaba Cloud account has an AK/SK pair and has the AliyunECSReadOnlyAccess permissions. If it does not have, perform the following steps to generate the AK/SK pair and add the required permissions for it:

Sign in to the RAM console using your Alibaba Cloud account.
In the navigation pane on the left, choose Identities > Users.
On the Users tab, click Create User.
On the Create User page, in the User Access Key area, click Create Access Key.
Assign permissions to the RAM user.
On the Users page, click Add Permissions in the Operation column and grant the AliyunECSReadOnlyAccess permissions to the RAM user.