Updated on 2026-09-30 GMT+08:00

Operation Process

Table 1 shows how to use SMS to migrate an AWS EC2 Linux server.

**Table 1** Procedure
No.	Step	Description
1	Preparations	Prepare the login accounts (with root permissions) of the source servers, and the Huawei Cloud account and required permissions. Ensure that the source server environments and available space meet migration requirements. Configure the source network to meet migration requirements. Ensure that the OS types and versions of the source servers are compatible with SMS.
2	Installing and Starting the Agent on a Source Server	Install and start the Linux SMS-Agent on the source Linux servers.
3	Configuring a Target Server	After the SMS-Agent is started on the source servers, configure target servers and migration settings on the SMS console.
4	Starting Full Replication	After configuring the target servers on the SMS console, start a full replication to replicate all data from the source servers to the target servers. After the replication is complete, the system automatically starts the target servers.
5	Testing the Target Server	Verify whether the data on the target servers is consistent with that on the source servers and whether the applications and services can run properly.
6	Synchronizing and Verifying Incremental Data	Synchronize incremental data from the source servers to the target servers and confirm that all data is synchronized.
7	Performing a Cutover	Switch services from the source servers to the target servers and use the target servers to handle services.