Quickly Migrating Servers in Batches

Notes and Constraints

• A migration task can only include source servers from the same platform.
• A server can only be included in one migration task.
• A migration task can include a maximum of 100 servers.
• Source servers in tasks created by the same user must have unique MAC addresses. Duplicate MAC addresses may cause network conflicts or task execution errors.

• You can migrate up to 200 resources at the same time. Any additional resources beyond this limit will have their migration paused at the initial step and stay in a pending state. Once resources are released or servers are migrated, these tasks will automatically resume in the order they were created.
• If this is your first time creating a batch server migration task, assign the required permissions to your Huawei Cloud account. For more information about the required permissions, see Agency Permissions.

Precautions

Before creating a server migration workflow, read and understand the items below.

Migration Principles

Figure 1 shows the principles of server migration using MgC.

Figure 1 Server migration principles

Operation Process

Preparations

Before using MgC, prepare a Huawei Cloud account or an IAM user that has permissions to access MgC. In addition, you need to enable Huawei Cloud services, complete real-name authentication, and obtain an access key.

1. Sign up for a Huawei Cloud account and complete real-name authentication. If you have already signed up for a Huawei Cloud account and completed real-name authentication, skip this step.
   1. Visit Huawei Cloud and click Sign Up.
   2. Sign up for a Huawei Cloud account.
   3. (Optional) Complete real-name authentication. Real-name authentication is the process of submitting valid identity information (such as a passport or business license) for verification when you use cloud services offered in the Chinese mainland. There are individual real-name authentication and enterprise real-name authentication.

      According to relevant laws and regulations, unauthenticated accounts cannot purchase cloud services in the Chinese mainland and your account and rights may not be protected. For more information, see Real-Name Authentication Overview.

      To complete real-name authentication, refer to:

      • Individual account: Individual Real-Name Authentication
      • Enterprise account: Enterprise Real-Name Authentication
2. Create an IAM user and grant permissions to the user. Skip this step if you use a Huawei Cloud account (administrator account).
   1. Create an IAM user. For details, see Creating an IAM User or Creating an IAM User (New Version).
   2. Create a custom policy and grant permissions to the IAM user. For details, see Using Roles or Policies to Assign Custom Permissions to IAM Users or Using Identity Policies to Assign Custom Permissions to IAM Users (New Version). For details about how to grant permissions, see Assigning Permissions to an IAM User or Assigning Permissions to an IAM User (New Version).
3. Obtain an AK/SK pair for the account.

   The Agent uses the AK/SK of the target account for authentication when connecting to the MgC console. For details, see Creating an Access Key.

Step 1: Create an Application Migration Project

1. Sign in to the MgC console.
2. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Settings.
3. Under Migration Projects, click Create Project.
   Figure 2 Creating a project
   

4. In the Create Project dialog box, set Project Type to Application migration.
   

   The project type cannot be changed after the project is created.

   Figure 3 Setting the project type to application migration
   

5. Enter a project name and click Create. After the project is created, you can view it in the project list.

Step 2: Install the MgC Agent and Connect it to MgC

1. Install the MgC Agent on Windows. Log in to the MgC Agent console using a Huawei Cloud Access Key.
2. Connect the MgC Agent to MgC.

Step 3: Discover Source Servers

The following describes how to perform an online discovery.

1. Sign in to the MgC console. In the navigation pane, under Project, choose your application migration project from the drop-down list.
2. In the navigation pane, click Resource Survey.
3. Under Online Discovery, click Cloud Discovery.
   Figure 4 Cloud discovery
   

4. Configure the parameters based on Table 2 to create a discovery task.

   Table 2 Parameters for creating a cloud discovery task

   Area	Parameter	Description
   Task Settings	Source Platform	Select the source cloud platform. Currently, Alibaba Cloud, Huawei Cloud, AWS, Tencent Cloud, Google Cloud, and Azure are supported.
   	Collection Method	If you choose Credential, select the credential for accessing the source cloud platform. If the credential is not in the drop-down list, click Add Credential to add it. For details, see Managing Credentials. If the source cloud platform is Alibaba Cloud, Huawei Cloud, AWS, or Tencent Cloud, select AK/SK for Authentication and enter the AK/SK pair of your source cloud account. If the source cloud platform is Google Cloud, select Configuration File for Authentication and upload the configuration file that contains your Google Cloud service account credentials. The file must be in JSON format and cannot exceed 4 KB. For details about how to obtain the configuration file, see Obtaining Google Cloud Credentials Configuration Files. If the source cloud platform is Azure, select ID/Secret for Authentication. To learn how to obtain Azure credentials, see How Do I Obtain Azure Credentials?
   		If you choose Agency, a cloud service agency is required to assign MgC the permissions required to access resources in your current account. For details about the agency permissions, see Cloud Discovery. NOTE: This option is available only when Source Platform is set to Huawei Cloud. If the Agency Status is Agency not set up, click Create Agency. On the displayed page, click OK. After the authorization is complete, the agency status changes to Agency set up.
   	Region	Select the regions where your source resources are deployed.
   	Resource Type	Select Servers from the drop-down list.
   Basic Information	Task Name	The default name format is <task type>-<current-time>. You can also specify a name.
   	Task Description (Optional)	Describe the task.
   	Application (Optional)	Select the application that you want to group the discovered resources into. If no applications are available, perform the following steps to create one: Click Create Application. Enter an application name and description. Configure Business Scenario and Environment, and set Region to the region that you want to migrate to. Click OK.

5. Click Confirm. After the online discovery task is created, MgC starts discovering source resources.
   • If the task succeeds, return to the Source Resources page and view the list of discovered source resources and their details.
   • If the task fails, click the task name to view the data source that fails to be collected. Hover over the collection status to view the failure cause.
     Figure 5 Viewing the failure cause
     

Step 4: Create a Server Migration Task

1. In the navigation pane, choose Server Migration > Bulk Servers.
2. Click Create Migration Task.
3. Use the default task name or create one. Enter the task description (optional).
4. Click OK to complete the task creation.

Step 5: Configure the Migration Task

This step includes five stages: Select Source Resources, Check the Migration Readiness, Configure Target Servers, Configure Migration Settings, and Confirm the Configurations. For details about the configuration at each stage, see Configuring a Migration Task.

Step 6: Track the Migration Task