Overview

This section describes how to get started with MgC. Included are steps to introduce you to the process of using the server migration workflow of MgC.

Step	Description
Preparations	Sign up for a HUAWEI ID, enable Huawei Cloud services, and top up your account. Obtain the required permissions for the source and target accounts. Obtain an AK/SK pair for the target account.
Create a project	Create a project to segregate and manage your migration resources.
Download and install the MgC Agent (formerly Edge)	Install the MgC Agent, which is a tool that collects information about your source resources and executes migration commands from MgC.
Discover source servers	Discover source servers and collect their details through the Internet, an intranet, or manual addition.
(Optional) Group discovered servers as applications	Group the discovered servers as applications. With these applications, you can assess the discovered source servers to get target resource recommendations and create migration workflows to migrate these servers.
Assess source servers	Assess the discovered source servers, grouped as applications, to generate recommendations for appropriately sized Huawei Cloud resources. These recommendations are generated based on the specifications, performance, and business purpose of the source servers, while also considering your requirements for cost, availability, and compliance.
Create server migration workflows	Create migration workflows to migrate the source servers in batches.