Hyper-V to Azure Local migration
The most common road to Azure Local starts on a Hyper-V cluster. We move the virtual machines with replication, a test and a planned cutover for each group.
Scope of the work
- Check source hosts, guest operating systems and virtual machine settings against the requirements
- Deploy the migration appliances and start replication
- Run test migrations and validate with application owners
- Cut over in waves, each with a rollback step
- Retire the old hosts once the owners sign off
- Virtual machines running as Azure Local VMs managed from Azure
- A cutover record per wave
- A decommission checklist for the old cluster
Billed at $150.00 per hour. Ask Keith for an estimate.
What we check first.
Prerequisites are strict
Guest operating system, disk type and boot settings all have requirements. We list the machines that need attention up front.
Reuse the hardware
If the old hosts qualify for Azure Local, the migration needs swing capacity while they are rebuilt. We plan it.
Same network, same address
Machines keep their addresses when the VLANs are extended to the new cluster. We test one before the first wave.
Four steps, written down.
A call with Keith
You describe the goal, the estate and the deadline. Keith turns it into a written scope with an hour estimate at the hourly rate.
A written design by Gus
Gus reviews the environment and gives you a written design with each decision and its reason.
Hands-on implementation
Gus implements in your tenant and your racks, remotely or on site, with every change logged as it is made.
Documents and a named contact
You receive the as-built record and the runbooks. Keith stays on as your account and project manager.
Asked before every engagement.
How much downtime per virtual machine?
A short outage at cutover for the final sync and the start on the new cluster. The length depends on change rate; we measure it in the test migration.
Can we fall back?
Yes. The source machine is kept, powered off, until the owner signs off.
What does the consulting cost?
Consulting is billed at $150.00 per hour. Keith sends a written hour estimate after the scoping call, and work starts when you approve it.
Often scoped together.
One rate. Two people.
Consulting is billed at $150.00 per hour. Keith runs sales, project management and your account. Gus does the architecture, the design and the implementation.
per consulting hour, for every consulting service