For enterprise or clustered Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) deployments on Oracle Linux, Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager is a server virtualization management platform that can be easily deployed to configure, monitor, and manage an Oracle Linux KVM environment with enterprise-grade performance. Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager delivers cost-effective, secure, scalable, and high-performance virtualization with a centralized management user interface.This blog describes how you can take advantage of these benefits by migrating your VMs to Oracle Linux KVM and easily managing them with Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager.
Customers are migrating VMs from other virtualization platforms like Red Hat Virtualization or VMware vSphere to Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager for its rich capabilities and cost-effectiveness. Migrating workloads and virtual machines to another virtualization platform can be time-consuming and demanding, especially for larger deployments. With Oracle Linux Automation Manager, you can simplify and automate the migration process in a few steps. Oracle Linux Automation Manager, based on open source projects Ansible and Ansible AWX, is an automation tool for deploying software, configuring systems, and orchestrating tasks such as upgrades and updates in the form of playbooks.
If you only have a few VMs to migrate using a manual process can be effective and the following blogs explain the migration process in detail:
- virt-v2v: automated migration from Oracle VM to Oracle Linux KVM
- How to Migrate VMware vSphere to Oracle Linux KVM
- Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager: Importing Virtual Machines from VMware vCenter
When your fleet of virtual machines grows to a large number, Oracle Linux Automation Manager can help simplify the migration procedure by automating the process, making it more efficient and less error prone. The combination of Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager and Oracle Linux Automation Manager minimizes manual intervention and helps ensure a smooth migration, making it easier to manage virtual environments at scale.
This tutorial provides a brief playbook and details all the necessary steps to migrate VMs using Oracle Linux Automation Manager’s capabilities.
Additionally, there’s a wealth of content available, including interactive labs and tutorials for Oracle Linux Automation Manager, Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager, Oracle Linux and other relevant solutions. Take a look—we’ve got everything you need to get started and explore these solutions with ease!
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Support for both Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager and Oracle Linux Automation Manager is included in Oracle Linux Premier Support. As an existing Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager customer, you can access the automation benefits from Oracle Linux Automation Manager without additional cost.