Leaving VMware, without a weekend of risk.
We move your servers from VMware to Proxmox, Hyper-V, Nutanix or HPE Morpheus. Every server is tested on the new platform first, and the old environment stays intact until you sign off.
Choosing another platform is easy. The move is the hard part.
Since VMware’s licences changed, many organisations are choosing another platform. We do the move: copying, preparing, testing and switching, with a way back at every step.
Server migrationWhat stays the same for your servers.
A server is more than its disks. We carry over what the rest of your network depends on, where the platforms allow it.
Network identity
IP addresses, MAC addresses and VLANs are kept where possible, so licences, DHCP reservations and firewall rules keep working.
Tested before the switch
Each server starts in an isolated test network on the new platform. You check the applications before anything changes for your users.
A short maintenance window
We measure the real switch time in the test round, so you plan with your own numbers.
A way back
The VMware environment stays untouched until you sign off. If an application misbehaves, we switch back while we solve it.
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Inventory
Which servers, which dependencies and which platform you are going to. We confirm the exact versions before we start.
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Copy and prepare
We copy the servers while they keep running and prepare them for the new platform.
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Test in isolation
Every server is started and checked in a separate test network.
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Switch per wave
In a maintenance window we switch a group of servers. The old platform stays intact.
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Sign-off
You confirm that everything works. Only then is the old environment retired.
For IT partners and MSPs
Move your clients off VMware, onto the platform you run.
You plan the waves and keep the client. We do the migration work behind you, and many partners keep the backups running with us afterwards.
One project with a clear start and end
You don’t need a backup contract for it.
Backup from day one
After the move, the same platform can protect the servers: backup, disaster recovery and a weekly restore test.
Questions we get a lot
Something else? Send us your question and an engineer will reply.
Which platforms can you migrate to?
Proxmox, Hyper-V, Nutanix and HPE Morpheus VM Essentials, and in principle any other platform. We confirm the exact combination and versions before we start.
How long are the servers down?
That depends on the size of the servers and how much changes between the last copy and the switch. Per wave it is usually a short maintenance window. We measure the real time in the test round first.
Do we need a backup contract with you?
No. Migration is a separate project. Many customers do keep the backups running with us afterwards.
What if an application doesn’t work after the switch?
Until you sign off, the VMware environment stays intact. We can switch back while we solve the problem.
Tell us how many servers have to move.
Send us the list of servers and the platform you are going to. We come back with a plan per wave.