F Explore delta VM migration by using snapshots transfer

[apiconc]

By transfering snapshots from source VM's in vCenter to OpenNebula KVM, it is possible to reduce the downtime of the transfered VM's. It would be worth it to explore this operational model as a way to reduce migration impact.

• sesparse tool can be used to apply VMDK snapshots to KVM raw disk images
• qcow2 will require final conversion from raw format

[dann1]

https://storpool.com/how-to-migrate-to-kvm

[apiconc]

We received from Jim Freeman another tool that we could investigate:

https://github.com/vexxhost/migratekit

[dann1]

Updated storpool guide https://cloud.storpool.com/hubfs/content-downloads/Migrate-VMs-from-VMware-to-KVM-Guide.pdf?utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9xR_CLDT8UpK0GOK8Ojs6yBoaBXYDiHIF3I3BoPmyI4cnHbdfgZovMurlWrUG3w_GxoycyJzmlwl6cHDzhu0WFV4YMTw&_hsmi=214919218&utm_content=214919218&utm_source=hs_automation