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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/32641679 Cloud provider moved most of its 20,000 VMs off VMware.
minus-squareThe Hobbyistlinkfedilink10•1 month agoThanks for sharing your experience. Was XCP-ng considered as a migration target? Would you have some feedback to share on what made it unsuitable for you? Thank you! They have a special migration tool from VMWare: https://docs.xcp-ng.org/installation/migrate-to-xcp-ng/#-from-vmware
minus-squarecircuscriticlinkfedilink8•1 month agoI can almost assure you, it was not considered. Nutanix is a mature platform, but more importantly, they’re a mature vendor, which means support contracts with SLAs.
minus-squarem-p{3}linkfedilink4•1 month agoI wasn’t involved in the tender, so I don’t know who initially applied and what were the specifics.
Thanks for sharing your experience. Was XCP-ng considered as a migration target? Would you have some feedback to share on what made it unsuitable for you? Thank you!
They have a special migration tool from VMWare: https://docs.xcp-ng.org/installation/migrate-to-xcp-ng/#-from-vmware
I can almost assure you, it was not considered.
Nutanix is a mature platform, but more importantly, they’re a mature vendor, which means support contracts with SLAs.
I wasn’t involved in the tender, so I don’t know who initially applied and what were the specifics.