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IMA Intelligent Migration Assistance (Beta)

đź“‹ Overview

Intelligent Migration Assistance (IMA) is a feature provided by Cloudamize that allows you to automate the migration of servers from groups defined in Migration Planner using the Hypercare approach. Where Migration Planner allows you to plan your cloud migration path, the Intelligent Migration Assistant allows you to manage the migration in full. IMA integrates with both Migration Planner and Designer to enable you to automate and monitor the migration of groups using full CSP integrations, right-sizing provided by Cloudamize, and runbooks to assist with scheduling and planning the migration step by step.

Note: Currently, the IMA feature is available only for AWS IAAS providers.

How to Use and Access the IMA option:

How to Use and Access the IMA option:

To access the IMA option, please log in to the Cloudamize Console at https://console.cloudamize.com. The IMA option is listed as “Migration Assistance” under the “Home” option.

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Once you click Migration Assistance, you will land on the screen below.

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On this screen, you will be asked to add an AWS account. Click on the Add button. This will take you to the next screen, where you can download the AWS CloudFormation template. On this screen, you will also see the ParamCustomerId. You will need this ID on the AWS CloudFormation details page.

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Once you download the AWS CloudFormation Template file, please log into your AWS account and access the AWS CloudFormation option. This will take you to the screen below. Please use the Create Stack option to upload the downloaded AWS CloudFormation Template file in YAML format.

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The Create Stack screen will provide you with options to upload the downloaded AWS CloudFormation Template file. To upload the template file, please follow the steps below.

1 -> Please select the Upload a template file option as highlighted in the below screenshot.

2 -> Use the Choose file option to upload the downloaded AWS CloudFormation Template file in the YAML format.

3 -> Scroll down on the page and click next.

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4 -> On the Next page please enter the Stack Name and the ParamCustomerId and click Next.

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5 -> On the Configure Stack Option page no changes are required, and you can scroll down and click once again on the Next option.

6 -> On the Review and Create page, please scroll down, click on the acknowledgment check box, and then click on Submit.

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Once you have created the stack, you will see the created stack.

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Once the stack is created, access the Add Account screen, enter the AWS Account name and Account number/ID, and click Finish.

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Once the AWS account details are verified, you can click on the Start New option under the Migrations.

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On the next screen, you will be asked to enter the below details,

Name: You can give a unique Name for the migration.

Machine Group: Select the Machine Group that you want to Migrate.

Platform: You can select the AWS IAAS provider. Note that currently, the IMA feature is available only for AWS IAAS providers.

Design: You can also select the Design that you want to apply for migration.

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The View Included Instances option will show you the list of Instances in the Machine Group that you have selected for the Migration.

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Once you have filled in and selected all the details on the Migration details screen, select the AWS account name that you have added and click on Continue to the next step.

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The next screen will provide you the option to install the MGN Agents on the Instances that are under the Migration group that was selected. The Credentials to Install the MGN Agent will be generated in your AWS account and passed through the Cloudamize agent as part of the installation. You can also add any additional arguments to the MGN agent installation command (e.g. proxy settings).

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Once you launch the MGN Agent installation you can click the Check status option to update the status of the Agent installation. The View Details option will provide you with the status of the MGN Agent installation on the instances.

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Now once the MGN Agent installation is completed you can click the button “Continue to next step”. Now let’s generate the Low-Level Design document. To generate the document please click on the 3 dots as shown in the screenshot and click the option “Generate Design Document”.

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Once the design document is generated you will get the message at the top of the screen and an option to download the document.

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We have attached a sample Design Document file for your review.
lld(1).docx

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