Virtual Move

VMware exit · Linux modernization

Your VMware bill went up.Your budget didn’t.

Virtual Move helps you understand the workload, plan its rebuild on supported Linux, and verify the result.

Start with the machine you’re most worried about.

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10 free migrations. No credit card. Your VM images stay in your environment.

› How getting started works
  1. 1. Create your free account
  2. 2. Choose a supported source and target
  3. 3. Run the CLI assessment in your own environment

Check the docs for prerequisites and supported paths.

Assessment reportIllustrative report • not a live assessment

Source

Legacy Linux

Out of support

Target

Supported Linux

Supported

A path exists, but with caveats an engineer should review and accept.

  • Python 2 scriptspython 2.7→ No direct equivalent; review
  • Firewall rulesiptables→ firewalld, rules translated
  • Custom init scriptSysV init→ systemd unit, review flags
Example rows for illustration only. Confirm your exact source and target on the supported paths list.

You inherited the servers. Now you’ve inherited the deadline.

Your aging Linux machines still run things your business depends on. Now you need to move them—and figure out what could break before it becomes your problem.

01The Linux version is out of support.

02The renewal quote is outside the budget.

03The application owner says, “Please don’t touch it.”

Sound familiar? Before you commit to moving the fleet, find out what you’re dealing with.

How it works

Get the unknowns into a plan you can work with.

  1. 01

    Understand the workload

    Examine the packages, services, and configurations running on the machine today.

  2. 02

    Find the obstacles

    Surface gaps, caveats, and the decisions that require an engineer.

  3. 03

    Review the rebuild

    Inspect the generated automation for a supported Linux target before anything runs.

  4. 04

    Verify the result

    Review a parity report showing the findings — and their limits.

Moving off the hypervisor and rebuilding the Linux OS are separate jobs. Virtual Move focuses on the Linux workload: what it runs, what changes on a supported target, and what was checked.

Start with your hardest Linux machine.

The old one. The undocumented one. The one everyone keeps postponing.

Choose a supported source and target. Run the assessment in your environment. Examine the findings before you commit to the wider project.

One workload gives you something concrete to evaluate—and something useful to take to the next budget meeting.

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What you get

Give engineering the details. Give leadership a defensible next step.

See the mappings, unresolved items, and generated automation.

  • Package and service mappings from source to target
  • Unresolved items flagged for an engineer's decision
  • Generated automation you can read and review

Please note: Workload verification supports your application testing and cutover decisions.

Make your exit plan before the renewal makes it for you.

Start with one Linux workload. Find the obstacles. Evaluate the path forward.

Assess My First Linux VM

Your first 10 migrations are free.

› How getting started works
  1. 1. Create your free account
  2. 2. Choose a supported source and target
  3. 3. Run the CLI assessment in your own environment

Check the docs for prerequisites and supported paths.

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