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More AWS service (overview) - DR related

1. Application discovery

  • scan server and gather info from on-prem VM/server. gather data can be track : Migration Hub
  • and then create migration plan out of it.
  • Type of discovery(scan)
  • agent-less : gathers,
    • configuration
    • memory
    • disk usage
    • network
  • agent-based : gathers addintional info like:
    • live network details, connections between systems
    • live system performance
    • live running processes
    • ...

2. MGN : Application migration service

  • perform migration :
  • Lift and shift.
  • convert physical server to virtual cloud server.
  • supports wide range platform,os,db,volumes, etc
  • hire dedicated engines to do this. complex process.
  • minimal downtime.
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3. SMS : server migration service

  • incremental migration of live server data

4. Migration Hub

  • this help to track migration execution

5. DMS and SCT


  • fact/s
  • can also run VMware software on AWS