Double-Take MOVE® and Microsoft® System Center
Datacenters are constantly challenged to do more
with less. Managing cost and complexity is a constant
concern as organizations grow and change. Datacenters
can benefit both in cost and simplicity by migrating
from VMware® ESX™ to Microsoft® Hyper-V® and using
Microsoft System Center to manage their IT assets. The
powerful monitoring, automation, and management
capabilities of Microsoft System Center easily integrate
with Hyper-V virtualization and create an efficient and
flexible datacenter environment.
Migrating from VMware to Hyper-V could seem daunting
with traditional migration tools. Double-Take Move® from
Vision Solutions® makes it both easy and affordable by
reducing downtime and complexity. The full migration
life-cycle can be managed from Microsoft System Center
with Double-Take Move running under the covers. Deep
integration with Orchestrator, Virtual Machine Manager,
and Service Manager hides all the complexities and
enables Microsoft System Center to discover, configure,
and migrate live Windows virtual machines in real-time
from VMware ESX platforms to Windows Hyper-V.
Hyper-V with System Center Management is an extremely
powerful and low-cost alternative to VMware.
What are the benefits of using Double-Take Move
over other migration tools?
Automated Cutover – Double-Take Move automates the
cutover process including shutting down the source server
if required. The cutover can be completely automatic or
manually initiated with a single click.
Test Cutover – With Double-Take Move, while the source
VM is still in production, a test cutover can be initiated
which starts the target VM in an isolated state that won’t
conflict with the source server. The target VM can then
be used as a fully functioning replica of the source for
any required testing. When testing is complete, the
test cutover can be undone and the migration process
continued until final cutover.
WAN Optimization – The real-time, byte-level replication
of Double-Take Move can cross any distance and is
efficient in only replicating changed bytes but also
optimized for low bandwidth connections with three levels
of intelligent data compression.
Automatic Virtual Machine Provisioning – DoubleTake Move automates the process of provisioning the
target replica virtual machines. By default the target VM
is identical in storage and resources to the source server
although it may optionally be configured with custom
resources as needed prior to provisioning.
How it Works
No Downtime Migration – Double-Take Move uses realtime, byte-level replication to keep the migration source
and target VMs in sync while the source VM remains in
production. Changes are captured as they occur and
are replicated directly to the target VM over IP networks
across any distance. When it is time to perform the
migration cutover, the target VM is already in sync with the
source VM.
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