Creating a migration plan

You can create a migration plan by using the Forklift web console.

A migration plan allows you to group virtual machines that should be migrated together or with the same migration parameters, for example, a percentage of the members of a cluster or a complete application.

Prerequisites

• VDDK image added to the v2v-vmware config map.

• Source and target providers added to the web console.

Procedure

1. In the web console, navigate to Migration plans and click Create migration plan.

2. Complete the following fields:

   • Plan name: Enter a migration plan name to display in the migration plan list.

   • Plan description: Optional: Brief description of the migration plan.

   • Source provider: Select a source provider.

   • Target provider: Select a target provider.

   • Target namespace: You can type to search for an existing target namespace or create a new namespace.

3. Click Next.

4. Click By clusters and hosts or By folders, select clusters, hosts, or folders to filter the VMs, and then click Next.

5. Select the VMs to migrate and click Next.

6. Select an existing network mapping or create a new network mapping.

7. Optional: If you select Create a new network mapping, select a target network for each source network.

8. Optional: Select Save mapping to use again and enter a network mapping name.

9. Click Next.

10. Select an existing storage mapping or create a new storage mapping.

11. Optional: If you select Create a new storage mapping, select a target storage class for each source data store.

12. Optional: Select Save mapping to use again and enter a storage mapping name.

13. Click Next.

14. Review your migration plan and click Finish.

    The migration plan is saved in the migration plan list.