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Migration process

The following figure shows how to use SMC to perform migration. fg-dc-smc-2.1-1 Procedure

  1. Prepare for the migration.

    Create a True IDC Cloud account, complete real-name verification, activate Resource Access Management (RAM), and then activate the snapshot service.

  2. Import the information about a migration source.

    SMC supports multiple methods to import information about a migration source. You can select one of the following methods based on your business requirements:

    • Import the information about a migration source by using the SMC console.

    • Import the information about a migration source by using the CLI.

    • Import the information about a migration source by using the SMC client.

    • Import the information about a migration source by configuring the Server Migration Connector without agents.

  3. Create and start a migration task.SMC supports multiple migration scenarios. You can create migration jobs based on your business requirements.

    • Create a server migration job.

    • Create an operating system migration job.

    • Create a cross-zone migration job.

    • Create a desktop migration job.

    • Create a job to migrate VMware VMs without agents.