VMware to Proxmox & KVM Migration
VMware to Proxmox & KVM Migration
Moving away from VMware involves more than converting virtual disks. A successful migration requires careful assessment of application dependencies, compatibility, availability, backup and operational processes.
We help assess your existing environment, design a suitable target architecture and develop a controlled migration strategy to Proxmox VE or KVM.
- VMware vSphere
- ESXi
- vCenter
- Proxmox VE
- KVM
- Ceph
- Proxmox Backup Server
- Veeam
Typical situations before a migration
You need to decide whether and when to migrate
Licensing changes or end of support require a sound basis for the decision: a platform comparison, effort estimate, budget and timeline.
Your applications have complex dependencies
Systems have different maintenance windows, availability requirements and interdependencies that the migration plan must respect.
Surrounding tools are tied to VMware
Backup, monitoring and automation must keep working on the new platform after the migration.
Why a generic procedure is not enough
Moving away from VMware affects virtual machines, storage, networking, backup, monitoring and your team’s operating procedures. Every environment has different dependencies, maintenance windows and availability requirements. A plan that works for one organization can cause unnecessary downtime or recovery complications for another.
What we deliver
We assess your environment and its risks, design the target architecture on Proxmox VE or KVM, and prepare a phased migration plan. We carry out the migration or provide expert oversight, and help stabilize operations after the transition.
What you gain
- A realistic estimate of scope, risk and downtime before you decide.
- A phased migration with a prepared rollback plan.
- Backup and monitoring that keep working on the new platform.
- An operations team that understands the new platform.
Please note: The resulting availability, migration scope and downtime depend on your specific environment, applications and their dependencies. We provide estimates after assessing the environment; we do not promise migration without any downtime for every system.
What the migration covers
- Environment and dependency assessment
- Target architecture
- Hardware, storage and network compatibility
- Backup compatibility
- Phased migration plan
- Downtime and rollback planning
- Delivery or expert oversight
- Post-migration stabilization
Planning your VMware exit?
Let's review your environment together and prepare a realistic migration plan, including the risks.