NSX-T Data Center Migration Coordinator Guide - VMware

1 NSX-T data Center Migration Coordinator Guide Modified on 9 NOV 2021. VMware NSX-T data Center NSX-T data Center Migration Coordinator Guide You can find the most up-to-date technical documentation on the VMware website at: VMware , Inc. 3401 Hillview Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94304.. Copyright 2021 VMware , Inc. All rights reserved. Copyright and trademark information. VMware , Inc. 2. Contents NSX-T data Center Migration Coordinator Guide 5. 1 Migrating NSX data Center for vSphere 6. End-to-End Migration of NSX data Center for vSphere 6. Understanding the NSX data Center for vSphere Migration 6. Preparing to Migrate an NSX data Center for vSphere Environment 44. Migrate NSX data Center for vSphere to NSX-T data Center 63. Post- Migration Tasks 97.

2 Troubleshooting NSX data Center for vSphere Migration 100. Lift and Shift Migration of Specific Parts of NSX data Center for vSphere 106. Extending Layer 2 Networks with NSX-T Edge Bridge 107. Migrating Distributed Firewall Configuration 127. In-Place Migration of Specific Parts of NSX data Center for vSphere 140. Migrating Distributed Firewall Configuration, Hosts, and Workloads 140. Migrating North-South Traffic to NSX-T data Center Edges Using Edge Cutover 150. 2 Migrating vSphere Networking 164. Understanding the vSphere Networking Migration 164. Preparing to Migrate vSphere Networking 165. Add a Compute Manager 166. Tag Management VMs in a Collapsed Cluster 168. Migrate vSphere Networking to NSX-T data Center 169. Import the vSphere Networking Configuration 169.

3 Roll Back or Cancel the vSphere Networking Migration 170. Resolve Issues with the vSphere Networking Configuration 171. Migrate vSphere Networking Configuration 171. Configuring vSphere Host Migration 172. Migrate vSphere Hosts 175. Finish Migration 177. 3 Migrating NSX data Center for vSphere with vRealize Automation 178. Understanding the Migration of NSX data Center for vSphere with vRealize Automation 178. Topologies Supported for Integration with vRealize Automation 179. Overview of Deployment Configuration File 202. Overview of Output Mapping File 203. Overview of Migrating NSX data Center for vSphere with vRealize Automation 204. Migration -Supported Operations in NSX-v for vRealize Automation Resources 206. Preparing to Migrate NSX data Center for vSphere with vRealize Automation 207.

4 VMware , Inc. 3. NSX-T data Center Migration Coordinator Guide Migrate NSX data Center for vSphere with vRealize Automation to NSX-T data Center 209. Import Configuration of NSX data Center for vSphere with vRealize Automation 209. Roll Back or Cancel the NSX-v with vRealize Automation Migration 211. Resolve Configuration Issues 214. Migrate Configuration of NSX data Center for vSphere with vRealize Automation 218. Check Realized Configurations in NSX-T data Center 219. Migrate NSX data Center for vSphere Edges 219. Migrate NSX data Center for vSphere Hosts 221. Post- Migration Tasks 224. VMware , Inc. 4. NSX-T data Center Migration Coordinator Guide The NSX-T data Center Migration Coordinator Guide provides information about migrating.

5 A VMware NSX for vSphere environment to an VMware NSX-T environment using the Migration Coordinator utility. It also includes information about migrating the following by using the Migration Coordinator : . n Networking configurations from VMware vSphere to an NSX-T data Center environment. n Integration of VMware vRealize Automation from NSX data Center for vSphere to NSX-T . data Center . Intended Audience This manual is intended for anyone who wants to use the Migration Coordinator utility to migrate an NSX data Center for vSphere environment or vSphere networking to an NSX-T data Center environment. The information is written for experienced network and system administrators who are familiar with virtual machine technology and data Center operations.

6 VMware , Inc. 5. Migrating NSX data Center for vSphere 1. You can use the Migration Coordinator to migrate your existing deployment from a working NSX. data Center for vSphere environment to an NSX-T data Center environment. Important The Migration causes traffic outages during the NSX Manager and NSX Edge Migration process. You must complete the Migration within a single maintenance window. Contact your VMware support team before attempting the Migration . This chapter includes the following topics: n End-to-End Migration of NSX data Center for vSphere n Lift and Shift Migration of Specific Parts of NSX data Center for vSphere n In-Place Migration of Specific Parts of NSX data Center for vSphere End-to-End Migration of NSX data Center for vSphere Migration Coordinator provides an automated approach to migrate your NSX data Center for vSphere environment to an empty NSX-T data Center environment end to end.

7 This Migration workflow uses the existing hardware of your NSX-v environment. It does not require you to invest in an extra server hardware for Migration purposes. The Migration Coordinator does the end-to-end Migration of your NSX-v environment, which includes Migration of the following: n Logical network topology n Logical networking and security configurations n Edges n Hosts n Workload VMs Understanding the NSX data Center for vSphere Migration Migrating from NSX data Center for vSphere to NSX-T data Center requires planning and preparation. You should be familiar with NSX-T concepts and administration tasks before you migrate. VMware , Inc. 6. NSX-T data Center Migration Coordinator Guide In addition to setting up the new NSX-T data Center environment in advance, Migration preparation might also require modifying your existing NSX data Center for vSphere environment.

8 Features Supported by Migration Coordinator A subset of NSX data Center for vSphere features is supported by Migration Coordinator . Most features have some limitations. If you import your NSX data Center for vSphere configuration to Migration Coordinator , you get detailed feedback about what features and configurations in your environment are supported or not supported. See Detailed Feature Support for Migration Coordinator for detailed information about what is supported by Migration Coordinator . Table 1-1. Support Matrix for Migration Coordinator NSX data Center for vSphere Feature Supported for Migration Details and Limitations VLAN-backed logical switches Yes Overlay-backed logical switches Yes L2 Bridges No Transport Zones Yes Routing Yes See Topologies Supported by Migration Coordinator for details.

9 East-West Micro-Segmentation Yes Edge Firewall Yes NAT Yes L2 VPN Yes L3 VPN Yes Load Balancer Yes DHCP and DNS Yes Distributed Firewall Yes Service Composer Yes Grouping objects Yes Limitations include number of items, and dynamic expressions making up security groups. VMware , Inc. 7. NSX-T data Center Migration Coordinator Guide Table 1-1. Support Matrix for Migration Coordinator (continued). NSX data Center for vSphere Feature Supported for Migration Details and Limitations Guest Introspection Yes Only Guest Introspection service configuration is migrated. Partner service registration, partner service VMs, and vendor templates are not migrated. Before Migration , the partner service must be registered with NSX-T data Center to create the respective service and vendor templates in NSX-T .

10 Consult the VMware partner before proceeding with Migration . Network Introspection Yes Only Network Introspection service configuration is migrated. Partner service registration, partner service VMs, and vendor templates are not migrated. Before Migration , the partner service, vendor templates, and Partner Management Console/Partner Service Manager must be registered with NSX-T data Center . Consult the VMware partner before proceeding with Migration . VMware , Inc. 8. NSX-T data Center Migration Coordinator Guide Table 1-1. Support Matrix for Migration Coordinator (continued). NSX data Center for vSphere Feature Supported for Migration Details and Limitations Cross-vCenter NSX Yes (starting in NSX-T , but with no Starting in NSX-T , Migration secondary NSX Managers) of a single site NSX for vSphere No ( NSX-T or earlier) deployment that contains an NSX Manager in primary mode, no secondary NSX Managers, and with universal objects on the primary site, is supported.