Vmware HCX for on-Prem to on-Prem Migration

[rameezsardar]

Hello,

Can VMware HCX product be used for the migration of VMs from one on-Prem data center to another other? It looks like this product is only meant for migration between on-Prem and Cloud e.g. Vmware on AWS?

[daphnissov]

No, you use the native tools built into vSphere for migrations between datacenters in on-premises environments. HCX is for migrations to public/hosted cloud environments.

[rameezsardar]

Thanks for the quick response.

HCX solution not only offers VMs migration but also layer-2 extension (creates a layer-2 tunnel over layer-3). vSphere native tools or third-party tools like zerto, doubletake etc can be used for workload migration, but we will have to find a way to extend layer-2 between data centers using technologies such as OTV, EVPN, L2 link etc if it's desired to keep the same IP addresses. If you have any guides, white-paper on such migration, please share.

Thanks.

[heldermachado]

Hi,

Does it applies to extended networks with proximity routing enabled? Is it possible to use NSX on source and target sites an HCX-PR? (same environment on-prem to on-prem) 

thanks.