Replication appliance for azure migrate setup

Hadi Burhan 120

Hi all, I have one azure migrate project in which I have two appliances one for discovery of hyper v VM and the other is for discovery of physical servers . I also already have a ASR azure site recovery vault and have two hyper v hosts registered to it. I am currently setting up the replication appliance for azure migrate for replicating physical machine and for that I got azure site recovery unified setup or something that I must run I did that on of the hosts that is already register to one of the vault. It failed at the end it couldn't connect to the newly created vault which was created for azure migrate. Is this because the host is already registered and if so can I run this setup anywhere as long as it has free space in the hard drive and is windows 2016 or above and can reach the physical server . I want to make sure if I should run this setup on a host that is not already registered. And how much free space do I need in the drive. I only want to migrate one physical server

Rahul Podila 805 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2024-10-21T04:40:30.03+00:00

Hi @Hadi Burhan
Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A Platform! Thank you for asking your question here.

You try to use Azure Migrate to copy a physical machine to Azure. To do this, you need to install a replication device on a Windows 2016 or later host with enough free space on the hard drive. You can run the configuration task on any host that meets system requirements, even if it is already registered with Azure Site Recovery. When running the configuration, be sure to select the option to install the "Process Server" category. If the system fails to connect to the updated vault, check your credentials and network connectivity. The amount of free space you need on a hard drive depends on the size of the data you want to replicate. If you only want to run a single physical server, you can install the replication machine on a host that has enough free space and meets the system requirements.

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Hadi Burhan 120 Reputation points

2024-10-21T14:55:36.2666667+00:00

Hi @Rahul Podila . Thanks for your answer. I also wanted to know I saw the document for the requirements it said that it shouldn't have any hyper v role installed but obviously it does since it's a host so would it be better to create a hyper v VM in that boat give it the required specs and run the appliance setup there ?
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Rahul Podila 805 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2024-10-22T08:33:23.5033333+00:00

Hi @Hadi Burhan
Thanks for your response. Yes, you're correct. If the host where you want to install the Azure Migrate replication appliance already has Hyper-V services installed, you have two options. You can remove the Hyper-V service from the host, or you can create a Hyper-V virtual machine on the host and install the replication appliance on the virtual machine. The second option is a better option because it allows you to keep the Hyper-V services on the host and still meet the requirements of the replication machine Just make sure the virtual machine has enough resources (CPU, memory, and storage) of the replication machine and that it meets additional system requirements.
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Rahul Podila 805 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2024-10-24T02:16:12.22+00:00

Hi @Hadi Burhan
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Fernando Ariel Chirkinian 20 Reputation points

2024-12-17T19:37:21.14+00:00

Hi Rahul Podila, I'm running into a similar situation but I don't have a Windows 2016 license available to roll-up the instance and install the replication appliance in it. Is there a way to tweak the pre-reqs or tune a Windows 11 Enterprise instead to install the replication appliance there? So far I have tried and got stucked on the validation checkpoint for "min OS version", all the rest is green to go. Thanks.

Rahul Podila 805 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2024-12-18T11:28:49.2166667+00:00

Hi @Fernando Ariel Chirkinian

Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A Platform! Thank you for asking your question here.

The Azure Migrate replication appliance only supports Windows Server 2016 or later, so it won’t work on Windows 11.

If you don’t have a license, you can download a free trial version of Windows Server 2019 or 2022 . These trials last for 180 days, allowing you to install the new product.

Alternatively, you can create a virtual machine with a supported version of Windows Server (2016 or later) and add a replication device to the VM.

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