Add migration tools

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This article describes how to add migration tools in Azure Migrate.

  • If you want to add a migration tool and haven't yet set up an Azure Migrate project, follow this article.
  • If you've added an ISV tool for migration, follow the steps, to prepare to work with the tool.

Select a migration scenario

  1. In the Azure Migrate project, click Get Started.

  2. Select the migration scenario you want to use:

    • To migrate machines and workloads to Azure, select Discover, assess and migrate.
    • To migrate on-premises databases, select Assess and migrate databases.
    • To migrate on-premises web apps, select Explore more > Web Apps.
    • To migrate data to Azure using Data box, select Explore more > Data box.

Select a migration tool

  1. Add a tool:

    • If you created an Azure Migrate project using the Discover, assess and migrate option in the portal, the Azure Migrate and Server Migration tool is automatically added to the project. To add additional migration tools, in Windows, Linux and SQL Server > Azure Migrate : Server Migration, select Click here.

  2. In Azure Migrate > Add tools, select the tools you want to add. Then select Add tool.

Select a database migration tool

If you created an Azure Migrate project using the Assess and migrate database option in the portal, the Database Migration tool is automatically added to the project.

  1. If the Database Migration tool isn't in the project, in Databases > Assessment tools, select Click here.

  2. In Azure Migrate > Add tools, select the Database Migration tool. Then select Add tool.

Select a web app migration tool

If you created an Azure Migrate project using the Explore more > Web apps option in the portal, the Web app migration tool is automatically added to the project.

  1. If the Web app migration tool isn't in the project, in Web apps > Assessment tools, select Click here.

  2. In Azure Migrate > Add tools, select the Web App Migration tool. Then select Add tool.

Order an Azure Data Box

To migrate large amounts of data to Azure, you can order an Azure Data Box for offline data transfer.

  1. In Overview, select Explore more.
  2. In Explore more, select Data box.
  3. In Get started with Data Box, select the subscription and resource group you want to use when ordering a Data Box.
  4. The Transfer type is an import to Azure. Specify the country/region in which the data resides, and the Azure region to which you want to transfer the data.
  5. Click Apply to save the settings.

Next steps

Try out a migration using the Azure Migrate and Server Migration tool for Hyper-V or VMware VMs.