In today's fast-moving IT environment, organizations may need to migrate virtual machines from one platform to another as technology continues to advance and business needs change. This article, How to Migrate VMware to ZStack Using Vinchin Backup & Recovery, provides a practical approach designed to help IT administrators ease the transition from a VMware environment to the ZStack cloud platform. By following the guided steps in this article, you can streamline the migration process, minimize potential service disruptions, and ensure that your data can be transferred securely and smoothly to the new platform. Both newcomers to the migration process and veterans looking to optimize their existing operations will find valuable information in this article. The article not only covers the necessary pre-migration preparations, but also thoroughly describes the specific steps on how to utilize Vinchin Backup & Recovery tools for an efficient migration.

Before you restore the VM on ZStack, you need to have a VMware VM backup.

Let's open a browser and log in Vinchin Backup server web console. Go to VM Backup > Restore page.

Step 1. Select Restore Point

In the list, you can see all the available restore points. Just select the VMware restore point you want to restore, and click Next.

Step 2. Select Restore Destination

Select a Target Host where to run the restored VM. Here, you can simply configure the restored VM.

Here select the specific ZStack host and you can simply configure the new VM here, such as VM name, CPU, Memory, Virtual disk and Virtual Network. After configuration, click Next.

Step 3. Select Restore Strategies

In Schedule, you can choose Restore as Scheduled or Once-off Restore. Restore as scheduled will automatically restore the VMs at a specific time, and Once-off Restore will restore the VMs only once.

After configuring all recovery policies, click Next.

Step 4. Review and submit the job

Once the job is created, you'll be redirected to the job list page and the restore job will run now.

Click the job name to check the job progress. And the flow chart shows the real-time transmission speed and the bar under it is the job progress.
Here, you can see the VM has been successfully restored.

To make sure that everything went well, we are advised to check the new virtual machine in ZStack Cloud again. Here you can confirm that the migration from VMware to Sangfor has been successfully completed.

With Vinchin, you can easily migrate VMware virtual machines (including vSphere v8.0, v7.0, v6.x, and v5.x, etc.) to multiple versions of ZStack, such as 3.5, 3.9, 4.3.0, etc. Not only does Vinchin provide powerful data backup and recovery features, but it also makes cross-platform migrations quick and easy. It can be completed in just a few steps, ensuring that your data is safe and sound and your business runs uninterrupted. Whether you are looking to improve disaster recovery capabilities or optimize your existing virtualized environment, Vinchin is a solid choice.

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Feel free to experience these features for yourself in your environment. If you are interested in learning more or starting a trial, please contact Vinchin directly or get support through one of our local partners. Take action today and move to the next level of data protection!