Merge pull request #269653 from rvandenbedem/patch-5

Added Migrate Concepts page

Author: v-ccolin

articles/azure-vmware/concepts-migrate.md

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+---
+title: Concepts – Migration considerations with VMware HCX
+description: Learn about VMware HCX migration considerations for Azure VMware Solution.
+author: rvandenbedem
+ms.author: rvandenbedem
+ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.service: azure-vmware
+ms.date: 3/20/2024
+ms.custom: engagement-fy24
+---
+
+# VMware HCX migration considerations
+
+VMware HCX offers five options with the HCX Enterprise Edition license when migrating VMware vSphere virtual machines to the Azure VMware Solution:
+
+- Cold Migration
+- HCX vMotion
+- Bulk Migration
+- Replication Assisted vMotion
+- OS Assisted Migration
+
+The cost of the VMware HCX Enterprise Edition license is included in the cost of the Azure VMware Solution service.
+
+## VMware HCX migration options
+
+Each of these options has different advantages and disadvantages when used. You need to select the best options for your migration plan.
+
+| **Migration Method** | **Migration Downtime** | **Scale** |
+| :-- | :-- | :-- |
+| Cold Migration | Long downtime | VM copy with NFC protocol, small scale |
+| HCX vMotion | None | Serial migrations, small scale |
+| Bulk Migration | Minimal downtime | VM shutdown (source site)/VM power-on (destination site), Parallel migrations, largest scale |
+| Replication Assisted vMotion (RAV) | None | Parallel migrations, larger scale |
+| OS Assisted Migration (OSAM) | Conversion downtime | Hyper-V and KVM workload migrations |
+
+## VMware HCX architecture
+
+The Azure VMware Solution deploys VMware HCX as an Add-On. A VMware HCX Service Mesh is used to connect two sites together, including a Layer 2 network extension. This allows VMware vSphere virtual machines to be migrated from the on-premises site to the Azure VMware Solution private cloud.
+
+:::image type="content" source="media/concepts/vmware-hcx-migration-concepts.png" alt-text="Diagram showing the architecture of VMware HCX with the Azure VMware Solution." border="false" lightbox="media/concepts/vmware-hcx-migration-concepts.png":::
+
+## Next Steps
+
+After learning about the VMware HCX migration considerations of the Azure VMware Solution, consider exploring the following articles:
+
+- [Create an HCX network extension](configure-hcx-network-extension.md)
+- [HCX Network extension high availability (HA)](configure-hcx-network-extension-high-availability.md)
+- [Enable HCX access over the internet](enable-hcx-access-over-internet.md)
+- [Upgrade HCX on Azure VMware Solution](upgrade-hcx-azure-vmware-solutions.md)
+- [Use VMware HCX Run Commands](use-hcx-run-commands.md)
+- [Enable SQL Azure hybrid benefit for Azure VMware Solution](enable-sql-azure-hybrid-benefit.md) 
+- [Migrate a SQL Server standalone instance to Azure VMware Solution](migrate-sql-server-standalone-cluster.md)
+- [Migrate a SQL Server Always On Failover Cluster Instance to Azure VMware Solution](migrate-sql-server-failover-cluster.md)
+- [Migrate a SQL Server Always On Availability Group to Azure VMware Solution](migrate-sql-server-always-on-availability-group.md)

articles/azure-vmware/index.yml

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             url: concepts-run-command.md
           - text: Storage
             url: concepts-storage.md
+          - text: Migrate
+            url: concepts-migrate.md
 
     - title: Advanced configuration and integration
       items:

articles/azure-vmware/media/concepts/vmware-hcx-migration-concepts.png

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       href: concepts-vulnerability-management.md
   - name: Storage
     href: concepts-storage.md
+  - name: Migrate
+    href: concepts-migrate.md
 - name: How-to guides
   items:
   - name: Azure native integration
@@ -247,24 +249,24 @@ items:
       href: configure-hcx-network-extension.md
     - name: Configure VMware HCX network extension high availability
       href: configure-hcx-network-extension-high-availability.md
+    - name: Enable VMware HCX access over the internet
+      href: enable-hcx-access-over-internet.md
+    - name: Upgrade VMware HCX on Azure VMware Solution
+      href: upgrade-hcx-azure-vmware-solutions.md
+    - name: Use VMware HCX Run Commands
+      href: use-hcx-run-commands.md
     - name: Configure VMware Aria Operations
       href: vrealize-operations-for-azure-vmware-solution.md
     - name: Deploy VMware Horizon
       href: azure-vmware-solution-horizon.md
     - name: Deploy VMs from the content library
       href: deploy-vm-content-library.md
-    - name: Enable VMware HCX access over the internet
-      href: enable-hcx-access-over-internet.md
     - name: Configure VMware Cloud Director Service in Azure VMware Solution
       href: configure-vmware-cloud-director-service-azure-vmware-solution.md
     - name: Enable VMware Cloud Director Service with Azure VMware solution
       href: enable-vmware-cds-with-azure.md
     - name: Deploy VMware Cloud Director Availability in Azure VMware Solution
       href: deploy-vmware-cloud-director-availability-in-azure-vmware-solution.md
-    - name: Upgrade VMware HCX on Azure VMware Solution
-      href: upgrade-hcx-azure-vmware-solutions.md
-    - name: Use VMware HCX Run Commands
-      href: use-hcx-run-commands.md
 - name: Resources
   items:
   - name: Learning paths