Merge pull request #3763 from ManikaDhiman/md-migrate-overview

Revised migration options to remove manual migration and SCVMM options

Author: v-regandowner

azure-local/migrate/migration-options-overview.md

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 title: Options for migrating virtual machines to Azure Local (preview)
-description: Learn about how to choose a migration option to migrate VM workloads to your Azure Local (preview).
+description: Learn about the available migration options for migrating VM workloads to your Azure Local (preview).
 author: alkohli
 ms.topic: overview
-ms.date: 05/15/2025
+ms.date: 07/28/2025
 ms.author: alkohli
 ms.reviewer: alkohli
 ---
 
-# About options to migrate VM workloads to Azure Local (preview)
+# Options to migrate VM workloads to Azure Local (preview)
 
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-This article provides an overview of some of the common options available for migrating virtual machine (VM) workloads to your Azure Local instance.
+This article provides an overview of the options available for migrating virtual machine (VM) workloads to your Azure Local instance.
 
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-
 ## Migration options
 
-To migrate VM workloads and their data to your Azure Local instance, several options are available. These options can be classified as first party, third party, and manual migration options. Each of these options is described in the following sections.
+To migrate VM workloads and their data to your Azure Local instance, several options are available. These options are classified either as first-party or third-party. Select the option that best suits your current infrastructure and migration goals.
 
-## First party migration options
+## First-party migration options
 
-First party migration options are provided by Microsoft. These options are built into the Azure Local platform and are available to you at no additional cost. The following first party migration options are available:
+First-party migration options are provided by Microsoft. These options are built into the Azure Local platform and are available to you at no additional cost.
 
-- [Azure Migrate](./migration-azure-migrate-overview.md). This option is only available on systems running Azure Local.
-    - [For Hyper-V VMs](./migration-azure-migrate-overview.md).
-    - [For VMware VMs](./migration-azure-migrate-vmware-overview.md).
+The primary first-party migration option is [Azure Migrate](./migration-azure-migrate-overview.md), which is available on systems running Azure Local. Azure Migrate is a central hub for tools to discover, assess, and migrate on-premises servers, apps, and data to the Microsoft Azure cloud.
 
-- System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM). These options are only available on systems running Azure Stack HCI, version 22H2.
-    - [For Hyper-V VMs](/system-center/vmm/deploy-manage-azure-stack-hci?view=sc-vmm-2022&preserve-view=true#step-8-migrate-vms-from-windows-server-to-azure-stack-hci-cluster)
-    - [For VMware VMs](/system-center/vmm/deploy-manage-azure-stack-hci?view=sc-vmm-2022&preserve-view=true#step-9-migrate-vmware-workloads-to-azure-stack-hci-cluster-using-scvmm)
+You can use Azure Migrate to migrate the following types of VMs to Azure Local:
 
+   - [Hyper-V VMs](./migration-azure-migrate-overview.md)
+   - [VMware VMs](./migration-azure-migrate-vmware-overview.md)
 
-## Third party migration options
+## Third-party migration options
 
 The following third-party migration options are offered by Microsoft partners.
 
 - [Carbonite](https://www.carbonite.com/business/products/migration/)  
 - [Commvault](https://www.commvault.com/)  
 - [Veeam](https://www.veeam.com/)  
 
-
-## Manual migration options
-
-Manual migration options are provided by Microsoft. These options are available to you at no additional cost. These options are available only on systems running Azure Stack HCI, version 22H2.
-
-The following manual migration options are available:
-
-- [Migrate VMs manually to same hardware](migrate-cluster-same-hardware.md): This option is used when you want to migrate a Windows Server failover cluster to Azure Local using your existing hardware. This process installs the new operating system for Azure Local and retains your existing cluster settings and storage, and imports your VMs.
-
-- [Migrate VMs manually to new hardware](migrate-cluster-new-hardware.md): This option is used when you want to migrate VMs from an existing Windows Server 2016 or later cluster to a new Azure Local instance. You migrate the VMs to the same hardware using PowerShell and Robocopy.
-
-    If you have VMs on Windows 2012 R2 or older that you want to migrate, see [Migrating older VMs](migrate-cluster-new-hardware.md#migrating-older-vms).
-
-
-
 ## Next steps
 
 To learn more about migration using Azure Migrate, see: