feat(ins): content

Author: bene2k1

pages/instances/reference-content/migrating-vms-vmware-scaleway.mdx

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ dates:
   posted: 2024-04-29
 categories:
   - compute
-tags: instance type production vmware esxi migratio
+tags: instance type production vmware esxi migration
 ---
 
 Migrating virtual machines from one platform to another can be a complex process, especially when moving from a proprietary environment like VMware to a cloud-based infrastructure like Scaleway.
@@ -24,8 +24,17 @@ By following these steps, you'll be able to seamlessly migrate your VMware virtu
 Identify the virtual machines (VMs) to migrate on your VMware plattform:
 
 - Disk configuration (number, size, type)
+  <Message type="tip">
+    If multiple disks are present, repeat the same steps to create several snapshots and group them as a single Scaleway image.
+  </Message>
 - Network configuration (number of NICs, type)
+  <Message type="tip">
+    If multiple NICs are needed, several Private Networks can be added to the Instance later.
+  </Message>
 - Boot type (BIOS or UEFI)
+  <Message type="important">
+    Only UEFI boot is compatible with Scaleway Instances
+  </Messsage>
 
 
 ## Preparing a Scaleway Instance to manage the migration
@@ -89,7 +98,7 @@ qemu-img convert -O qcow2 <vm_name>.vmdk <vm_name>.qcow2
   modprobe nbd
   qemu-nbd -c /dev/nbd0 <vm_name>.qcow2
   ```
-  Make any changes (e.g., install cloud-init, remove VMware tools).
+  Make any changes (e.g., install cloud-init, add VirtIO drivers, remove VMware tools).
 
 2. Unmount the file:
 
@@ -112,7 +121,7 @@ aws s3 cp <vm_name>.qcow2 s3://<bucket_name>/
 ```bash
 scw block snapshot import-from-object-storage bucket=<my_bucket> key=<my-qcow2-file-name.qcow2> name=<my-imported-snapshot> size=<size-in-GB>
 ```
-2 . Create a volume from the snapshot:
+2 . Create a Scaleway image from the snapshot:
 
 ```bash
 scw instance image create snapshot-id=<snapshot-id> arch=x86_64
@@ -122,3 +131,5 @@ scw instance image create snapshot-id=<snapshot-id> arch=x86_64
 
 ```bash
 scw instance server create image=<image-id> type=<commercial-type>
+
+