Migrating on-prem Hyper-V to Azure, where to start
Azure Migrate does the heavy lifting: assessment, replication via Site Recovery, cutover. The pain is not the migration itself, it is network routing, licensing, and apps that hardcode DNS names.
Try this first
- 1Run an Azure Migrate assessment to see VMs with SKU recommendations and cost
- 2Build VNet, subnets, VPN or ExpressRoute before migrating, not after
- 3Test a non-critical VM first, validate DNS, app sign-in, backup
- 4Cut over one by one in maintenance windows, not everything at once
When to bring us in
On Windows licensing, Azure Hybrid Benefit saves a lot, but only with SA licenses. Check that before migrating, otherwise you pay double.
See also
- One DC or two DCs for an SMB office?Two is almost always the right answer; one DC is a single point of failure for logon, DNS and GPOs.
- Should I split FSMO roles across two DCs?For a small domain all on one DC is fine; with two DCs splitting is tidier but not required.
- How do I know my AD replication is healthy?Replication errors creep in silently; they only surface when logins or GPOs misbehave.
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