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VMware workloads

Optimize your VMware migration from on-premises to Amazon EC2 with Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP

Technology Overview

If you are planning to migrate your VMware workloads to AWS using EC2 instances on AWS, FSx for ONTAP offers a wide range of features to help you achieve high performance, data resilience and cost efficiency. With FSx for ONTAP, you can also utilize BlueXP workload factory for AWS to create a comprehensive migration plan based on vendor and industry best practices.

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Explore FSx for ONTAP workloads

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Plan and Architect

Pricing calculators, specs / tests, guides, reference architecture and best practices – they’re all here for your use!

VMware Cloud and NetApp cloud storage - An evolving landscape
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VMware Cloud on AWS with Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP TCO calculator
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Rightsizing VMware cloud compute and storage is no longer a dream
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Migrate VMware Cloud to Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud and Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP
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Deploy and Operate

Documentation, how-to blogs, guides, workshops, labs, and automation repositories to help you get started.

Documentation

Migrate VMs to Amazon EC2 using FSxN: Overview
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NetApp Capabilities for AWS VMC
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See all AWS FSx for ONTAP
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See all NetApp FSx for ONTAP
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Migrate VMs to Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud and Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP
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How-to Blogs

Configure Hybrid Cloud with FSx for NetApp ONTAP and VMware Cloud on AWS SDDC using VMware HCX
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Disaster Recovery Orchestrator (DRO), a scripted solution with VMware Cloud on AWS and Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP
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Mount Amazon FSx for ONTAP as a NFS datastore with VMware Cloud on AWS
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Videos

Automated Migration to AWS FSxN - Enterprise Scale, Local using Cirrus Migrate Cloud
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Using Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP with VMware Cloud on AWS
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BlueXP workload factory for AWS

NetApp® BlueXP™ workload factory for AWS is an intelligent optimization and automation service that uses industry best practices to design, set up, and operate key workloads using Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP.

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