35.1 Planning for Migration to Xen

Before you begin migrations to virtual machines on Xen virtual hosts, ensure that your migration environment meets the following guidelines:

Supported Xen Platforms

See SUSE Linux Enterprise Server with Xen in Table 2-12, Supported Target Virtualization Platforms for the Migrate Client Only.

Supported Workloads

See Supported Source Workloads For Migration to Non-Cloud Platforms, as appropriate for the target Xen platform.

Network Access and Communications

See Access and Communication Requirements across Your Migration Network.

Prerequisites

See Prerequisites for Migration to VMs on Xen.

Targets and Workloads

Target VM on a XEN virtual host (semi-automated): See Registering and Discovering Target VMs on Virtual Hosts.
Source Workloads: Use either of the following discovery methods:
- Workload Discovery in the Migrate Client
- Registering Workloads and Discovering Details with Migrate Agent

Additional Information

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SPX Virtualization with Xen