32.1 Planning for Migration to KVM

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

Supported KVM Platforms

See Supported Target KVM Platforms.

Supported Workloads

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

Network Access and Communications

See Access and Communication Requirements across Your Migration Network.

Prerequisites

See Prerequisites for Migration to VMs on KVM.

Targets and Workloads

Target VM on a KVM virtual host (semi-automated): See Registering and Discovering Target VMs on Virtual Hosts.
Source Workload Discovery:
- Using Migrate Client: See Section 19.6.1, Workload Discovery in the Migrate Client.
- Using Migrate Web Interface: See Section 19.6.2, Workload Discovery in the Migrate Web Interface.

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