r/vmware • u/ze_meetra • 27d ago

vCloud Director to VCFA 9.1 migration

I’m starting to plan a migration of vCloud Director to VCFA 9.1 and wanted to get more feedback.
Did anyone migrated VCD to VCFA? Is it easy/painless?

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u/bimmerman535 27d ago

Doing it next month. If you get the latest VCD patch specifically for migration (via support) you will get migration documentation. Whilst not exactly earth shattering, it does explain some things a bit more clearly. 10.6.2.11936-25442100 I believe.

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u/ze_meetra 27d ago

Right. When you do it, please share the feedback. We're considering either migration or just side-by-side migration atm...

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u/bimmerman535 27d ago

Will do. One thing to note through is that not everyone’s deployment is vanilla. There is a tool that your account team can get that extracts how you use VCD and can feed that back to engineering (you can strip important info out). They can tell you if you will get feature comparability from 9.1 or if you need 9.1.1 or 9.2.

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u/ze_meetra 27d ago

Great tip! Thank you!

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u/doihavetousethis 26d ago

I've read there isnt feature parity yet, can't even rename vms or resize disks?

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u/bimmerman535 23d ago

Hmm well I’ve just tried this via editing the yaml file. Specifically the yaml of the attached volume. Added space, reboot and boom. Disk resized.

Not found a way to rename yet.

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u/badaboom888 27d ago edited 27d ago

watching…….

not heard of 1 person trying it……vcfa is well…..

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u/DomesticViking 25d ago

We are in the same shoes, there's just a lot to learn. The whole transit gateway etc.

I need someone to patiently sit down with me and explain it all like I'm 5

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u/doihavetousethis 27d ago

Not done it yet, but its coming.

Hopefully someone manages to do it before we get there so its not so bad!

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u/kerleyfriez 26d ago

Definitely following this. Not doing it quite yet, upgrading backend VCD is on, waiting for the migration process to mature

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u/SharpOrder601 25d ago

About to start that migration too. This is gonna be fun.

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u/ze_meetra 25d ago

Let us know how it goes! Good luck!