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Leaving VMware

Plan the move
before the renewal.

Kantrix runs your VMs on servers you already own. A partner near you looks at what you run, moves it with Kantrix Migrate, and keeps your original VM as the fallback until you sign off.

  1. 1A free exit assessment
    What you run, what it costs you today, and what moving would take.
  2. 2A plan with dates
    What moves first, what moves last, all before your renewal.
  3. 3The move, one VM at a time
    Each one checked with you before the next begins.

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01What changes

Same servers. Simpler bill. One portal.

Keep your hardware

Kantrix runs on the x86 servers you already own. Your partner checks each one in the assessment.

One price per node

No per-core licensing and no separate storage or container licences. Every core in the server is yours to use.

More than a hypervisor

VMs, containers, storage and networking for every site, run from one portal. See the platform.

02How a move works

Six steps, with a way back at every one.

  1. 1

    Assess

    Your partner lists your VMs, their operating systems and sizes, and chooses what moves first: a workload that matters, but not the one you can't live without for an hour.

  2. 2

    Prepare

    Kantrix goes onto a server with room to spare. A backup runs inside each VM that will move, and a test restore is recorded before anything else happens.

  3. 3

    Connect

    Migrate connects to your vCenter or ESXi host over an encrypted link, set up for that one job.

  4. 4

    Copy

    Migrate copies the VM onto Kantrix, with our engineers on hand for your partner.

  5. 5

    Cut over

    The VM starts on Kantrix, and you check it works the way it did.

  6. 6

    Keep the fallback

    The original VM is switched off, not deleted, until you sign off. If anything is wrong, it's switched back on.

03The exit assessment

Know what it takes before you decide.

It's free, it's run by a partner near you, and you keep the report whatever you decide.

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AWhat you run
Every VM, its operating system, its size and what depends on it.
BWhat you can keep
Which servers Kantrix can run on, and whether you need anything new.
CWhat it costs
Your cost today next to your partner's quote for Kantrix.
DThe plan
The order VMs move in, with dates that finish before your renewal.
04Your servers

Your hardware has years left in it.

You don't need a new rack to leave VMware. Your partner frees one server, puts Kantrix on it, moves VMs across, and repeats until every server has moved.

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  4. Example: three servers at one site. Your plan sets the real dates.
05Questions

About leaving VMware.

Do I have to buy new servers?

Usually not. Kantrix runs on any x86 server, and your assessment says which of yours can stay.

What does the move cost?

Kantrix Migrate is free. Your partner quotes the project and the monthly price per node. The MSRP is $150 USD per node, per month, for the whole platform.

What if something goes wrong?

The original VM stays switched off on VMware until you sign off. If the moved VM isn't right, the original is switched back on.

Can I move some VMs now and the rest later?

Yes. VMware and Kantrix run side by side while you move, one VM at a time.

What about my backups?

Keep the backup product you use, running inside each VM. Every VM is backed up, and a restore is tested, before it moves.

My renewal is soon. Is there time?

Put the date on the form. Your partner tells you in the assessment what can move before it, and what can't.

Your renewal date is your deadline.

Start the plan now, while every option is still open.

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