Any tool for Assessment of cloud environments to Azure which we can use without deploying the Appliance on the host server

Asiya Ali 1

is there any Any tool for Assessment of cloud environments to Azure which we can use without deploying the Appliance on the host server, keeping in mind the assessment tool should be able to record the Peak usage during weekends?

Prrudram-MSFT 25,166 Reputation points

2024-11-04T15:29:37.93+00:00

Hi @Asiya Ali
Could you please confirm if you are using azure migrate for the migration of your on-premises VMs ?
Asiya Ali 1 Reputation point

2024-11-04T16:07:37.42+00:00

Yes, but this assessment I want to run for assessing the prod servers during the peak work load without having the Azure migrate appliance installed to collect the info due to security reasons, this is required to migrate the Vms later from a cloud environment to Azure.
David Broggy 5,906 Reputation points MVP

2024-11-04T17:25:58.2+00:00

Asiya have you looked at Azure Migrate?

Specifically the VM assessment feature?

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/migrate/how-to-create-assessment
SadiqhAhmed-MSFT 46,201 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2024-11-05T16:52:58.2866667+00:00

@Asiya Ali Thank you for posting your question.

If you do not want to deploy appliance, you can try to import the CSV:

Import your on-premises or cloud server inventory using a CSV file. You can use the imported inventory to create a quick business case for migrating to Azure IaaS and an assessment for migrating to Azure VM or AVS. Use CSV import to get a quick assessment on cost and compatibility. For accurate business case and assessments, use appliance-based discovery and profiling. Learn more

But if you really want to check the performance, you need the appliance in your environment, there is no workaround. You would need the following

Azure Migrate Project

Azure Migrate: Discovery and assessment tool.

Azure Migrate appliance for VMware or Hyper-V. The appliance discovers on-premises servers, and sends metadata and performance data to Azure Migrate: Discovery and assessment.

Hope this helps!
Asiya Ali 1 Reputation point

2024-11-07T06:48:14.79+00:00

Hello Everyone and Thankyou for the quick response I have been trying all these options previously for my clients. Just wanted to understand if there is anything apart from these options that we can use as an alternative with an option to collect the metrics during peak performance without actually deploying the appliance. My Client doesn't want to share the VCenter credentials. we have to assess their private cloud environment so that in future if they want to migrate to Azure, we could help them with TCO estimation as well as recommendations on Pre migration blockers or updates needed before they migrate. @Prrudram-MSFT @SadiqhAhmed-MSFT @David Broggy
SadiqhAhmed-MSFT 46,201 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2024-11-07T08:19:35.79+00:00

@Asiya Ali For your requirement, you can utilize RVTools by following this guide: RVTools - VMware Tutorial. However, please be aware of its limitations. It's important to review the key benefits and limitations of using RVTools.XLSX before you plan to implement it.

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