Server Migration Center:Import the information about a migration source by using the SMC console

Usage notes

• If the migration source is a physical server, a VM, or a third-party cloud server, the migration source must support Internet access.

• If the migration source is an ECS instance, Cloud Assistant Agent must be installed on the instance. For more information, see Install Cloud Assistant Agent.

  Note

  By default, Cloud Assistant Agent is pre-installed on ECS instances that are created from public images after December 1, 2017.

Procedure

1. Log on to the SMC console.

2. In the left-side navigation pane, click Migration Sources.

3. On the Migration Sources page, click Import Migration source.

4. On the Import Migration source page, configure the parameters based on the type of your migration source.

   Import the information about a migration source that is not an ECS instance

   Parameter	Description
   Migration Source Type	The type of the migration source. Valid values: Physical Machine/VM/Cloud Server TencentCloud Lighthouse AWS Lightsail Instances HUAWEI CLOUD HECS
   Import Method	The method that is used to import the information about the migration source. Select Import through Console.
   Migration Source Name	The name of the migration source. The name must be 2 to 128 characters in length. The name must start with a letter and cannot start with http:// or https://. The name can contain letters, digits, colons (:), underscores (_), and hyphens (-).
   OS Type	The type of the operating system. Select Linux or Windows based on your operating system type. Important If you select Windows as the operating system, you must install OpenSSH. For more information, see the How do I install OpenSSH on a Windows server? section of the "FAQ" topic.
   IP Address	The IPv4 address that is used to access the migration source over the Internet. Example: 120.55.XX.XX.
   Port	The SSH port number of the migration source. Valid values: 1 to 65535. Default value: 22.
   Username	The username that is used to log on to the operating system of the migration source. Linux: The default username is root. Windows: The default username is Administrator.
   Password	The password that is used to log on to the operating system of the migration source.

   Import the information about an ECS instance

   Parameter	Description
   Migration Source Type	The type of the migration source. Select ECS. By default, Install SMC Client is selected. Important The SMC client allows you to migrate servers or operating systems, migrate ECS instances across zones, or migrate your source server to Alibaba Cloud WUYING Workspace. If the SMC client is not installed, you can only migrate ECS instances across zones.
   Import Method	The method that is used to import the information about the migration source. Select Import through Console.
   Region	The region in which the source ECS instance resides.
   Instance	The ECS instance whose information you want to import to SMC. You can select multiple ECS instances to import the information about the ECS instances at a time. You can enter the instance ID, instance name, private IP address, public IP address, or elastic IP address (EIP) in the search box to search for an ECS instance.

5. After you configure the parameters, click Import.

   The import process takes about 3 to 10 minutes. Wait until the import is complete.

   • You can view the import status on the Migration Sources page. If the value in the Migration Source Status column changes from Importing to Online for a migration source, the information about the migration source is imported.

     

   • If the value in the Migration Source Status column is Import Failed for a migration source, you can click the icon to view the error message, troubleshoot the error based on the error message, and then import the information about the migration source again. If the information about the migration source fails to be imported or an error occurs during the migration, you can check the log files in the directory of the SMC client for more information. By default, the SMC client is installed in the following directory:

     • Windows: C:\smc

     • Linux: /smc

   Important

   • The information about ECS instances whose information has been imported to SMC cannot be imported again. If you select one or more ECS instances whose information has been imported to SMC, a message appears to notify you.

   • If the migration source is a physical server, a VM, or a third-party cloud server, do not exit or refresh the browser during the import.