Simple Document for AWS MGN
Step1: Connectivity between Onprem/Datacenter to AWS.
Step2: Ports to be opened 80,443,1500(TCP).
Step3: Go to AWS Console create an IAM user with AWS Migration agent policy , keep the keys securely (Access Key, Secret Key & Session token (if applicable)).
Step4: On the Same AWS Console , navigate to the Application migration service on which region you want migrate, click on add source servers where you will get link for agent installtion on source server, which will use in nexe step.
Step5: Prerequisites on Source server: wget, curl, python, gcc & build essetial tools.
Once prerquisites meet then copy the link from step4 so that we will get the agent file and then change the permission of the file to run.
Step6: Run the Client from step5 using sh or powershell
here we would get the agent installed , sync and all.
Step7: Once the replication agent is done , the replication server will show up on aws console, it would take the snapshots for further.
Step8: Once Step 7 Completes, we need to launc a test instance , once the test passes we need to coutover the instance.
Step9: importanct to launch instance on cutover is to check the lauch template where we are going to deply the machine like vpc, subnet and all. keep an eye on lauch template version.
Step 10: Once the cutover is done , finalize the instance and make it archive