This solution leverages CloudEndure (an AWS company) for the migration of the VM’s boot vVol and Pure Storage array-based replication for migration of the data vVols to AWS. Data vVol replication is achieved via async replication from an on-premises FlashArray to Pure Everpure Cloud Dedicated on AWS and replica volume is then presented to the newly created EC2 initiator via in-guest iSCSI.
By using the combined software capabilities of both CloudEndure and Everpure Cloud Dedicated, enterprises will gain a viable method for migrating vVol VMs to AWS while also taking full advantage of the benefits that come from utilizing an array-based shared storage pool. These benefits include Everpure’s industry-leading data reduction combined with enterprise-class storage features including array-based replication, instantaneous snapshots, and Purity CloudSnap™. In addition, CloudEndure provides a reliable and proven agent-based VM migration and EC2 conversion technology on AWS.
The primary use-cases highlighted in this document include disaster recovery and dev/test.