Workload
Configuring a New Workload
To configure a new workload for migration, follow these steps:
Navigate to Workloads:
Go to Workloads -> Migration -> New Workload in your Movestax dashboard.
Select the Technology Stack:
Currently, Movestax supports database migrations, including heterogenous migrations. You need to select the technology stack you’re migrating from/to.
The current available options are:Microsoft SQL Server
Oracle
MySQL/MariaDB
PostgreSQL
Enter Workload Information:
After selecting the technology stack, you need to provide the following details about the workload:
Workload Name: Choose a descriptive name for this workload.
Host: Enter the public IP or hostname of the source database. If you're using a VPN connection, ensure the IP or hostname is accessible.
Username: Provide a username with the necessary access rights to the database resource.
Password: Enter the password associated with the username.
Database: Specify the name of the database you wish to migrate.
Port: Indicate the port number on which the database is running (e.g., 1433 for SQL Server, 3306 for MySQL).
Cloud Provider: Select the cloud provider where the workload currently resides or where it will be migrated. The current supported cloud vendors include:
Microsoft Azure
AWS
Google Cloud
DigitalOcean
Important Notes
Manual Resource Creation on Target: Currently, Movestax does not support automatic creation of the target environment. This means that you need to manually create the required resources on the destination cloud provider before starting the migration.
For example, if you are migrating a Microsoft SQL Server database from Microsoft Azure to PostgreSQL on DigitalOcean, you must ensure that both the SQL Server on Azure and the PostgreSQL database on DigitalOcean are already set up. However, you do not need to create individual objects within the target database, as Movestax will handle the migration of objects and data.