In this VMware TestDrive experience, you will have access to an On-Premises VCF Data Center and a VMware Cloud on AWS Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC). The two are linked together with VMware HCX Platform Services. The experience is a shared environment and multiple users can use the service simultaneously.
Cloud Migration Experience Overview
As part of the experience, you will:
- Log in to vSphere Client and get access to your workload Virtual Machine (VM) running on your On-Prem Data Center
- Migrate your live workload to VMware Cloud on AWS SDDC using VMware HCX
- Perform Reverse Migration from VMC on AWS back to your On-Prem Data Center using VMware HCX
Account Provisioning
Your environment is currently being setup, watch the video to take a tour of the Cloud Migration experience.
Once the login button is highlighted in blue, click GO! to start the experience.
Login to VMware Horizon
Use the TestDrive credentials provided in the Login Credentials menu on the top right corner to sign-in to VMware Horizon.
- Click the copy icon next to the username to copy
- Paste it on the Horizon username field by clicking on it, followed by pressing CTRL+v (Windows) or command + v (macOS) on your keyboard
- Next, click the copy icon next to the password to copy
- Paste it on the Horizon password field by clicking on it, followed by pressing CTRL+v (Windows) or command + v (macOS) on your keyboard
- Click Login to access
Other pasting options:
- Windows: use right-click on your mouse/ trackpad and select Paste
- macOS: press and hold the control key while you click the Horizon username/password field and select Paste
Select VMC Desktop
Click on TD-VMC-on-AWS Horizon RDSH Desktop to access our live production environment.
Connect to VMware Cloud Gateway
Double click on vCenter Cloud Gateway VMWTD Chrome icon on the desktop to access the vSphere Client.
VMware Cloud Gateway Credentials
The username is populated in the VMware vSphere username field. To get the password, click the Login Credentials menu on the top right corner, do the following:
- Click the copy icon next to the password
- Paste it on the vSphere password field by clicking on it, followed by pressing CTRL+v (Windows) or command + v (macOS) on your keyboard
- Click Login to access
Other pasting options:
- Windows: use right-click on your mouse/ trackpad and select Paste
- macOS: press and hold the control key while you click the vSphere username/password field and select Paste
If you are using a Safari browser, the copy icon in the Login Credentials menu will not work. The credentials will need to be typed.