Overview – Importing VMs and vApps
You can import preconfigured VMs, vApps, and LPARs into your Kyndryl Cloud Uplift account. With each import job, you can transform isolated VM and LPAR files or an entire vApp into a new Kyndryl Cloud Uplift virtual environment. During the import process, Kyndryl Cloud Uplift retains the operating system and application settings for each VM and LPAR; Kyndryl Cloud Uplift also retains the network settings for vApp imports.
Each import job is transformed into a new Kyndryl Cloud Uplift virtual environment. An import job can contain:
- One or more VMs, LPARs, or vApps.
- A mix of supported file types (OVA files, OVF packages, and VMX images, etc.)
The combined, uncompressed file size of the entire import job (regardless of the number of files in the job) must be less than 4 TB.
Overview of the import process
Importing VMs is a multi-step process:
- Validate the import files
Check that your VM and/or LPAR files meet the Kyndryl Cloud Uplift import requirements (for file size, file type, etc.).
For more information, see:
To convert non-VMware-based VMs, see Converting non-VMware-based VMs for import.
- Transfer the files
Upload or transfer the VM, vApp, and/or LPAR files to Kyndryl Cloud Uplift Using the VM Imports tab
To get started, access the Imports tab in the Environments section of your Kyndryl Cloud Uplift account.
If you're a user, an administrator must give you permission to import VMs.
- Process the import
Kyndryl Cloud Uplift processes the import job and creates a Kyndryl Cloud Uplift virtual environment containing the VMs and/or LPARs.
