VMware HCX
One of the main advantages of VMware Cloud on AWS is its operational consistency and ability to move applications to public clouds, without taking on significant risks and without the need to refactor an application when it doesn’t bring value to a business. VMware HCX provides hybrid cloud capabilities to connect between an existing on-premises site and the VMware Cloud SDDC, as well as multi-cloud connectivity capabilities.
Figure 3.1 – The HCX VM migration capabilities for VMware Cloud on AWS
VMware HCX Enterprise is included with VMware Cloud on an AWS subscription with no additional charges, and it can be activated directly from the SDDC Console.
HCX offers the following technical capabilities:
- Workload migration using dedicated network tunnels between HCX appliances: You can choose between various migration methods depending on the design requirements. We’ll discuss this in more detail later on in this section...