The VMware HCX service
The VMware Hybrid Cloud Extension (HCX) service enables users to connect and migrate workloads from on-premises to VMware Cloud on AWS and back again, or from VMware Cloud on AWS to/from another VMware Cloud vSphere-based environment. HCX has a number of unique features that help to address the most sophisticated migration use cases, including the ability to schedule a migration, define a migration group, and stretch a Layer 2 network to the cloud.
Deploying and activating the HCX service
The steps to do this are as follows:
- To activate HCX, navigate to the SDDC console and then the Integrated Services tab, and select OPEN HCX, as shown in the following figure:
Figure 7.12 – The HCX add-on section
- Next, a new tab will open where we can initiate the HCX deployment on the VMware Cloud side. To do so, click on DEPLOY HCX, as shown in the following screenshot:
Figure 7.13 ...
