Q24 — AWS SAP-C02 Ch.2

Question 24 of 75 | ← Chapter 2

Q174. A company wants to migrate to AWS. The company is running thousands of VMs in a VMware ESXi environment. The company has no configuration management database and has little knowledge about the utilization of the VMware portfolio. A solutions architect must provide the company with an accurate inventory so that the company can plan for a cost-effective migration. Which solution will meet these requirements with the LEAST operational overhead?

• A. Use AWS Systems Manager Patch Manager to deploy Migration Evaluator to each VM. Review the collected data in Amazon QuickSight. Identify servers that have high utilization Remove the servers that have high utilization from the migration list. Import the data to AWS Migration Hub
• B. Export the VMware portfolio to a .csv file. Check the disk utilization for each server. Remove servers that have high utilization. Export the data to AWS Application Migration Service. Use AWS Server Migration Service (AWS SMS) to migrate the remaining servers
• C. Deploy the Migration Evaluator agentless collector to the ESXi hypervisor. Review the collected data in Migration Evaluator. Identify inactive servers. Remove the inactive servers from the migration list. Import the data to AWS Migration Hub ✓
• D. Deploy the AWS Application Migration Service Agent to each VM. When the data is collected, use Amazon Redshift to import and analyze the data. Use Amazon QuickSight for data visualization

Correct Answer: C. Deploy the Migration Evaluator agentless collector to the ESXi hypervisor. Review the collected data in Migration Evaluator. Identify inactive servers. Remove the inactive servers from the migration list. Import the data to AWS Migration Hub

Explanation

This solution involves deploying the Migration Evaluator agentless collector to the ESXi hypervisor, which provides a non-intrusive way to collect metadata about the running VMs and their hardware specifications. This method avoids the need to install agents on each VM, which reduces operational overhead. The collected data can be used to identify inactive servers that do not need to be migrated, reducing costs. This information can be reviewed in Migration Evaluator, which also provides recommendations for cost optimization and detailed reporting. The data can be imported to AWS Migration Hub to track the progress of the migration and manage the inventory. This approach is efficient and requires minimal overhead, providing the company with an accurate inventory of their VMware environment while reducing operational costs.