Option 1

Two paths to AWS

CloudHound moves each server to AWS in one of two ways. It can rehost the whole server on Amazon EC2, with its disks copied block by block. It can also move the server's databases directly to Amazon RDS for SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL or MariaDB. The path is chosen per server when replication starts, and both are costed before anything moves.

ORDERS-SQL-01Windows Server 2022, SQL Server 2022 Standard, 4 vCPU, 32 GiB. An example server.
Migrate to
    Amazon EC2

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    Waiting

    Option 2

    One server, two destinations

    CloudHound moves each server to AWS in one of two ways. It can rehost the whole server on Amazon EC2, with its disks copied block by block. It can also move the server's databases directly to Amazon RDS for SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL or MariaDB. The path is chosen per server when replication starts, and both are costed before anything moves.

    1. DiscoverServers and databases found by the agent
    2. CostEC2 and RDS priced for every server
    3. ReplicateCopied while the server keeps running
    4. Cut overThe last changes are copied
    5. VerifyBlocks, tables and rows checked against the source

    Option 3

    Migration path per server

    CloudHound moves each server to AWS in one of two ways. It can rehost the whole server on Amazon EC2, with its disks copied block by block. It can also move the server's databases directly to Amazon RDS for SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL or MariaDB. The path is chosen per server when replication starts, and both are costed before anything moves. The estate below is an example.

    Servers6
    To Amazon EC2-
    To Amazon RDS-
    Server
    Database
    Migrate to
    Target
    Status

    Instance sizes come from each server's measured usage. RDS is offered for servers running SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL or MariaDB.

    Option 4

    From first copy to cutover

    CloudHound moves each server to AWS in one of two ways. It can rehost the whole server on Amazon EC2, with its disks copied block by block. It can also move the server's databases directly to Amazon RDS for SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL or MariaDB. Both paths copy the server while it keeps running and stay in sync until cutover. The path is chosen per server, and both are costed before anything moves.

    Initial copyIn syncCutover
    Amazon EC2Rehost the whole server
    Amazon RDSMove the databases
    1. Read speed4 GiB/sPer disk, copied block by block
    2. 1 TiB disk255 sCopied and verified in our benchmark
    3. Benchmark125Servers replicated and booted on EC2 in under 12 minutes
    4. RDS engines4SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL and MariaDB

    Option 5

    What moves where

    CloudHound moves each server to AWS in one of two ways. It can rehost the whole server on Amazon EC2, with its disks copied block by block. It can also move the server's databases directly to Amazon RDS for SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL or MariaDB. The path is chosen per server when replication starts, and both are costed before anything moves.

    Database server

    Windows Server 2022, SQL Server 2022
    Operating system
    Applications and services
    Databases
    Data files
    In use

    Amazon EC2

    r7i.xlarge
    Waiting