Carbon User Guides

Step-by-step guides for the Carbon console.

Choose where to start

• First migration? Stop the source VM in Azure first, then Migrate a VM.
• Migrating many at once? Same workflow with multi-select - covered in migrate a VM.
• Want email updates while you wait? Notifications.
• Targeting VMware vCenter? Confirm your service account has the exact privileges Carbon needs.

All user guides

• Migrate a VM - the canonical four-phase migration workflow, single or batch.
• Notifications - email setup and what triggers each alert.
• Post-migration checks - confirming the migrated VM works.

Reference

• VMware permissions reference - exact vCenter privileges and role-setup procedure.

Further reading on smikar.com

Carbon ships into a broader trend of cloud repatriation. The following Smikar blog posts give context that may help frame the work for management or board sponsors:

• Cloud reverse migration: a comprehensive guide - detailed Carbon workflow walk-through.
• Do you have a cloud exit strategy? - the business case for repatriation.
• The return journey: understanding cloud repatriation - broader trend and drivers.
• Getting the most out of your Azure VMs - Azure VM optimisation including where repatriation fits.

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