Installation overview

You can install Migrate to Containers on processing clusters for the following platforms:

Before you install

Before you begin installation, you have to make several decisions that affect the installation and configuration process:

  • Where are the data repositories used to store Docker image files and migration artifacts?

  • Does your cluster require the use of an HTTPS proxy server to make outbound internet requests?

The following sections describe these considerations in more detail.

About data repositories

Migrate to Containers uploads container images and files to different data repositories as part of a migration. For more information, see Defining data repositories.

About HTTPS proxy servers

Migrate to Containers supports the use of remote processing clusters to perform a migration. For example, you can create a Migrate to Containers processing cluster by using Google Distributed Cloud Virtual for Bare Metal.

In many remote environments, outbound internet access is tightly controlled through the use of an HTTP or HTTPS proxy server. By default, Migrate to Containers does not use a proxy to make outbound requests. If your environment uses a proxy server to control outbound internet access, then you can configure Migrate to Containers to use that proxy.

See Configuring a proxy for a remote installation for more information.

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