Activate Migration Center

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The first time you access Google Cloud Migration Center from a Google Cloud project in the Google Cloud console, you need to activate Migration Center with the steps outlined on this page. However, if you want to generate a rapid, offline cost estimate, you can do this directly from the Estimate cost page without activating Migration Center. For more information, see Start a cost estimation.

Also, if you have an optional Expert Request number provided by your Google Cloud customer engineer, you can add it during the activation, or update it in the settings later.

Before you begin

1. Sign into Google Cloud console with your Google account or Gmail account.

   Go to Google Cloud console

   You can also register your corporate email address as a Google account.

   If you are new to Google Cloud and you are signing in for the first time, your trial period is activated as soon as you sign in. The trial remains active for 90 days, subject to the terms and conditions. A Google Cloud customer engineer is also notified when you start your trial.

2. Select or create a new project.

   Go to project selector

3. Review the roles and permissions required to activate Migration Center.

Activate Migration Center

1. In the Google Cloud console, go to the Migration Center page.

   Go to Migration Center

2. If prompted, to enable the required APIs for Migration Center, click Enable APIs.

3. From the Region list, select the region where you want Migration Center to store and process the information about your migrations.

   Note: The region you select cannot be changed later.

4. If you already have an Expert Request number provided by your Google Cloud customer engineer, enter it in the Expert Request number field, without the ER- prefix, then click Next. If you don't have an Expert Request number, click Skip.

5. To accept the default migration preferences, click Next. You can edit or add migration preferences later.

6. To confirm your activation, click Continue.

Update your Expert Request number

To update your Expert Request number after activating Migration Center, follow these steps:

1. In the Google Cloud console, go to the Migration Center page.

   Go to Migration Center

2. Click Configure Migration Center.

3. Select I have an Expert Request number.

4. In the field that appears, enter your Expert Request number, without the ER- prefix.

5. Click Save.

What's next

• Learn how to estimate your Google Cloud costs.
• Learn how to start an asset discovery.
• Learn how to assess your assets.