Import Your Windows Server VM into VMware Cloud on Public Cloud

You can import an existing VM running Windows Server into VMware Cloud on Public Cloud.

When you import virtual machines, you are responsible for ensuring that a license is available for the Microsoft workload either using BYOL or using VMware-supplied licenses.

Procedure

1. Import your Windows VM to VMware Cloud on Public Cloud.
   You can use a variety of methods to do this including cold migration, migration with vMotion, or cloning from a Content Library template you have created.
2. Do one of the following in order to maintain the activation status of the Windows Server instance.
   • Use the VMware-supplied activation script as described in #GUID-83A1E2B3-0534-4B6A-AE7A-13C0E123BAC2.
   • Maintain network connectivity to your enterprise's managed KMS server or another solution to update and maintain the activation status of your workloads.
   • Install and maintain a KMS in your VMware Cloud on Public Cloud SDDC.