

# Migrations (including VMware)
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AWS Transform can help you migrate your virtual and bare metal server environments to Amazon EC2 by using generative AI, including VMware, Hyper-V, and other sources. An AI-powered agent accelerates each stage of your migration, from discovery and planning through network migration and server rehost. This reduces the manual effort traditionally required for large-scale migrations. You interact with the agent through a conversational interface that guides you step by step, so you can focus on decisions rather than execution.

## Capabilities and key features
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AWS Transform offers the following capabilities and key features for migrating your server environments to AWS.
+ **Flexible discovery** that meets you where you are, with multiple options to capture your source environment:
  + Assisted discovery of your VMware environment by using collectors from AWS Application Discovery Service.
  + The open-source [Export for vCenter](https://github.com/awslabs/export-for-vcenter) tool (VMware environments).
  + Importing independently collected discovery data (any source environment).
+ **AI-driven network migration** that translates your source network configuration into a production-ready Amazon VPC architecture, so you don't have to design it from scratch.
+ **Intelligent migration planning** that automatically groups applications and sequences migration waves, helping you move faster with fewer planning cycles.
+ **Automated server rehosting** to run your servers natively on Amazon EC2, with guided testing and cutover workflows.
+ **Localized interface**, allowing you to use AWS Transform for migrations in your preferred language. For more information, see [Language settings](transform-environment.md#transform-environment-language).

AWS Transform supports migrating Windows and Linux servers of supported operating systems. For the full list of supported operating systems, see [Supported operating systems](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/mgn/latest/ug/Supported-Operating-Systems.html) in the *AWS Transform MGN User Guide*.

## AWS Transform migration architecture
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AWS Transform orchestrates the entire migration lifecycle from a single interface. The following diagram displays an overview of the architecture.

![AWS Transform VMware architecture](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/transform/latest/userguide/images/atx-vm-architecture_v2.png)
