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vJailbreak

What is vJailbreak?

vJailbreak is an open-source tool featuring a user-friendly interface designed to simplify and accelerate the migration of virtual machines (VMs) from VMware vSphere environments to any OpenStack-compliant cloud. It eliminates the complexities of cross-platform VM migration, enabling you to modernize your infrastructure with minimal disruption and a streamlined, visual workflow.

How vJailbreak Works

vJailbreak’s intuitive interface leverages the OpenStack & VMware SDKs to interact directly with both your VMware vSphere environment and your target OpenStack cloud. The UI guides you through these key steps:

  1. Connection Setup: Easily configure connections to your source VMware vSphere environment and your target OpenStack cloud.
  2. VM Selection: Select the VMs you wish to migrate from your vSphere environment.
  3. Migration Planning: Configure migration settings, such as target storage and network configurations, through interactive forms.
  4. Migration Execution: Initiate and monitor the migration process with real-time progress updates.
  5. Post-Migration Validation: Verify the successful migration and launch of your VMs in OpenStack.

Key Features

  • Intuitive User Interface: Manage the entire migration process through a clear, easy-to-use graphical interface – no command-line expertise required.
  • Seamless vCenter Integration: Easily connect to your VMware vCenter to manage and migrate VMs.
  • Effortless VM Selection: Select the virtual machines you wish to migrate with just a few clicks.
  • Automated Disk Conversion: VM disks are automatically converted from vmdk to qcow2 format.
  • Driver and Device Installation: Necessary virtual devices and drivers are installed to ensure smooth operation post-migration.
  • Post-Migration Health Checks: Comprehensive health checks are performed to verify the success of the migration and the operational status of the VMs in the new environment.

Key Benefits

  • Reduced Migration Time: Automate migration tasks and visualize progress, significantly reducing the time and effort compared to manual methods.
  • Minimized Downtime: vJailbreak’s efficient migration process helps minimize downtime for your critical workloads.
  • Cost-Effective Solution: As an open-source tool, vJailbreak eliminates licensing costs.
  • Broad Compatibility: Migrate VMs to any OpenStack cloud that adheres to standard OpenStack APIs.
  • Non-Disruptive Migration: Perform migrations without impacting the operation of your source VMware environment.
  • Visual Progress Tracking: Monitor the status of your migrations in real-time through the user interface.