Got $400 at GCP: I am preparing for Migrate for Compute Engine test

I have activated my GCP sandbox. Received an extra $100! Impressive welcome screen with offerings. The first service I am going to test is Migrate for Compute Engine API to better understand how to move complex workloads from VMware. How are different sources such as Hyper-V (Azure Stack HCI) or KVM supported?

It was super easy to register a GCP account. A few clicks and done. Yes, they ask for your credit card but do not worry, they do not take your money unless you agree.

This is amazing. Got an extra $100 and I am relaxed about unexpected/unwanted future charges while exploring and learning.

Bad news, I need to consume the gift in 91 days. Actually, this is not bad news for me since I will do this anyways. I am here to learn and do something.

How? I will start reading Aga’s blog since she already did this.

https://www.softwaredefinedblog.com/migrating-vms-from-vmware-on-prem-or-gcve-to-google-compute-engine/

I will check the video created by Roger Martinez | LinkedIn

I am going to read and understand the basics:

Migrating individual VMs | Migrate for Compute Engine | Google Cloud

And especially supported OS versions

Supported operating systems | Migrate for Compute Engine | Google Cloud

Don’t panic, Windows Server 2022 is not widely used, yet :)