RackWare Migration is an enterprise-grade, cloud-agnostic software solution designed to automate the seamless movement of workloads (physical servers, Virtual Machines, Containers, Kubernetes) across datacenter and cloud environments. Engineered for speed, scale, and flexibility, RackWare enables customers to execute complex migrations non-disruptively with full control and visibility over the process.
Architecture & Deployment Model
RackWare employs a lightweight, agentless architecture to minimize deployment friction and operational overhead. The migration process is automated through the RackWare Management Module (RMM), which provides a centralized interface for managing, scheduling, and automating migration tasks.
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Agentless Architecture: No permanent software installation required on source or target systems.
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Out-of-band orchestration: Ensures low coupling and security isolation from production systems.
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Flexible Deployment: RMM can be hosted on-premises or in any major public or private cloud (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle Cloud, IBM Cloud, etc.). ​​​​​​​​​
Supported Environments & Topologies
RackWare supports Any-to-Any migration, allowing workload portability across a wide spectrum of infrastructure environments.
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Source and Target Support:
Physical Servers
(Bare metal)
Virtual Machines
VMware, Hyper-V, KVM, Xen, and more...
Cloud Platforms
AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), IBM Cloud, and others
Kubernetes Environments
GKE
OKE
AKS
OpenShift
EKS
Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service, OpenShift, Azure Kubernetes Service, Oracle Kubernetes Engine, Google Kubernetes Engine
VMware Solutions
vSphere, vCenter, VMC, AVS, GCVE, OCVS
Storage Types
DAS, Cloud Storage, SAN, iSCSI, and Fibre Channel
Cross-Platform Workload Migration:
Windows
Every version 2008 R2 - current
Linux
RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu, SUSE, Oracle Linux, more...
Intelligent Data Replication
RackWare’s replication engine is designed for efficiency, resiliency, and delta-based synchronization, significantly reducing cutover windows and bandwidth consumption.
​File System-Level Replication
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File-aware replication for application-consistent data migration
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Byte-level delta sync minimizes data transfer on subsequent syncs
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Optimized for high-latency, low-bandwidth WANs
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Policy-Based Synchronization Support
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Continuous sync mode for near-zero RPO/RTO
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In-memory application state replication for select use cases (e.g., SAP/HANA
Automated Resume and Recovery
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Fault-tolerant sync processes with checkpointing and auto-resume
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Data encryption and compression for optimized throughput
End-to-End Automation
Security & Compliance
RackWare adheres to industry-standard security practices and offers robust features for secure migration in regulated environments.
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Support for Sovereign and Isolated Environments
RackWare can be deployed in air-gapped or restricted compliance zones like government or regulated financial sectors
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In-Transit Data Encryption
SSH encryption during data transfer
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Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
For delegated administration Immutable Logs and Audit Trails for compliance reporting
Scalability
RackWare ensures reliable performance across large, complex environments through a scalable architecture and parallelized execution
Scalable Control Plane
RMM supports multi-tenancy and horizontal scaling for large enterprises or MSPs
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Multi-Threaded Execution Engine
Optimized for parallel migrations and high-volume replication
Built-in Health Checks and Monitoring
Proactive anomaly detection with integrated alerting
RackWare enables full migration lifecycle management through its policy-driven automation engine.​
Wave-Based Migration
Dependency mapping, grouping, and batch migration sequencing
Pre/post-scripts for orchestration workflows
Scheduling and Rollback
Scheduled sync/cutover with rollback capabilities
Non-disruptive testing to validate cutovers in isolated target environments
Integration Hooks
RESTful APIs for programmatic control and CI/CD integration
Hooks for ServiceNow, Ansible, Terraform, and native cloud automation services
Application Stack Preservation
RackWare preserves the full application stack including OS, middleware, configuration, and data, enabling true Lift-and-Optimize outcomes:
Seemless Driver and Booting Conversion
Converts and packages source instances to be compatible with target platform’s boot and driver requirements
Network Configuration Flexibility
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Automatic network reconfiguration
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Change or keep IP addresses, hostnames, etc.
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Supports Active Directory and LDAP
Cloud-init and Metadata Injection
Automates cloud bootstrapping post-cutover
Containers & Kubernetes
​​​​In addition to traditional VM and server migrations, RackWare supports stateful and stateless container migration across on-prem, hybrid, and public cloud Kubernetes platforms.
​Supported Platforms
GKE, EKS, AKS, OKE, OpenShift, and self-managed Kubernetes
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Features:
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Migration of persistent volumes and Stateful Sets
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Service-to-Service mapping
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Delta sync for containerized workloads
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Cross-cloud and cross-cluster mobility (e.g., on-prem GKE to cloud GKE)