Prerequisites

To install Agents on machines with Windows OS, verify the following:

• (For replicating machines to AWS cloud only) - .NET Framework version 4.5 or above is installed on machines running Windows Server 2008 R2 or higher. .NET Framework version 3.5 or above on machines running Windows Server 2008 or lower.
• Windows Source machines need to have at least 2 GB of free space to successfully launch a Target machine.

How to get Agent Installation Token

Login to AWS console and go to the respective region

Create a replication Template. (Stage Subnet, Instance Type, Storage, VPN routing)

Pre-Migration

This section describes the Pre-Migration activities for AWS MGN

Local Admin User

Local Admin user should have agent installation permissions on server.

AWS MGN Installation on Windows machines

Server Administrator should follow below steps to complete the MGN agent installation:

Note: MGN installation does not require a reboot

1) Download MGN agent for windows machines which will be given by Tata Communications Team

2) Open command prompt and go to installer_win.exe path

3) Run the command given by Tata Communications team to launch the installation file

AwsReplicationWindowsInstaller.exe --region ap-south-1 --aws-access-key-id XXXX --aws-secret-access-key XXXXX --no-prompt