Firstly before migrating VM’s into Windows Azure you must consider the following:
- Disks must be no larger than 1TB (Depending on the VM size you can have upto 16 drives (16TB))
- Must be Fixed Disks (Dynamic not yet supported)
- Must be uploaded into Page BLOBs (Not Block BLOBs)
- Template Disk size is limited to 128Gb
Further Information here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsazure/jj672979.aspx
Migrate VHD’s can be done with the following free tools:
- Windows Azure Cmdlets: http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/manage/windows/common-tasks/upload-a-vhd/
- Cerebrata Azure Explorer: http://www.cerebrata.com/labs/azure-explorer
Paid for tools with advance features (Migration, Create Storage, Manage VMs)
- DoubleTake Move http://www.visionsolutions.com/Products/DT-Move.aspx (Live Migrate from VMware, Physical, Hyper-V to Windows Azure VM)
- Cerebrata Azure Studio Manager: http://www.cerebrata.com/products/azure-management-studio/introduction
Migration Free Tools
- Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=34591
Using Cerebrate Azure Explorer to upload VHD Screen shots:
Firstly open Azure Explorer
Select File -> Add connection
paste the Storage Key and Enter the Name for the Storage Account
Select Upload -> Select Page BLOB
Click Upload