Manage test and cutover instances - Application Migration Service

Manage test and cutover instances

The Test and cutover menu allows you to manage your test and cutover instances. For a more in-depth step-by-step guide to launching test and cutover instances, see the Launching test and cutover instances documentation.

Dropdown menu showing test and cutover options, including launching instances and managing cutover stages.

  • Launch test instances – Choose this option to launch a test instance for this server.

    When the Launch test instances for X servers dialog will appears, cick Launch to begin the test.

    The AWS Application Migration Service Console will indicate 1 launch job complete after the test has been completed successfully.

  • Mark as "Ready for cutover" – Use this option to finalize testing for this server after you have completed all of the necessary tests in preparation for cutover.

    When the Mark X servers as "Ready for cutover" dialog appears, select whether you want to terminate the launched instances used for testing. It is recommended to terminate these instances, as you will be charged for them even though you will no longer need them. Check the Yes, terminate launched instances (recommended) box and choose Continue.

    The AWS Application Migration Service Console will indicate that testing has been finalized. The selected source servers' Migration lifecycle column will show the Ready for cutover status and the launched Test instances will be deleted if that option was selected.

  • Revert to "ready for testing" – Choose this option to revert a finalized test for this server if you want to run further tests prior to initiating a cutover.

    The Revert testing for X servers dialog will appear. Select whether you want to terminate the launched instances used for testing. It is recommended to terminate these instances, as you will be charged for them even though you will no longer need them. Check the Yes, terminate launched instances (recommended) box and choose Revert.

    The AWS Application Migration Service Console will indicate that testing has been reverted. The selected source servers' Migration lifecycle column will show the Ready for testing status and the launched Test instances will be deleted if that option was selected.

  • Launch cutover instances – Choose this option to launch a cutover instance for this server after you have finalized all of your testing and are ready to initiate a cutover.

    The Launch cutover instances for X servers dialog will appear. Choose Launch to begin the cutover.

    The AWS Application Migration Service Console will indicate 1 launch job complete after the cutover has been completed successfully.

    This will change your source servers' Migration lifecycle status to Cutover in progress, indicating that the cutover is in progress but has not yet been finalized.

  • Finalize cutover – Choose this option to finalize the cutover for this server after you have successfully performed a cutover.

    This will change your source servers' Migration lifecycle status to Cutover complete, indicating that the cutover is complete and that the migration has been performed successfully. In addition, this will stop data replication and cause all replicated data to be discarded. All AWS resources used for data replication will be terminated.

    The Finalize cutover for X servers dialog will appear. Choose Finalize.

    The AWS Application Migration Service Console will indicate X servers cutover. Data replication has been stopped for servers once the cutover has been completed successfully. The AWS Application Migration Service Console will automatically stop data replication for the cutover source servers in order to save resource costs. The selected source servers' Migration lifecycle column will show the Cutover status, the Data replication column will show Disconnected and the Next step column will state Mark as archived. The source servers have now been successfully migrated into AWS and can be archived.

    Note

    This action does not uninstall the AWS Replication Agent from the source server. Use the Disconnect from service option under the Actions menu when you have completed the migration and want to uninstall the agent from your source server.

  • Revert to "ready for cutover" – Choose this option to revert a finalized cutover for this server if you encounter any issues or want to reverse the cutover for any reason.

    This will revert your source servers' Migration lifecycle to the Ready for cutover status, indicating that these servers have not undergone cutover.

    The Revert cutover for X servers dialog will appear. Click Revert.

  • Edit launch settings – Use this option to edit the launch settings for this server. You will be redirected to the Edit launch settings page. Learn more about launch settings.

  • Edit post-launch settings – Use this option to edit the post-launch settings for the selected source server or group of source servers. Learn more about post-launch settings.

  • Terminate launched instance – Choose this option if you want to delete your test or cutover instance for any reason at any time. It can only be selected for a server that has a launched test or cutover instance.

    When the Terminate launched instance dialog appears, click Terminate.