# VMware migration
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AWS Transform can help you migrate your VMware environment to Amazon EC2 by using generative AI. This document provides an overview of AWS Transform and of the workflow of the migration process.

## Capabilities and key features
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AWS Transform offers the following capabilities and key features for migrating your VMware environment to AWS.
+ Three discovery options: 
  + Assisted discovery of your VMware environment by using collectors from AWS Application Discovery Service.
  + Use the open-source [Export for vCenter](https://github.com/awslabs/export-for-vcenter) tool.
  + Importing independently collected discovery data.
+ AI-driven conversion of your source VMware network configuration to an Amazon VPC network architecture.
+ AI-driven generation of migration plans, including application grouping and suggested migration waves.
+ Rehosting your servers to run natively on Amazon EC2.

AWS Transform supports migrating Windows and Linux servers of supported operating systems. For the full list of supported operating systems, see [Supported operating systems](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/mgn/latest/ug/Supported-Operating-Systems.html) in the *AWS Application Migration Service User Guide*.

## AWS Transform VMware migration architecture
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This diagram displays an overview of AWS Transform VMware migration architecture.

![AWS Transform VMware architecture](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/transform/latest/userguide/images/atx-vm-architecture_v2.png)