Which platforms Nutanix Move can migrate from and to.
From Ultra Transcenders NCP-MCI-7.5 by Tony Rough (coming November 2026)
Move’s paths are specific pairs, so check the exact direction rather than assuming a path works both ways. The first platform in each row is the source.
| Source | Supported targets |
|---|---|
| VMware ESXi (legacy infrastructure or Nutanix) | AHV; ESXi on Nutanix; NC2 on AWS; NC2 on Azure |
| VMware Cloud (VMC) on AWS | AHV; NC2 on AWS; ESXi on Nutanix |
| Microsoft Hyper-V | AHV; ESXi on Nutanix; NC2 on AWS; NC2 on Azure |
| AWS EC2 | AHV; ESXi on Nutanix; NC2 on AWS |
| Microsoft Azure | AHV; ESXi on Nutanix; NC2 on Azure |
| AHV | AHV; AWS EC2; Azure; NC2 on AWS or Azure |
| NC2 on AWS | AHV |
| External SMB or NFS file server | Nutanix Files |
| VMware NSX (security policy only) | Flow Network Security through Prism Central |
The guide also names NC2 on Google Cloud Platform as a target for ESXi and AHV sources, but the procedure sits in a Knowledge Base article. Migration to metro clusters is not supported on any path. AHV to ESXi is not in the list of VM paths, so returning a cluster to ESXi is a job for in-place conversion, not for Move.
Each path uses a different mechanism, which shapes its prerequisites.
| Path | How Move connects |
|---|---|
| ESXi to AHV | vCenter through the management server and source agent; VDDK library; Changed Block Tracking (CBT) |
| Hyper-V to AOS | Move agent service on each Hyper-V host, which takes snapshots and transfers data |
| AWS EC2 to AOS | EBS direct APIs, with snapshots of the EBS volumes |
| Azure to AOS | Azure Page Blob APIs, managed disk snapshots and a SAS URI, using service principals |
Move deletes the EBS or managed disk snapshots it took once migration completes, and keeps no other copies of the data. On those paths it also converts source disks to AHV format. Only the VM orchestrator and, for Hyper-V, the agent are components to deploy.
Common trap: Expecting an agent on every source platform - only Hyper-V migrations use the Move agent; ESXi goes through vCenter, and the public clouds go through their APIs.
This note is one section of Ultra Transcenders NCP-MCI-7.5: Nutanix Multicloud Infrastructure, an independent study guide that explains every topic the exam covers by technology, with comparison tables, diagrams and the common traps, plus a glossary linked to the Nutanix Support Portal.
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