Migrating from VMware to HPE using Ansible – Looking for Support

[Nour_trigui]

Hello everyone,

I'm planning to migrate from a VMware environment to HPE infrastructure, and I aim to automate the process using Ansible. I'm currently in the preparation phase and would appreciate any support, tips, or references from those who have experience with similar migrations.

If you've worked on such a transition or have any resources that could help, please feel free to reach out or share them here.

Thanks in advance!

[Mr_Techie]

@Nour_trigui 

Planning Tips
Define your target (HPE ProLiant, Synergy, Alletra, etc.)
Inventory existing VMs using RVTools or PowerCLI.
Decide automation scope: hardware setup, VM migration, networking, etc.

Ansible Collections & Tools

HPE OneView Collection – for server profiles, hardware setup
HPE iLO Collection – manage firmware, power, health
HPE Storage Collections – for Nimble/Alletra
VMware Collection – to extract/export VM configs
Aruba/Comware – for network automation

Suggested Workflow

Export VMware VM info
Provision HPE hardware via OneView/iLO with Ansible
Set up networking and storage
Migrate VMs using tools like VMware Converter or qemu-img
Automate everything via playbooks

Helpful resources

• HPE GitHub: https://github.com/HewlettPackard

• Ansible Galaxy: https://galaxy.ansible.com

• VMware to Hyper-V guide (if applicable): Microsoft Docs

I hope this gives you some insights.