Deploying a new Virtual Machine is a simple matter of connecting to a Nutanix Cluster. If another Hypervisor is detected, like VMware, you need to enter the vCentre credentials.

After this it’s a matter of completing the other information, like Prefixes for server names, the default Virtual Machine template to use. Credential to access that image once built.

The reason that the SQL Mover does not build a fresh copy straight from an ISO, is that most companies will have some form of default image created, that might be hardened or have specific software pre-installed, like monitoring agents.

Next is to specify the path to the SQL ISO and a license key.

Enter a MSSQL Service account and password and choose if you want the server to join an Active Directory Domain.

Hit the Deploy button and the magic will start. You are then provided a Dashboard showing the status of the deployment (see below).