Importing a VM on GCP

Question

I have a  VM instance and a few custom images on AWS, I wish to have the same on GCP. How do I move them to Compute Engine?

Answer 1

You can add VM instances, custom images, or disks that are available in an existing environment, such as on-premises or on other cloud providers, to Compute Engine.

A variety of import methods are available that support different formats. Choosing an import method depends on whether you are importing a VM instance, disk, or image.

• If you want to import virtual disks or images, the best method is using the images import command.

• If you wish to import VM instances (in OVA or OVF format), you could choose Importing virtual appliances.

• If you want to import a VM from a different cloud provider like AWS,you must probably choose VM migration with Migrate for Compute Engine.

For a better understanding of import methods available in GCP, refer to https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/import/