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Migrating Linux VMs Using MTV

October 31, 2026October 31, 2026

6 min read

Linux boot chain after conversion: firmware, bootloader, kernel and initramfs with VirtIO drivers, root mount by persistent identifier, systemd mounts, network, application, with what fails at each stage

A Linux VM migration runbook for MTV: guest inventory, VirtIO and initramfs readiness, persistent disk IDs, network profiles and validation.

VMware Firstboot Network Configuration Script For Ubuntu

October 31, 2026April 12, 2025

2 min read

A first-boot script that sets hostname, IP, gateway and DNS on Ubuntu VMs using VMware guestinfo properties and Netplan.