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Solution Brief · 2026

Migrating from VMware to Hyperion.

A practical, low-risk migration path from VMware ESXi to Syneto Hyperion (KVM) — workload by workload, with VM-level rollback at every step.

Companies
5,000+
Partners
250+
CSAT
98%
Bytes lost
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About this document

Publisher

Syneto SpA

Via Cefalonia 70, Brescia 25124, Italy

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Contact: [email protected]

Phone: +39 051 095 3000

Web: https://syneto.eu

Offices

Italy (HQ) · Brescia

Romania · Timișoara

Spain · Madrid

Certifications

ISO 9001 — Quality Management

ISO/IEC 27001 — Information Security

Copyright & trademarks

© 2026 Syneto SpA. All rights reserved. "Syneto", the Syneto logo, "SynetoOS", "Syneto CENTRAL", "Hyperion", "HYPER Core", "HYPER Edge", and "HYPER Echo" are trademarks of Syneto SpA. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Document scope

Migration playbook: four-phase plan, virt-v2v conversion mechanics, per-VM rollback path via Recovery Points, feature parity matrix and the operational dashboard during cutover.

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The problem03
Chapter 01 · The problem

Why customers are leaving VMware.

ELA renewal multiplier
3-5×
Channel partners cut
70%
Bundle minimum VCF
72 cores
Roadmap visibility (mid)
~0
Cost shock Predictable per-socket → 3-5× ELA jump
Bundle composition Buy what you need → VCF/VVF mandatory
Channel access Hundreds of partners → Direct + few distributors
Strategic clarity Public roadmap → Press-release-driven
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The Syneto approach04
Chapter 02 · The Syneto approach

Hyperion — same features, KVM economics.

Day-1 features VMware admins use
  • vMotion / Storage vMotion
  • vSphere HA (host failure restart)
  • DRS resource pools
  • VMware Snapshot
  • vSphere Replication
  • vCenter RBAC
  • VM Templates
Hyperion equivalents (all included)
  • live-migrate (libvirt)
  • Hyperion HA
  • Resource groups
  • SyFS Recovery Points
  • Smart Replicator
  • SynetoOS RBAC
  • SyFS clone-from-RP
Typical TCO reduction
70%
Per-VM cutover
<2 min
Rollback path
Recovery Point
Forklift downtime
0
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Deployment05
Chapter 03 · Deployment

The four-phase migration plan.

01

Phase 1 · Coexist

SynetoOS runs alongside vSphere. ESXi keeps production unchanged. Hyperion runs dev/test only.

02

Phase 2 · Pilot

Move 5-10 non-critical production VMs. Measure latency, throughput, ops fit, on-call response.

03

Phase 3 · Scale

Migrate the majority. Decommission ESXi licences as they're emptied. Reclaim hardware budget.

04

Phase 4 · Optimise

Final 5-10% (legacy edge cases) migrated or kept on a single VMware shard. Right-size cluster.

revert VMware ESXi Source VM SyFS RP Pre-cutover snap OVA export VMDK + config virt-v2v Driver swap Hyperion VM Booted on KVM Rollback path Any time → revert to SyFS Recovery Point on ESXi
Conversion pipeline: snap → export → driver swap → boot on Hyperion. SyFS Recovery Point is the always-available rollback.
Per-VM migration command
# Snap, export and convert in one shell
syctl migrate vmware --source vcenter.local \
  --vm "vm-erp-01" \
  --target hyperion-cluster-mil \
  --network "VLAN-prod-erp" \
  --hold-rollback-rp 30d
# Output
✓ SyFS Recovery Point pinned (rollback ready, 30-day hold)
✓ OVA export complete (38 GB, 11m 12s)
✓ virt-v2v: LSI Logic → virtio-scsi, VMXNET3 → virtio-net
✓ vm-erp-01 booted on hyperion-cluster-mil node-2 (uptime: 0:00:42)
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Live cutover06
Chapter 04 · Live cutover

What an operator sees during migration.

SynetoOS · Migration · cluster hyper-prod-mil
Active jobsQueueCompletedRollbacks
12
In progress
47
Queued
184
Completed
2
Rolled back
Active migrations
vm-erp-02 · 64 GB · OLTP78% · 4m left
vm-crm-08 · 32 GB92% · 1m left
vm-files-14 · 128 GB41% · 12m
vm-mail-03 · 96 GBcutover
14:23OKvm-mail-03 cutover complete · Hyperion uptime 0:00:38
14:21OKvm-app-12 booted (KVM) · vSphere RP held 30d
14:18WARNvm-legacy-07 driver mismatch · v2v skipping, manual review queued
14:09OKReverse migration test pass: vm-erp-test → ESXi (under 90s)
Per-VM rollback is the safety net. If anything misbehaves on KVM, the original Recovery Point boots back on ESXi in under 90 seconds.
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Outcomes07
Chapter 05 · Outcomes

Customer outcomes.

We were renewing 280 VMware sockets at 4.5× the old price. Twelve weeks later we are 90% on Hyperion. The remaining VMs are scheduled for next quarter.IT Manager, EU public administration
Hypervisor license cost (year 1) €420k ELA → €0 (bundled in SynetoOS)
Year-2 renewal €1.9M VCF bundle → €85k support refresh
Operations skill transfer New team needed → Existing team, 2-day course
Time to value Quarter+ projects → < 1 quarter end-to-end
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Support & contact08
Chapter 06 · Support & contact

About Syneto & next steps.

Syneto designs and manufactures the complete Hybrid Cloud Ecosystem — hypervisor, data management, data protection and disaster recovery in a single plug & play platform. Founded in 2008, headquartered in Brescia and Timișoara, serving 5,000+ European businesses.

5,000+
Companies served
250+
Channel partners
18+
Years building HCI
$0
Ransom ever paid
European engineering

Designed, built and supported in Europe. ISO 9001 and ISO/IEC 27001 certified operations.

Plug & play deployment

Production-ready in under 30 minutes. No multi-vendor integration, no professional services required.

Single-vendor support

One contract, one phone number, one SLA — for the entire stack. Local language support.

Zero ransom paid

Across 18+ years of customer deployments, no Syneto customer has ever paid ransom following a cyber incident.

Single-vendor support — one contract, one phone number, one SLA for the entire stack. Three response tiers, all delivered by Syneto engineers in your language.

PlanResponseCoverageWho it's for
EssentialNBD — 8×5Software + hardwareBranch offices, test & dev
Business4 h — 24×7Software + hardwareProduction workloads
Mission-Critical1 h — 24×7Software + hardware + TAMBusiness-critical sites, DR

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