Migration of existing computing systems to cloud computing sites or virtual machines

A method for migrating functionality of a source physical computing device to a destination virtual machine, the method being performed by a processor executing instructions stored in a memory, the method comprising:

• determining a configuration of the source physical computing device;
• determining a configuration for a destination virtual machine based at least in part on the configuration of the source physical computing device;
• providing the destination virtual machine with access to data and metadata associated with the source physical computing device using a non-production copy of data associated with the source physical computing device,
• wherein the non-production copy is stored on one or more non-production storage media separate from the source physical computing device and separate from the destination virtual machine;
• establishing or initiating the destination virtual machine based on the determined configuration for the destination virtual machine and the provided access to the non-production copy of the data and metadata associated with the source physical computing device;
• following the establishing or initiating, updating a mapping of a logical address of the source physical computing device, the destination virtual machine, or both the source physical computing device and destination virtual machine,
• such that a client computing device is directed or routed to the destination virtual machine instead of the source physical computing device following the establishing or initiating, and
• such that, the source physical computing device is decommissionable after migration is complete, and
• wherein the source physical computing device is inoperable after being decommissioned;
• and
• disposing of the source physical computing device following decommissioning, including permanently wiping data and metadata stored on the source physical computing device, and notifying a server associated with an intranet site or auction site that the source physical computing device is available for use by other users in an organization or for sale to external parties, wherein the notification includes a description or specification of the source physical computing device.

A system for migrating functionality of a source physical computing device to a destination virtual machine, the system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• memory coupled to the at least one processor;
• means for creating a non-production copy of data associated with a source physical computing device,
• wherein the non-production copy is stored on one or more non-production storage media separate from the source physical computing device and separate from the destination virtual machine;
• means for determining a configuration of the source physical computing device;
• means for determining a configuration for a destination virtual machine based at least in part on the configuration of the source physical computing device;
• means for providing the destination virtual machine access to data and metadata associated with the source physical computing device using the non-production copy of data associated with the source physical computing device;
• means for updating a mapping of a logical address of the source physical computing device, the destination virtual machine, or both the source physical computing device and destination virtual machine,
• such that a client computing device is directed or routed to the destination virtual machine instead of the source physical computing device following the establishing or initiating,
• such that, the source physical computing device is decommissionable after migration is complete, and
• wherein the source physical computing device is inoperable after being decommissioned;
• and
• means for disposing of the source physical computing device following decommissioning, including permanently wiping data and metadata stored on the source physical computing device, and notifying a server associated with an intranet site or auction site that the source physical computing device is available for use by other users in an organization or for sale to external parties, wherein the notification includes a description or specification of the source physical computing device.