Migrate for Anthos and GKE Migrate to Containers
Legacy names Migrate for Anthos and GKE, Migrate for Anthos
Containerization tool for converting VM-based workloads into containers running on GKE or Cloud Run.
Naming timeline
- Migrate for Anthos
Launched to convert VMs directly into container workloads on GKE and Anthos.
- Migrate for Anthos and GKE
Expanded branding to emphasize GKE alongside Anthos clusters.
- Migrate to ContainersCurrent name
Rebranded to Migrate to Containers alongside Migrate to Virtual Machines.
What is Migrate for Anthos and GKE called now?
Migrate for Anthos and GKE is now called Migrate to Containers, with the latest change on 21 June 2022 (v1.11 / v1.12 Rename). Earlier names covered by this entry also include Migrate for Anthos. Containerization tool for converting VM-based workloads into containers running on GKE or Cloud Run. Only the customer-facing name changed; the underlying technical identifiers remain backward compatible.
Also known as
- M4A
Technical identifiers
Technical identifiers unchanged. Only the customer-facing product name changed; the APIs, CLI commands, IAM roles and Terraform resources below keep their legacy identifiers for backward compatibility.
| REST / gRPC APIs | vmmigration.googleapis.com |
|---|---|
| gcloud / CLI Commands | m2c migctl |
| IAM Predefined Roles | roles/vmmigration.* |
Modern CLI is m2c (replacing migctl as of May 2024).
Notes & disambiguation
- Launched as Migrate for Anthos in November 2019, expanded to Migrate for Anthos and GKE in August 2020, and renamed to Migrate to Containers in June 2022.
- On May 6, 2024, the legacy processing-cluster CRD workflow (migctl) and Cloud Console UI were retired in favor of the standalone m2c CLI.
Sources & official documentation
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