What This Means for You: We’re moving your virtual machine to a new cloud platform. Think of it like moving to a new office - same furniture, different building.

What Will Change

Item What to Expect What You Need to Do
IP Address Your virtual machine will have a new IP address We will send you the new IP address
DNS The auckland.ac.nz DNS name for the VM will not change If you have other aliases or records, you will need to update these DNS records manually
File backup All files in the VM will not be backed up anymore If it is an issue, you can request a Research Drive, which is backed up, to be mounted on the VM. Link

What Will Stay the Same

Item Details
Your Files All your documents, data, and files remain untouched
Software All your installed programs and settings will be exactly the same
Computer Power Your virtual machine will have the same computing resources

Downtime: Your virtual machine will be unavailable for 1-2 days during the move. Plan accordingly.