What is MB Tools VIA?

MB Tools VIA is downloadable, self-hosted software for VMware environment analysis. You import it as an OVA appliance into your own vSphere environment and run it yourself. Once running, it reads vCenter data read-only, scores each VM's complexity, and produces a deliverable report. Nothing is uploaded to MB Tools at any point.

Does VIA send data to the cloud?

No. VIA runs entirely locally, inside your network. All collection, analysis, and report generation happens on-premise, on the appliance you deployed. No VM data, configuration, or inventory ever leaves your network.

How do I get and install VIA?

You request access, download the OVA appliance, and import it into your own VMware environment. A license key activates the software; no license is required for environments of 100 VMs or fewer. Everything runs on infrastructure you control.

How long does a VIA analysis take?

Typically well under 15 minutes for a 100-VM environment. The software connects to vCenter with a read-only service account, collects the required data, scores each VM, and generates a complete HTML/PDF/Excel report automatically.

MB Tools · VIA Virtual Infrastructure Analyzer

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Collected 2026-05-14 · Analyzed 2026-05-14
ANONYMIZED REPORT

VIA · Virtual Infrastructure Analyzer · Assessment Report

ACME Corp
Environment Analysis

Independent analysis of 712 virtual machines across 5 datastores. 20 VMs present critical considerations that should be reviewed before migration.

Collected 2026-05-14 09:18Analyzed 2026-05-14 09:203 vCLS VMs excludedAnalyzer v2 · VMCS Scoring · 236 Rules20 critical considerations require review

Critical Considerations

VMs requiring review before migration

Complex Migrations

VMs with significant planning requirements

Ready to Migrate

612

VMs with no critical considerations detected

Environment Findings

Cluster-level issues affecting all migration waves

Cluster-Level Findings

6 environment-wide issues

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Datastore 'DS-Legacy-01' at 92% capacity (critical)

▶ Free datastore space before migration. Move VMs, expand datastore, or add new datastore.

RC-DS01 · DS-Legacy-01

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Datastore 'DS-SSD-Prod-02' at 84% capacity, limited headroom for migration staging

▶ Monitor datastore space during migration waves. Have a capacity expansion plan ready.

RC-DS02 · DS-SSD-Prod-02

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RAM overcommit ratio 1.8x: migration waves may cause memory pressure

▶ Sequence migration waves to avoid simultaneous memory pressure. Monitor balloon/swap during migration.

RC-MEM01

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12 resource pools detected, 3 with CPU/RAM limits active

▶ Review resource pool limits before migration. CPU/RAM limits may mask true VM demand, confirm whether limits are intentional.

R-RP01/02

Virtual Machine Assessment

712 VMs · showing extract · click any row to expand

vm-001(oracle-prod-01)

INTENSIVE

/100 VMCS

READINESS

EFFORT

PLAT.RISK

INFRA

SCOPE

COMPLY

Physical RDM disk detected: migration with standard tools not possible.CRITICAL

▶ Convert RDM to VMDK before migration. Coordinate with storage team for LUN remapping on target platform.

R-RDM01

End-of-life OS: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, driver support limited on most target platforms.CRITICAL

▶ Upgrade OS to RHEL 8/9 before migration, or validate target platform support for legacy kernel and driver compatibility.

R-OS01

CBT disabled: Changed Block Tracking must be enabled for efficient incremental replication.WARNING

▶ Enable CBT before migration. Requires a stun cycle (snapshot + delete) to activate on running VM.

R-CBT01

3 active snapshots, oldest is 47 days old. Large chains slow replication and may block agentless tools.WARNING

▶ Consolidate all snapshots before migration. Coordinate with backup team to pause snapshot-based backups.

R-SNAP02

vm-047(prod-sql-02)

COMPLEX

/100 VMCS

READINESS

EFFORT

PLAT.RISK

INFRA

SCOPE

COMPLY

Virtual hardware version 9: some migration tools require vmx-11+.WARNING

▶ Upgrade VM hardware version to vmx-13+ before migration. Power off, upgrade hardware version, power on, validate.

R-HW02

E1000e NIC detected: VirtIO driver replacement required for KVM-based target platforms.WARNING

▶ Pre-stage VirtIO network drivers before cutover (Linux: included in kernel; Windows: VirtIO ISO install).

R-NIC01

VMware Tools not running: impacts live migration coordination and graceful shutdown.WARNING

▶ Start VMware Tools service before migration. For HCX migrations, Tools running is required for warm migration.

R-TOOLS03

vm-312(dev-web-44)

SIMPLE

/100 VMCS

READINESS

EFFORT

PLAT.RISK

INFRA

SCOPE

COMPLY

✓ No critical findings detected, VM is migration-ready. VMXNET3 NIC, vmx-19, VMware Tools current, CBT enabled, no snapshots.

vm-089(legacy-erp-01)

INTENSIVE

/100 VMCS

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Compatibility by Destination Category

5 categories · per-VM scoring · effort estimate per finding

Virtual Machine		Hypervisor rehost	Managed VMware	Managed relocate	Cloud IaaS	Modernization
vm-001	INTENSIVE
vm-047	COMPLEX
vm-312	SIMPLE
vm-456	SIMPLE
vm-089	INTENSIVE
+707 more VMs	·

Compatible: no considerations Caution: requires planning Consideration: review neededHover any dot for score and details

Deliverable Files

all offline · no internet required

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HTML

Interactive Report

Full VM explorer, Rules View, Migration tab. Filter, sort, hover for details. Offline, self-contained single file.

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Excel

Analysis Workbook

VM Summary · Findings Detail · Infrastructure Overview · Remediation Tracker · Par Règle pivot. Formatted, color-coded, sortable.

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PDF

Executive Summary

2-page leadership summary. Band distribution, top considerations, cluster findings, pre-migration effort estimate.

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XLSX

OMS Self-Assessment (optional)

Operational maturity score from a 20-question self-assessment. Per-category breakdown, top gaps. Independent from the per-VM VMCS score.

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CSV

Raw Data Export

40+ columns per VM. Import into ITSM, CMDB, or planning tools. Findings CSV with full context included.

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