
When you set up the replication appliance using the OVA template provided in the Azure Migrate hub, the appliance runs Windows Server 2016 and complies with the support requirements.

If you're deploying in Azure Government, use the installation file to deploy the replication appliance. If you don't have a VMware infrastructure, or if you can't create a VMware VM using an OVA template, you download a software installer from the Azure Migrate hub, and run it to set up the appliance machine. You download OVA template from the Azure Migrate hub, and import to vCenter Server to create the appliance VM. This service must be installed and running on each on-premises machine that you want to replicate for migration. Agent installer: Performs a push installation of the Mobility Service.It optimizes replication data with caching, compression, and encryption, and sends it to Azure.

It receives replication data from machines enabled for replication.
