To migrate a workload through the Web Interface, you must first add or discover the intended target platform and its resources.
PlateSpin Migrate Web Interface supports discovery of virtual and cloud target platforms:
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Amazon Cloud Region
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Microsoft Azure Location
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VMware DRS Cluster (The cluster appears in the Targets list.)
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VMware DRS Cluster as Hosts (Each host in the cluster appears in the Targets list, but not their parent cluster.)
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VMware ESX Server
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VMware vCloud Organization
When you add the target, its associated resources are automatically discovered. You can add one platform at a time. All available target platforms are listed on the Targets page.
Before you begin discovery operations, ensure that PlateSpin Server can communicate with your source workloads and targets. See section Requirements for Discovery.
To add a target platform:
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In the Migrate Web Interface, click > .
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Select one of the following target types:
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Depending on the type of targets you selected in the previous step, specify the appropriate access information.
Table 17-4 Options for Amazon Cloud Region
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AWS Cloud |
Select one of the following appropriate AWS environment for the target AWS platform. By default, AWS Global Cloud is selected.
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AWS China Cloud
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AWS Global Cloud
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AWS Government Cloud
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This Migrate Server instance has an IAM role attached. Use the IAM role to access Amazon EC2 Region |
When you use an AWS-based Migrate server that has an IAM role attached, this option displays in the user interface and is selected by default. PlateSpin Migrate uses the attached IAM role for accessing the AWS account. However, to override this default behavior and use the Access Key ID and Secret Key ID credentials for accessing the AWS account, you must deselect this option. |
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Access Key ID |
Specify the access key ID for your AWS account. This option is not displayed if the option is selected. |
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Secret Key ID |
Specify the secret key ID required to access your AWS account. This option is not displayed if option is selected. |
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Region Name |
Select the region for the Amazon target. |
Table 17-5 Options for Microsoft Azure Location Target
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Azure Cloud |
Select one of the following appropriate Azure environment for the target Azure platform. By default, Azure Global is selected.
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Management Endpoint |
(Applicable for Azure Stack only) Specify the Azure Resource Manager endpoint that you configured for the Azure Stack. For Azure Stack Development kit, this value is set to https://management.local.azurestack.external. |
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Storage Endpoint Suffix |
(Applicable for Azure Stack only) Specify the Storage endpoint that you configured for the Azure Stack. For Azure Stack Development kit, this value is set to local.azurestack.external. |
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Subscription Id |
Specify the subscription ID for your Microsoft Azure account. |
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Application Id |
Use either of the following to specify your Azure Application ID required to enable PlateSpin Migrate to use the Azure APIs when it replicates or migrates workloads on your behalf to VMs in the target Azure account:
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Username and Password |
Specify administrator-level credentials for accessing the parent Microsoft Azure account. |
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Location Name |
Select the location for the Microsoft Azure target.
Click to refresh the list of available locations in the menu.
For predefined Azure Cloud environments, locations are sorted by the geographical region and alphabetically. The mapping is fixed and is based on the current categories that Azure uses. If Microsoft Azure adds new locations after the current release, Migrate displays them dynamically and alphabetically in the category. |
Table 17-6 Options for VMware DRS Cluster Target
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vCenter Hostname or IP |
Specify the host name or IP address of the vCenter server. |
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Cluster Name |
Specify the name of the DRS cluster. This is applicable only for VMware DRS Cluster. |
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Username and Password |
Specify administrator-level credentials for accessing the target host. |
Table 17-7 Options for VMware DRS Cluster as Hosts Target
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vCenter Hostname or IP |
Specify the host name or IP address of the vCenter server. |
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Cluster Name |
Specify the name of the DRS cluster. This is applicable only for VMware DRS Cluster. |
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Username and Password |
Specify administrator-level credentials for accessing the target host. |
Table 17-8 Options for VMware ESX Server Target
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Hostname or IP |
Specify the host name or IP address of the VMware ESX server. |
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Username and Password |
Specify administrator-level credentials for accessing the target host. |
Table 17-9 Options for VMware vCloud Organization Target
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vCloud Director Server Address |
Specify the server host name or the IP address of the vCloud Director server.
For example: cloud.example.com or 10.10.10.101 |
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Organization Name |
Specify the name of the organization in the vCloud Director server. The name is case sensitive in vCloud. Type the name exactly as you created it.
For example: DemoOrg001 |
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Username and Password |
Specify the organization-level administrator credentials for accessing the target host.
For example: demouser1 and demopwd |
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Click to validate the credential values you specified.
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Click to add and discover details about the target and list it on the Targets page.
IMPORTANT:(For Azure Stack only) The first-time discovery of an Azure Stack might take some considerable time (20-30 mins) because PlateSpin Migrate downloads the PlateSpin Replication Environment(PRE) image from the Azure Marketplace and uploads it to the Azure Stack. If the PlateSpin Replication Environment does not get successfully uploaded to Azure Stack, then the following messages are logged and you must manually upload the PRE image to the Azure Stack before you configure migrations to it.
Create UserImage has falied With Message: {0}
Create a User Image manually in the portal with Name {0} before continuing with the migration
To manually upload the PRE image to the discovered Azure Stack, see Manually Adding PlateSpin Replication Environment Image to Azure Stack.
