Platespin Migrate 12.2.2 User Guide
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PlateSpin® Migrate 12.2.2 User Guide June 2018 Legal Notice For information about legal notices, trademarks, disclaimers, warranties, export and other use restrictions, U.S. Government rights, patent policy, and FIPS compliance, see https://www.microfocus.com/about/legal/. Copyright © 2018 NetIQ Corporation, a Micro Focus Company. All rights reserved. License Grant License bought for PlateSpin Migrate 9.3 and later versions cannot be used with PlateSpin Migrate 9.2 and prior versions. Contents About This Guide 17 Part I Overview and Planning 19 1 Overview of Workload Migration 21 1.1 Workload Migration Scenarios . 21 1.2 Understanding Workload Migration . 21 1.3 Large-Scale Migration Planning and Automation . .23 2 Planning Your Workload Migrations 25 2.1 Supported Configurations . 25 2.1.1 Supported Source Workloads For Migration to Non-Cloud Platforms . 25 2.1.2 Supported Workloads for Migration to the Cloud. 29 2.1.3 Supported Workload Storage. 33 2.1.4 Supported Workload Architectures . 37 2.1.5 Supported Target Virtualization Platforms . 39 2.1.6 Supported Target Cloud Platforms. 42 2.1.7 Supported International Languages. 43 2.1.8 Supported Web Browsers . .43 2.2 Supported Data Transfer Methods . 43 2.2.1 File-Level Transfer (Live) . 43 2.2.2 Block-Level Transfer (Live) . 44 2.2.3 Offline Transfer with Temporary Boot Environment . 44 2.3 Security and Privacy . 45 2.3.1 Security Best Practices . 45 2.3.2 PlateSpin Migrate and Anti-Virus Applications. 45 2.3.3 Secure Connections Using TLS 1.2. 46 2.3.4 Security of Workload Data in Transmission . 48 2.3.5 Security of Client-Server Communications . 48 2.3.6 Security of Credentials. 48 2.3.7 User Authorization and Authentication. 48 2.4 Performance. 49 2.4.1 Performance Characteristics . .49 2.4.2 Scalability. 49 2.4.3 Data Compression . 50 2.4.4 Bandwidth Throttling . 51 2.4.5 Blackout Window . 51 2.5 Database Server . 51 2.6 Access and Communication Requirements across your Migration Network . 52 2.6.1 Requirements for Discovery . .52 2.6.2 Requirements for Migration . 54 2.6.3 Requirements for Event Messaging. 56 2.6.4 Migrations Across Public and Private Networks through NAT . 56 2.7 Deciding on the Migration Interface . 57 Contents 3 A Frequently Asked Questions 59 Part II Working With Your PlateSpin Server 61 3 Using the PlateSpin Migrate Tools 63 3.1 Connecting to a PlateSpin Migrate Server . 63 3.1.1 PlateSpin Server Access Using the Migrate Client . 63 3.1.2 PlateSpin Server Access Using the Migrate Web Interface . 65 3.2 About the PlateSpin Migrate Client User Interface. 65 3.2.1 Navigating the Client Interface. 65 3.2.2 Servers View . 66 3.2.3 Jobs View. 71 3.2.4 Tasks Pane . 71 3.2.5 Status Bar . 72 3.2.6 Workload Migration Tasks . 72 3.3 About the PlateSpin Migrate Web Interface . 72 3.3.1 Navigating the Web Interface. 73 3.3.2 Workloads . 74 3.3.3 Targets . 78 3.3.4 Tasks . 78 3.3.5 Dashboard . 79 3.3.6 Reports . 79 3.4 Migration Operations Matrix for PlateSpin Migrate Client and PlateSpin Migrate Web Interface. 79 3.5 Migration Tasks Matrix for PlateSpin Migrate Client and PlateSpin Migrate Web Interface . 80 3.6 Other PlateSpin Server Management Tools. 82 3.6.1 PlateSpin Configuration . 82 3.6.2 PlateSpin Migrate Client Command Line Interface . 83 3.6.3 PlateSpin Analyzer. 83 3.6.4 Migrate Agent Utility. 83 3.6.5 PlateSpin ISO . 83 4 Configuring PlateSpin Users and Access 85 4.1 Configuring User Authorization and Authentication . 85 4.1.1 PlateSpin Migrate Roles . 85 4.1.2 Assigning PlateSpin Migrate Roles to Windows Users . 87 4.2 Configuring PlateSpin Migrate Multitenancy on VMware . 88 4.2.1 Defining VMware Roles for Multitenancy. 88 4.2.2 Assigning Roles In vCenter . ..