PlateSpin Migrate Connector supports automated Windows and Linux workload migration for the following transformation types:
Physical to virtual (VMware)
Virtual (VMware) to virtual (VMware)
PlateSpin Migrate Connector also supports status monitoring for migration jobs you initiate on a PlateSpin Migrate server if the server is assigned as a Migration Server resource for a project in PlateSpin Transformation Manager.
PlateSpin Migrate Connector supports automated discovery and migration by integrating Transformation Manager with the PlateSpin Migrate servers in a project. It provides several advantages for planning, managing, and executing workload transformation projects:
Integrates PlateSpin Transformation Manager and PlateSpin Migrate servers. Migrate Connector integrates Transformation Manager and your PlateSpin Migrate servers by using event messaging and secure REST API communications.
Allows multiple Connector instances. You can have multiple Connector instances for a single PTM server, where each instance is associated with a separate project.
Configure global settings for Migrate Connectors. Global configuration settings on the Migrate Connector page in PlateSpin Transformation Manager apply to all Connector instances across all projects.
Provides automated discovery of source workloads and target hosts. Migrate Connector works with import options in Transformation Manager to discover details for source Windows and Linux workloads and to discover details for target VMware Cluster hosts for your automated projects.
Load-balances migration jobs across available Migrate servers. Migrate Connector uses round-robin load-balancing to distribute workload migration jobs evenly across multiple PlateSpin Migrate servers in your project.
Drives the automated migration on Migrate Servers. In Automated Mode, Migrate Connector drives the automated execution of workload migrations for your VMware migration projects in a PlateSpin Migration Factory environment based on each workload’s transformation plan. Global settings control when automated migration jobs are set up before migration and when the jobs are removed after cutover.
Coordinates communications in the PlateSpin Migration Factory environment. Migrate Connector supports polling and eventing types of communications in a PlateSpin Migration Factory environment.
Migrate Connector listens for migration events from Transformation Manager and delivers them to the appropriate Migrate servers.
Migrate Connector listens for migration status events from the PlateSpin Migrate servers and delivers them only to the appropriate project and workloads.
Supports user-provided callouts. Migrate Connector supports user-provided callouts during the transformation workflow that integrate Transformation Manager with your internal systems.