For information about the software, network, and firewall requirements that systems in your environment must meet for the discovery and inventory process, see Section 2.6.1, Requirements for Discovery.
Table 21-2 provides guidelines for machine type selection, credential format, and syntax for discovery parameters for workloads.
Table 21-2 Guidelines for Machine Type and Credentials for Source Workloads
|
To Discover |
Machine Type |
Credentials |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
|
All Windows workloads |
Windows |
Local or domain administrator credentials. |
For the username, use this format:
|
|
All Linux workloads |
Linux |
Root-level user name and password |
Non-root user accounts must be properly configured to use sudo. See KB Article 7920711. |
|
Windows workloads in AWS (VPN connection) |
Windows |
Use the workload’s public IP address and the Common Inventory discovery method. |
|
|
Windows workloads in AWS (no VPN connection, migration from AWS to Azure) |
Windows |
For migrations from AWS to Azure, log in to the source Windows workload in AWS with RDP, then use Migrate Agent Utility to register the workload. See Section 21.7.1, Windows Workload Registration and Discovery with Migrate Agent. |
|
|
Linux workloads in AWS (no VPN connection, migration from AWS to Azure) |
Linux |
User name with root-level access and the private key file you created for your AWS EC2 Key Pair |
Non-root user accounts must be properly configured to use sudo. See KB Article 7920711. NOTE:For AMI images in AWS, use the default non-root user system account that is automatically configured to use sudo. To run Migrate Agent commands, run the sudo -i command to access the root shell, and then run the Migrate Agent commands. |