PlateSpin Migrate includes the PlateSpin Migrate Client and the PlateSpin Migrate Web Interface to allow you to efficiently plan, configure, execute, and test migrations. The PlateSpin Migrate Web Interface supports large scale migration of workloads to VMware containers and to cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure and VMware vCloud Director. The PlateSpin Migrate Client supports migration of workloads to VMware containers and to Amazon cloud platform.
Use the PlateSpin Migrate Web Interface when you want to simultaneously migrate a large number of workloads.
The decision to use a particular migration interface depends on the migration operations or the migration tasks you have to perform. For example:
For example:
X2P conversions and migration to Amazon Web Services can be performed only from the PlateSpin Migrate Client.
Migration to Microsoft Azure and VMware vCloud Director is possible only from the PlateSpin Migrate Web Interface.
Migration to VMware is possible from both the PlateSpin Migrate Client and the PlateSpin Migrate Web Interface.
For a list of migration operations that you can perform using the PlateSpin Migrate Client and the PlateSpin Migrate Web Interface, see Migration Operations Matrix for PlateSpin Migrate Client and PlateSpin Migrate Web Interface.
For a list of migration tasks that you can perform using the PlateSpin Migrate Client and the PlateSpin Migrate Web Interface, see Migration Tasks Matrix for PlateSpin Migrate Client and PlateSpin Migrate Web Interface.
IMPORTANT:Do not use the PlateSpin Migrate Client and the PlateSpin Migrate Web Interface interchangeably to perform the migration tasks during the migration process of a workload. NetIQ Corporation strongly recommends that you either use the PlateSpin Migrate Client or the PlateSpin Migrate Web Interface throughout the migration cycle of a workload.