8.7 Preparing the Migration

During the process of preparing a workload for migration, all the required data transfer software is installed on the source workload and a target workload is created on the target container.

8.7.1 Using the Migrate Client

When starting a migration job, PlateSpin Migrate validates the job type, the source, the target, and the selected parameters, and might generate errors and warnings.

Error markers show configurations that you need to change before the migration job can start.

Warning markers alert you to settings that should be confirmed prior to starting the migration.

In a default PlateSpin Migrate configuration, validation messages display at the bottom of the Action window. However, If you have configured PlateSpin Migrate to bypass the Action window on drag-and-drop, errors and warnings are displayed in a separate window:

Figure 8-2 Migration Validation Window

To force this window to open only on errors, select the Show me only when validation errors occur option.

8.7.2 Using the Web Interface Client

After you configure a workload for migration, you must prepare the workload for migration. To prepare a configured workload for migration:

  1. On the Workloads page, select the workload you want to migrate.

  2. Click Prepare Migration, and then click Execute.