The host resource allows you to track the following information for a server that hosts one physical workload, or that hosts the hypervisor for multiple virtual workloads:
Status: The discovery status for the target VM host. Discovery is available only when a PlateSpin Migrate Connector is available to the project and the target VM host is a VMware Cluster.
Name: Specify a name for the server that is unique to your transformation project. The name must begin with a letter or number. It can contain only letters, numbers, and the following special characters: space, hyphen, underscore, apostrophe, percent, ampersand, comma, and period.
Organization: Select the parent organization for the project.
Project: Select the parent project for the virtualization host.
Description: (Optional) Specify a brief description of the host. This text appears by default in the Hosts list.
IP/DNS Name: (Optional, required for discovery and automated migration) Specify an IP address in IPv4 format, or the DNS name of the host machine in the FQDN format.
Credential: (Optional, required for discovery and automated migration) Expand the Credentials list, then locate and select the Credentials resource to use for accessing the host machine. You can scroll the list, or type a sequence of characters in the Filter to locate the credentials of interest.
Hypervisor: Select the hypervisor type used by the host. Options include:
Cluster: (Optional) The name of the vSphere Cluster.
Hardware: (Optional) Specify a textual description of the hardware architecture for the host server. If a match is not found, PTM adds a new Hardware type in the database. Options include: x32, x64.
Site: (Optional) Specify a textual description of the facility or location where the host server resides. If a match is not found, PTM adds a new Site type in the database. Examples: HQ data center, West campus, Sydney.
Enclosure: (Optional) Specify a textual description of the enclosure where the host server resides, such as the rack cabinet, blade server chassis, or tower cabinet. If a match is not found, PTM adds a new Enclosure type in the database. Examples: RC-10, BS-2, TC-5.
Slot: (Optional) Specify a textual description of the slot where the host server resides in the specified enclosure. If a match is not found, PTM adds a new Slot type in the database. Examples: R3-2U, Bay-2, Sh-1.