2.1 Requirements

Ensure that your environment meets the deployment requirements in this section to take advantage of automation features.

2.1.1 Workload Discovery

PlateSpin Transformation Manager supports discovery of details for Windows workloads and Linux workloads running on x86 and x64 architectures. It attempts automated discovery when you import the workload to a project.

The following information is required for discovery:

  • FQDN or IP address, or range of IP addresses

  • Administrator-level credentials for the source workloads

  • Open ports on the network as required for discovery (see Section 2.3.2, Workload Discovery)

2.1.2 Host Resource Discovery

PlateSpin Transformation Manager supports discovery of resources for VMware Clusters. It attempts automated discovery of networks and datastores on the host when you create a Host resource for a project. Resources are created for discovered Networks and Datastores.

The following information is required for discovery:

  • FQDN or IP address of the VMware vCenter Cluster

  • Administrator-level credentials for the VMware vCenter Cluster

  • Open ports on the network as required for discovery

2.1.3 Tracking External Migrations

PlateSpin Transformation Manager supports tracking for migrations performed on PlateSpin Migrate servers. The following prerequisites apply:

  • A PlateSpin Migrate Connector is associated with the project.

  • Event messaging is enabled on the PlateSpin Migrate server.

  • The PlateSpin Migrate server is configured as a Migration Server resource for the project.

  • The workload has been imported into a project.

See Table 21-4, Checklist for Tracking External Migrations.

2.1.4 Automated Migration

PlateSpin Transformation Manager supports automated migration of workloads to VMware vCenter Clusters executed on PlateSpin Migrate servers. The supported configurations for source workloads and target hosts in Transformation Manager depends on the supported configurations in PlateSpin Migrate.

See also Section 2.2, Deployment Requirements for Automated Migration.

Supported Source Workloads

For a list of Windows and Linux workload configurations supported for migration to VMware by PlateSpin Migrate, see Supported Source Workloads For Migration to Non-Cloud Platforms in the PlateSpin Migrate 12.2.1 User Guide.

Supported Target Platforms

PlateSpin Transformation Manager supports automated migration to VMware vCenter Clusters that are executed on PlateSpin Migrate servers. For a list of vCenter platforms supported by PlateSpin Migrate, see VMware vCenter in Supported Target Virtualization Platforms in the PlateSpin Migrate 12.2.1 User Guide.

NOTE:Migration of any workload to a target VM container is subject to the support of the guest operating system on the target host by the host vendor.