12.4 Managing Host Resources

Host resources allow you to track information about the host machines for the workload VMs. You can use the Hosts page to create, edit, view, and delete hosts for the target workloads in your transformation project. You can define host resources for the source workloads when you import machine their machine data. A host resource can be used for source workloads or for target workloads, but not to both.

12.4.1 About Host Resources

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:

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) Specify an IP address in IPv4 format, or the DNS name of the host machine in the FQDN format.

Credential: (Optional) Specify the Credential resource to use for accessing the host machine.

Hypervisor: Select the hypervisor type used by the host. Options include:

  • Citrix XenServer
  • Linux KVM
  • Microsoft Hyper-V
  • None (for physical workloads)
  • SUSE Xen
  • VMware

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.

12.4.2 Viewing Hosts

You can view the host information for transformation workloads that you manage. For information about the parameters used to define the Host, see Section 12.4.1, About Host Resources.

  1. In the Web Interface toolbar, select Resources, then select the Hosts tab.

    You can also view hosts for a single project in the Associations area of the Edit Project dialog. Select Planning > Projects, double-click the project, then under Associations, select the Hosts tab.

  2. On the Hosts tab, do either of the following to view a list of resources:

    • Click the Source link to view host information that you imported for original workloads using Bulk Import.

    • Click the Target link to view host information for the target transformation environment.

  3. Select a host resource, then click View (or double-click the resource) to view the following settings for the resource:

    • Name

    • Organization

    • Project

    • Description

    • IP/DNS Name

    • Credential

    • Hypervisor

    • Hardware

    • Site

    • Enclosure

    • Slot

  4. (Optional) Filter entries in the Hosts list using the Search field to show only the hosts of interest. Type a sequence of characters in the Search area to initiate filtering. The filter applies as you type. You can filter on information in any one of the columns at a time.

  5. (Optional) Sort entries by the values in a column. Mouse over the column to expose the menu option, click it, then select Sort Ascending or Sort Descending.

12.4.3 Creating Source Hosts

You can create a host resource for a source workload by specifying the host information with the machine definition in the Bulk Import spreadsheet.

12.4.4 Creating Target Hosts

You can use the Hosts page to create host resources for the target transformation environment of a project. For information about the parameters used to define the Host, see Section 12.4.1, About Host Resources.

  1. In the Web Interface toolbar, select Resources.

  2. Select the Hosts tab, then click Target.

  3. Click Create to open the Create Host dialog.

  4. Specify the following information for the host resource:

    • Name

    • Organization

    • Project

    • Description

    • IP/DNS Name

    • Credential

    • Hypervisor

    • Hardware

    • Site

    • Enclosure

    • Slot

  5. Click Save to create the host resource.

  6. Click Close to exit the dialog.

12.4.5 Editing Target Hosts

You can use the Hosts page to edit a host resource for the target transformation environment of a project. For information about the parameters used to define the Host, see Section 12.4.1, About Host Resources.

  1. In the Web Interface toolbar, select Resources.

  2. Select the Hosts tab, then click Target.

  3. In the Hosts list, select the host, then click Edit (or double-click the host) to open the Edit Host dialog.

  4. Modify any information for the host resource:

    • Name

    • Organization

    • Project

    • Description

    • IP/DNS Name

    • Credential

    • Hypervisor

    • Hardware

    • Site

    • Enclosure

    • Slot

  5. Click Save to update the host resource.

  6. Click Close to exit the dialog.

12.4.6 Associating Hosts and Target Workloads

After you create target host resources for a project, you can associate them with workloads. For information about the parameters used to define the Host, see Section 12.4.1, About Host Resources.

  1. In the Web Interface toolbar, select Planning.

  2. Select the Workloads tab.

  3. Select the workload that will be transformed to a virtual workload type, then click Edit. You can alternatively double-click the workload of interest.

  4. Verify that the transformation target workload is a virtual machine.

    1. On the Workload dialog in the Transformation Plan panel, click Edit.

    2. In the Transformation Method drop-down list, select the appropriate method.

    3. Click Save, and then click Close.

  5. On the Workload dialog in the Location panel, click Edit.

  6. From the Host drop-down list, select the host resource that you want to assign to the target workload.

  7. (Optional) Modify other Location information as appropriate.

  8. Click Save, and then click Close.

  9. Click Close to exit the Workload dialog.

12.4.7 Deleting Hosts

You can use the Hosts page to delete a host resource for the source or target transformation environment of a project. The deleted resource is automatically removed from each of its assigned workloads.

NOTE:If you delete a resource, it automatically removes the associations for the resource, including those assigned to workloads that are in progress and completed. If the same associations apply, consider whether it is more appropriate to edit the resource name and settings.

  1. In the Web Interface toolbar, select Resources.

  2. Select the Hosts tab.

  3. (Optional) Delete a source host resource:

    1. On the Hosts tab, click Source to view the list of Source host resources.

    2. Select the appropriate host, click Delete, then click Yes to confirm the deletion.

  4. (Optional) Delete a target host resource:

    1. On the Hosts tab, click Target to view the list of Target host resources.

    2. Select the appropriate host, click Delete, then click Yes to confirm the deletion.