Network resources allow you to track information about the networks for the workloads. You can use the Networks page to create, manage, and delete networks for the target workloads in your transformation project. You can define network resources for the source workloads in the machine information for a bulk import. A network resource can apply to source workloads or to target workloads, but not to both.
The network resource allows you to track the following information for a network used by the one or more workloads in your transformation project:
Name: Specify a name for the network 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 network.
Description: (Optional) Specify a brief description of the network. This text appears by default in the Networks list.
All roles for a project can view the network information.
In the Web Interface toolbar, select Resources, then select the Networks tab.
You can also view networks 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 Networks tab.
On the Networks tab, do either of the following to view a list of resources:
Click the Source link to view network information that you imported for original workloads using Bulk Import.
Click the Target link to view network information for the target transformation environment.
Select a network resource, then click View (or double-click the resource) to view the following settings for the resource:
Name
Organization
Project
Description
(Optional) Filter entries in the Networks list using the Search field to show only the networks 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.
(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.
You can create a network resource for a source workload by specifying the NIC# Network Name in the machine definition in the Bulk Import spreadsheet. The name is case sensitive. If no match is found, PTM creates a new source network resource for the project. On import, it automatically associates the network resource with the source workload.
You can use the Networks page to create network resources for the target transformation environment of a project.
In the Web Interface toolbar, select Resources.
Select the Networks tab, then click Target.
Click Create to open the Create Network dialog.
Specify the following information for the network resource:
Name
Organization
Project
Description
Click Save to create the network resource.
Click Close to exit the dialog.
After you create target network resources for a project, you can associate them with workloads.
In the Web Interface toolbar, select Planning.
Select the Workloads tab.
Select the workload, then click Edit. You can alternatively double-click the workload of interest.
On the Workload dialog in the Network Interfaces panel, click Edit.
From the Network drop-down list, select the network resource that you want to assign to the target workload.
(Optional) Modify other network interface information as appropriate.
Click Save, and then click Close.
Click Close to exit the Workload dialog.
You can use the Networks page to edit a network resource for the target transformation environment of a project.
In the Web Interface toolbar, select Resources.
Select the Networks tab, then click Target.
In the Networks list, select the network, then click Edit (or double-click the network) to open the Edit Network dialog.
Modify any of the following information for the network resource:
Name
Organization
Project
Description
Click Save to update the network resource.
Click Close to exit the dialog.
You can use the Networks page to delete a network resource for the source or target transformation environment of a project.
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.
In the Web Interface toolbar, select Resources.
Select the Networks tab.
(Optional) Delete a source network resource:
Click Source to view the list of source network resources.
Select the appropriate network, click Delete, then click Yes to confirm the deletion.
(Optional) Delete a target network resource:
Click Target to view the list of target network resources.
Select the appropriate network, click Delete, then click Yes to confirm the deletion.