6.4 Global Planning Objects

This section describes global planning objects that offer a fixed set of options in any projects.

6.4.1 User Roles

  • System Administrator

  • Project Manager

  • Project Architect

  • Migration Specialist

  • Dashboard Viewer

6.4.2 Workload Types

  • Physical

  • Virtual

  • Cloud

6.4.3 Operating Systems

Most popular operating systems are predefined. A System Administrator can add or remove operating systems to the list. It supports the following operating system families:

  • CentOS

  • Citrix

  • NetWare/OES

  • Other

  • Red Hat Linux

  • Solaris

  • SUSE Linux

  • Ubuntu

  • Unknown

  • VMware ESX

  • Windows

See Section 4.2, Configuring Operating System Types.

6.4.4 Architectures

  • x32 (32 bit)

  • x64 (64 bit)

6.4.5 Workload Transformation Methods

  • Cloud to cloud (C to C)

  • Cloud to physical (C to P)

  • Cloud to virtual (C to V)

  • Physical to cloud (P to C)

  • Physical to physical (P to P)

  • Physical to virtual (P to V)

  • Virtual to cloud (V to C)

  • Virtual to physical (V to P)

  • Virtual to virtual (V to V)

  • Lift and shift (LnS)

  • Virtual file move (VFM)

  • Decommission (Decom)

6.4.6 Cloud Providers

  • Amazon Web Services

  • Microsoft Azure

  • Rackspace

  • vCloud

  • Google

  • None

6.4.7 Virtualization Technologies

  • Citrix XenServer

  • Linux KVM

  • Microsoft Hyper-V

  • SUSE Xen

  • VMware

6.4.8 Volume Types

  • Local

  • NAS

  • SAN

  • System

6.4.9 Disk Copy Methods

  • Block with Driver

  • Block without Driver

  • File

6.4.10 Migration Servers

  • PlateSpin Migrate

  • Other

6.4.11 Project Phases

  • Planning

  • Ready to Transform

  • In Progress

  • Completed

6.4.12 Transformation Phases

  • Ready to be Imported

  • Imported

  • Needs Additional Info

  • Ready to Submit

  • Submitted, Waiting for Start Date

  • Ready to Transform

  • Transforming

  • Transformation Failed

  • Pre-Cutover Testing

  • Pre-Cutover Testing Failed

  • Pre-Cutover Testing Succeeded

  • Ready to Cut Over, Waiting for Cutover Date

  • Ready to Cut Over

  • Cut Over

  • Post-Cutover Testing

  • Post-Cutover Testing Failed

  • Post-Cutover Testing Succeeded

  • Completed

  • Reopened

  • Withdrawn

  • Error

6.4.13 Health

  • All

  • OK

  • Error

  • Warning

  • Failure in Transformation Process

  • Pre-Cutover Testing Failed

  • Post-Cutover Testing Failed

  • Start date is before batch start date

  • Cutover date is after batch end date

  • Invalid date range

  • Not started, but start date has passed

  • Not cut over, but cutover date has passed