2.1 Connecting to a Portability Suite Server

Every time you start Portability Suite Client, it performs the following actions:

You specify your connection credentials, the Portability Suite Server instance, and the required Portability Suite Network in the Portability Suite Server settings.

  1. In the Portability Suite Client, click Tools > Portability Suite Server Settings.

    or

    Double-click one of the following three areas in Portability Suite Client’s status bar at the bottom: Server, Network, or User.

    The Portability Suite Server Settings dialog box opens.

  2. Specify the required Portability Suite Server, user, and network parameters as required:

    Interface Element

    Description

    Server URL

    Type the Portability Suite Server URL in the following format:

    http:// server_host /PortabilitySuite

    Connect As

    To connect to a Portability Suite Server, you must have administrative access to the Portability Suite Server host or be a member of one of the Portability Suite roles. See Setting Up User Authorization and Authentication in your Configuration Guide.

    Networks

    To familiarize yourself with Portability Suite features, use the Sample Environment network. To work with actual source workloads and targets, use the Default network or create your own.

    To add a network, type the name, then click Add.

    To remove a network, select it, then click Delete.

  3. When you have finished, click OK.