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PlateSpin Migrate 12.2.1		Install Instructions
PhysicalTarget-12.2.1.zip	964.1 MB (1010964105)
PlateSpin_Replication_Environment.zip	1.1 GB (1167467463)
Install_PlateSpin_Migrate_Prerequisites.zip	12.3 KB (12606)
VolumeManager.exe	24.5 KB (25088)
PlateSpinMigrateSetup-12.2.1.1850.exe	3.9 GB (4162177708)

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Product Description

PlateSpin Migrate enables you to migrate heterogeneous workloads across x86-based physical, virtual, image, and cloud infrastructures in your data center. It decouples the workload infrastructure from its software (operating system, applications, and data) to allow any-to-any migrations. Migrate provides tools to easily discover workloads and hosts in your environment. You can efficiently configure, execute, and test workload even before the actual cutover, and also monitor the status of workload migration.

In addition to virtual and physical hosts, PlateSpin Migrate supports migration of workloads to Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and VMware vCloud Director.

This release is supported by a Web-based documentation set. You can view the product documentation online or download individual PDF files according to your information needs. Visit the PlateSpin Migrate 12.2.1 Documentation website.

Key Features

Rebranding

PlateSpin Migrate 12.2.1 has been rebranded as a Micro Focus product. The rebranding does not impact product features, installation paths, and file names. Your existing licenses remain valid.

Supported Configurations

PlateSpin Migrate 12.2.1 adds support for the following platforms. For more information, see "Supported Configurations" in the PlateSpin Migrate User Guide.

Windows Workloads
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server 2016 Clusters
- Other enhancements
  - For Windows clusters, support for block-based transfer (BBT) driver for incremental replications (FC SAN only).
  - Support for UEFI, MPIO, and FCoE
NOTE: Migration of Windows Server 2016 to VMware requires VMware 6.0 or higher.
Linux Workloads
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.9, 7.3
  NOTE: XFS v5 is not supported for RHEL 7.3 and distributions based on RHEL 7.3.
- Oracle Linux - RHCK and UEK distributions based on RHEL
- CentOS - distributions based on RHEL
- Other enhancements
  - Migration of paravirtualized Linux workloads having both paravirtual and standard kernels and running on Citrix XenServer or KVM to a target platform as a fully virtualized guest. Block-based drivers for Xen kernel must be manually compiled.
  - LVM raw disk volumes are supported in the Same as Source configurations on Linux workloads.
  - Support for UEFI, MPIO, and FCoE

Target Cloud Platforms
- Amazon Web Services
  - Windows License activation
  - Three PlateSpin Replication Environments (PREs) in AWS
    - PlateSpin Replication Environment - Linux (bring your own license (BYOL))
    - PlateSpin Replication Environment - Windows
    - PlateSpin Replication Environment - Windows (BYOL)
- Microsoft Azure
  - Sovereign Azure China Cloud
  - Large disks up to 4 TB (4092 GB)
- VMware vCloud Director
  - Version 5.6.x
Target Virtualization Platforms
- VMware
  - VMware vCenter 6.0 U3 and 6.5
  - VMware ESXi 6.0 U3 and 6.5
  - VMware vSAN 6.2
  - Multiple NICs for target Linux workloads (previously supported for Windows)
- Microsoft Hyper-V
  - Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 (for automated or semi-automated migrations)
  - Enhanced VLAN tagging for target machines
- KVM
  - Virtio devices
- Xen
  - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
- Citrix XenServer
  - Use the PlateSpin ISO for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 as the LRD to boot the virtual machine. Citrix XenServer 6.5 and earlier does not support SLES 11 SP4.

Enhancements

UEFI
Migration of UEFI-based Windows and Linux source workloads is supported for all target platforms. Migrations to Cloud are converted to BIOS. Migrations to other platforms are converted as UEFI or BIOS, as supported by the target platform vendor.
Multipath I/O (MPIO)
- Windows Server 2012 R2
- Windows Server 2012 R2 Cluster
- Windows Server 2008 R2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2
NOTE: All disks on the workload must be in a FC SAN.
Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
- Windows Server 2012 R2
- Windows Server 2008 R2
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
NOTE: Supports P2P and P2V migrations.
Migrate Agent Utility for Linux
- Supports automated migrations for Linux workloads using Migrate Web Interface or Migrate Client
Migrate Agent Utility for Windows
- Adds support for automated migrations for Windows workloads using Migrate Client
PlateSpin ISO support for FCoE and MPIO
Install PlateSpin Migrate Prerequisites PowerShell Script

For information about additional enhancements for this release, see "What's New" in the PlateSpin Migrate 12.2.1 Release Notes.

PlateSpin Migration Factory

PlateSpin Migrate 12.2.1 provides enhancements for event notifications and REST APIs to enable integration with PlateSpin Transformation Manager 1.1.1 and PlateSpin Migrate Connector 1.1.1 for PlateSpin Migration Factory deployments. See "Platespin Migration Factory" in the PlateSpin Migrate 12.2.1 Release Notes.

For more information, see the PlateSpin Transformation Manager 1.1.1 Documentation website.

File Description

Filename	Usage
`PhysicalTarget-12.2.1.zip`	Contains the compressed PlateSpin ISO files, which are used to boot BIOS or UEFI firmware-based target physical machines or virtual machines during semi-automated migrations and semi-automated Server Sync operations. The semi-automated migration is used to transfer the workload to a physical machine or virtual machine that has been registered in PlateSpin Migrate. This registration occurs when you boot the target machine with the PlateSpin ISO image and register with the PlateSpin Server by following the prompts. The `bootofx.x2p.iso` file uses SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 SP4 for the Linux RAMDisk (LRD), which contains a minimal set of system files, drivers, and executables, sufficient for an initial, temporary boot. It supports all enhancements for the PlateSpin Migrate 12.2.1 release. It contains Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) functionality to recognize and temporarily manage FCoE capability in the target physical or virtual machine. It does not contain Multipath I/O functionality. The `bootofx.x2p.mpio.iso` file uses SLES 11 SP4 for the LRD and supports all enhancements. It also contains the Device Mapper Multipath I/O (DM-MPIO) module and MPIO functionality needed to recognize and temporarily manage multipath capability in the target physical or virtual machine. It does not contain FCoE functionality. The `bootofx.x2p.sles11sp3.iso` file uses SLES 11 SP3 for the LRD. It provides limited enhancements for the PlateSpin Migrate 12.2.1 release. Use this version for target VMs on Citrix XenServer 6.5 and earlier releases that do not support SLES 11 SP4. It does not contain FCoE functionality and MPIO functionality. See "PlateSpin ISO Image" in the PlateSpin Migrate User Guide.
`PlateSpin_Replication_Environment.zip`	PlateSpin requires a replication environment to migrate workloads to a vCloud Organization. The replication environment is a virtual appliance based on a SLES 11 Operating System and contains all the required PlateSpin tools. This ZIP file contains a OVF PlateSpin Package that you must upload to the vCloud organization. See "Prerequisites for Migrating Workloads to VMware vCloud Director" in the PlateSpin Migrate User Guide.
`PlateSpinMigrateSetup-12.2.1.xxx.exe` (where `xxx` denotes the number of the build that is available for download. For example, `PlateSpinMigrateSetup-12.2.1.260.exe` installs PlateSpin Migrate version 12.2.1, build number 260.)	Use this PlateSpin Migrate setup executable to install the product. The program checks your system for the necessary prerequisites and interactively installs the required software components. See "Installing PlateSpin Migrate" in in the PlateSpin Migrate Installation and Upgrade Guide.
`VolumeManager.exe`	Use to change the local volume serial numbers to match on each node of the Windows cluster that you want to migrate. See "Synchronizing Serial Numbers on Cluster Node Local Storage" in the PlateSpin Migrate User Guide.
`Install_PlateSpin_Migrate_Prerequisites.zip`	Contains the `Install PlateSpin Migrate Prerequisites.ps1` file and related `.bat` and `readme.txt` files. Use this PowerShell script to automatically install and configure prerequisite software on the intended PlateSpin Migrate server host where you have installed a supported version of Microsoft Windows Server and activated the Windows license. The BAT file executes the script without requiring that the user change the PowerShell execution policy to RemoteSigned. See " Prerequisite Software" and "Installing Prerequisite Software" in the PlateSpin Migrate Installation and Upgrade Guide.

System Requirements

For the most recent information about system requirements, see "Preparing to Install PlateSpin Migrate" in the PlateSpin Migrate Installation and Upgrade Guide.

Licensing PlateSpin Migrate Software

To install and use PlateSpin Migrate, you must have a license activation code. If you do not have a license activation code, request one through the Customer Center website. A Micro Focus representative will contact you and provide the license activation code. For more detailed information about product activation and licensing, see "PlateSpin Migrate Product Licensing" in the PlateSpin Migrate User Guide.

Downloading and Installing PlateSpin Migrate

To download the installation program:

On the download page, select the PlateSpinMigrateSetup-12.2.1.xxx.exe file to download.
Click download, then copy the file to an accessible location on the computer where you want to install the product.

Before you launch the installation program, you need to read the installation documentation, decide on an installation layout, and make sure your hosts meet the system requirements for the different software components of PlateSpin Migrate. For complete product installation and upgrade information, see the PlateSpin Migrate Installation and Upgrade Guide.

Downloading the PlateSpin Migrate Boot Image

To download the image:

On the download page, select the .zip file (PhysicalTarget-12.2.1.zip) to download.
Click download, then save the .zip file to an accessible location on your network.
From the location where you saved the .zip file, extract the three ISO files for later use:

bootofx.x2p.iso bootofx.x2p.mpio.iso bootofx.x2p.sles11sp3.iso

NOTE: The PlateSpin Migrate Knowledgebase includes an article with instructions you can use for updating this ISO with additional device drivers.

Known Issues

For the list of known issues, see the PlateSpin Migrate Release Notes on the PlateSpin Migrate Documentation website.