Getting Started Guide

Getting Started with PlateSpin Migrate 11
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To redeem your license with the activation code, register within 30 days at the applicable Novell
®
PlateSpin
®
download page:
 PlateSpin
®
Migrate for Dell 1 Pack Download (http://www.platespin.com/downloads/dellone)
 PlateSpin
®
Migrate for Dell 5 Pack Download (http://www.platespin.com/downloads/dellfive)
On registration, your download should start automatically.
The e-mail address you provide as part of the registration process is important; it is used for
authenticating downloads and access to PlateSpin
®
resources.
1.4 Installing PlateSpin Migrate
Install PlateSpin
®
Migrate on a dedicated virtual or physical machine running a supported Microsoft
Windows server operating system with Microsoft IIS, ASP.NET, and .NET Framework 2.0 software
installed.
For full details about system requirements and installation procedures, see the Portability Suite
Installation Guide (http://www.novell.com/documentation/platespin_portabilitysuite_810/install/
data/index.html).
1.5 Verifying Supported Workloads and
Configurations
This section provides information about servers that Dell and Novell
®
PlateSpin
®
have qualified for
PlateSpin
®
Migrate P2V, V2P, and P2P functionality.
PlateSpin
®
Migrate might support additional system configurations not listed in this document.
However, Dell provides support for only the hardware listed in this document.
 Section 1.5.1, “Verifying Supported Configurations for P2V Migration,” on page 11
 Section 1.5.2, “Verifying Supported Configurations for V2P Migration,” on page 12
 Section 1.5.3, “Verifying Supported Configurations for P2P Migration,” on page 12
1.5.1 Verifying Supported Configurations for P2V Migration
To determine if your configuration is supported for a P2V migration:
1 Verify that your target PowerEdge server is running a supported hypervisor. To find Dell
documentation specific to the hypervisor you are running, see “Useful Links” on page 8.
2 Verify that your PowerEdge server is a supported source for a P2V migration. See Table A-1 on
page 15. A PowerEdge server is validated for a P2V operation based on the onboard storage
and networking peripherals shipped with the server.
3 Verify that the operating system running on your PowerEdge server is supported on your source
physical server. Visit the Dell OS Support Web site (http://www.dell.com/ossupport).
4 Verify that a P2V migration of your source workload is supported for your target hypervisor.
See Section A.4, “Matrix of Supported Target Hypervisors and Source Workloads for P2V
Migration,” on page 17.