Getting Started Guide

12 PlateSpin Migrate for Dell 8.1 Getting Started Guide
novdocx (en) 7 January 2010
1.5.2 Verifying Supported Configurations for V2P Migration
To determine if your configuration is supported for a V2P migration:
1 Verify that you are running a Dell-supported hypervisor on your source PowerEdge server. To
find Dell documentation specific to the hypervisor you are running, see “Useful Links” on
page 8.
2 Verify that your target PowerEdge server is a supported V2P migration target. See Section A.2,
“Supported Targets for V2P and P2P Migration,” on page 16. A PowerEdge server is validated
for a V2P migration based on the onboard storage and networking peripherals shipped with the
server.
3 Verify that the operating system running inside the virtual machine is supported on your target
PowerEdge Server. Visit the Dell OS Support Web site (http://www.dell.com/ossupport).
4 Verify that a V2P migration of your source workload is supported for your specific hypervisor
as a source. See Section A.3, “Matrix of Supported Source Hypervisors and Workloads for
V2P Migration,” on page 16.
1.5.3 Verifying Supported Configurations for P2P Migration
To determine if your configuration is supported for a P2P migration:
1. Verify that the operating system running on your source machine is supported on your target
PowerEdge Server. Visit the Dell OS Support Web site (http://www.dell.com/ossupport).
2. Verify that your target PowerEdge server is a supported P2P migration target. See Section A.2,
“Supported Targets for V2P and P2P Migration,” on page 16. A PowerEdge server is validated
for a P2P migration based on the onboard storage and networking peripherals shipped with the
server.
1.6 Discovering Migration Sources and Targets
For any migration job, you must have a discovered source and a discovered target. A discovery
operation populates the Portability Suite database with detailed inventory information about a
workload and its infrastructure.
For information on discovering migration sources and targets for your specific workload portability
needs, see the “Discovering Sources and Targets” topic (http://www.novell.com/documentation/
platespin_portabilitysuite_810/user/data/bgw397r.html) in your User Guide.
1.7 Analyzing Discovered Workloads
Use PlateSpin
®
Analyzer to determine the suitability of discovered machines for PlateSpin
®
Migrate jobs. Identify potential conversion problems and correct them before you begin any large-
scale migration projects.
For information on how to use PlateSpin
®
Analyzer, see the “Analyzing Machines with PlateSpin
Analyzer” topic (http://wwwt.novell.com/documentation/platespin_portabilitysuite_810/user/data/
bgw399c.html) in your User Guide.