Before you begin any large-scale migration projects, you should identify potential migration problems and correct them beforehand. The PlateSpin Migrate Client provides the PlateSpin Analyzer utility to validate the following:
Compatibility of target hardware for migration to physical targets
Availability of drivers in the driver database for the physical server hardware
Compatibility of source hardware for offline migration
NOTE:PlateSpin Analyzer currently supports only Windows workloads.
For target hardware support, PlateSpin Analyzer checks whether hardware drivers are in the driver repository for the following conversion types:
Physical to physical (P2P)
Image to physical (I2P)
Virtual to physical (V2P)
Table 23-1 describes the purpose of each test.
Table 23-1 PlateSpin Analyzer Tests
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Section |
Details |
|---|---|
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System Test |
Validates that the machine fulfills PlateSpin Migrate’s minimum hardware and operating system requirements. |
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Take Control Hardware Support |
Checks for source hardware compatibility for offline migration. |
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Target Hardware Support |
Checks hardware compatibility for use as a target physical machine. |
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Software Test |
Checks for applications that must be shut down for Live Transfer, and databases that should be shut down during Live Transfer to guarantee transactional integrity. |
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Incompatible Application Test |
Verifies that applications known to interfere with the migration process are not installed on the system. These applications are stored in the Incompatible Application Database. To add, delete, or edit entries in this database, select Incompatible Application from the Tools menu. |
Table 23-2 describes the status messages in the test results.
Table 23-2 Status Messages in PlateSpin Analyzer Test Results
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Status |
Description |
|---|---|
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Passed |
The machine passed the PlateSpin Analyzer tests. |
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Warning |
One or more tests returned warnings for the machine, indicating potential migration issues. Click the host name to see the details. |
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Failed |
One or more tests failed for this machine. Click the host name to see the details and obtain more information. |
For more information about using PlateSpin Analyzer and understanding the results, see KB Article 7920478.
To open PlateSpin Analyzer:
On the Tools menu, click Analyze Servers.
The PlateSpin Analyzer window opens.
Select the required PlateSpin Migrate Network and the required machines to analyze.
(Optional) To reduce the analysis time, limit the scope of machines to a specific language.
(Optional) To analyze machines in the inventory of a different PlateSpin Server, click Connect, then specify the required PlateSpin Server URL and valid credentials.
Click Analyze.
Depending on the number of discovered machines you select, the analysis might take a few seconds to several minutes.
Analyzed servers are listed in the left pane. Select a server to view test results in the right pane.
The Summary tab provides a listing of the number of machines analyzed and not checked, as well as those that passed the test, failed the test, or were assigned a warning status.
The Test Results tab provides the test results about a selected machine.
The Properties tab provides detailed information about a selected machine.