6.2 Configuring Job Values Defaults

PlateSpin Migrate Client enables you specify default migration job values specific to the target virtualization platform.

To configure the default job values:

Launch the PlateSpin Migrate Client.
Click Tools > Options.
Click the Default Job Values tab.

In the Target Container Name and Path Defaults section, expand the required variable set (ESX Variables) and click a variable to edit its value. You can edit the following variables:

Variable Name	Variable Value	Remarks
ESX Variables		where: %SOURCE_HOSTNAME% is host name of the source computer. %TARGET_DISK_EXTENSION% is extension (.vmdk or .vhd) of the disk on the target workload.
Config Path	/root/vmware/%SOURCE_HOSTNAME%
Disk Name	%SOURCE_HOSTNAME%_#.%TARGET_DISK_EXTENSION%
Display Name	%SOURCE_HOSTNAME%
ESX Config Path Within Datastore	%SOURCE_HOSTNAME%
Config File Name	%SOURCE_HOSTNAME%.vmx

In the Job Conversion Defaults section, set a default value for the following parameters that affect all migration jobs. The settings that you configure during the actual workload migration job overrides these default values.

Name	Value	Remarks
Encrypt File Transfer	Yes No	See Security of Workload Data in Transmission.
Take Control Network Settings	Static DHCP
Take Control Duplex Settings	Auto-Negotiate 100 MB Full Duplex 1000 MB Full Duplex
Install VMware Tools for ESX	Yes No	See Virtualization Enhancement Software.
Virtual Disk Sizing Mode	Fixed Dynamic	This setting is for ESX only. Fixed: Space is pre-allocated for the virtual disk Dynamic: The virtual disk is assigned a minimum amount of space, which grows when needed.
Compression Level	None Fast Optimal Maximum	See Data Compression.
Reset	Restores default job values
Update Defaults from Server	Retrieves defaults from the PlateSpin Server if available.