2.1 Downloading the PTM Software

Installation files for PlateSpin Transformation Manager Appliance and PlateSpin Migrate Connector are available on the Micro Focus Downloads website. Select PlateSpin Transformation Manager, then follow the Download link for PlateSpin Transformation Manager 2 in the results. Use your Micro Focus Customer Center account credentials to log in to this site.

Table 2-1 describes the installation files needed for PlateSpin Transformation Manager and PlateSpin Migrate Connector.

Table 2-1 PTM Download Files

Download File Name

Description

PlatespinTM.x86_64-2.0.0.x.x.ovf.zip, where xxxrepresents the build number.

Where xxx.x is the build number

Contains the OVF file that you use to deploy the PlateSpin Transformation Manager Appliance in your virtualization environment.

platespin--migrate-connector-2.0.0-x.x.noarch.rpm

Where xxx.x is the build number

Contains the files to install a new instance of PlateSpin Migrate Connector on your intended Migrate Connector hosts as needed in your migration environment.

An instance of the Migrate Connector is automatically installed on the Appliance when you deploy the Appliance VM.

ptm_public-key.key

Contains a PlateSpin Transformation Manager Public Key for new installations of remote instances of PlateSpin Migrate Connector on your intended Migrate Connector hosts.

NOTE:To install the Migrate Connector RPM without warnings, you must import the PTM Public Key file to your keyring on the intended Migrate Connector host before you install the Connector RPM.

To extract the OVF file:

  1. Extract the PlatespinTM.x86_64-2.0.0.x.x.ovf.zip file on your management workstation so that the PlateSpinTM-version file folder appears.

    Extract the file using a third-party extractor; do not use the default Windows extractor.

  2. Continue with Section 2.2, Deploying the Appliance on Your Virtualization Host.