Ensure that your network environment meets the requirements in this section for accessing and using the PlateSpin Transformation Manager Web Interface.
Access to features is role-based. You must have a PTM account and be assigned to a role with permissions for your project.
PlateSpin Transformation Manager provides the following roles for managing your project:
Table 2-1 Project Roles
|
Project Role |
Description |
|---|---|
|
Project Manager |
The Project Manager is responsible for managing all aspects of the project. |
|
Project Architect |
The Project Architect is responsible for configuring transformation plans for the workloads, scheduling the transformations, and monitoring the health of transformations. |
|
Migration Specialist |
The Migration Specialists are responsible for executing the transformations. |
|
Dashboard Viewer |
The Dashboard Viewers are stakeholders who want to observe the progress and metrics for projects. |
A user with the System Administrator role or a member of the Administrators group can create PTM users and assign roles to them. A Project Manager can also create users and assign them to roles in their project. See Roles
in the PTM 2 Administrator Guide.
Ensure that you open the ports on your computer firewall and in any firewalls in your network between the PlateSpin Server and the computers you use to access the Web Interface.
NOTE:For remote communications, Micro Focus recommends that you use the secure port and SSL options for accessing the Web Interface.
Table 2-2 Default Network Ports for the Web Interface
|
Network Port |
Security |
Description |
|---|---|---|
|
8183 |
Secure (SSL) |
HTTPS port for the Web Interface. Allow TCP and UDP traffic, incoming and outgoing. |
|
8182 |
Not secure |
HTTP traffic for the Web Interface. This port is disabled by default. If you enable this port, allow TCP and UDP traffic, incoming and outgoing. |
You can access the PlateSpin Transformation Manager Web Interface using any of the following supported browsers:
Mozilla Firefox, latest release
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11
Google Chrome, latest release
NOTE:You must enable JavaScript (Active Scripting) and the TLS 1.2 protocol in your web browser.
The default session timeout occurs after 30 minutes of user inactivity. The timeout interval is configurable with a global setting on the PlateSpin Transformation Manager Appliance. Contact your System Administrator if you would like to specify a shorter or longer interval. See Web Interface Session Timeout
in the PTM 2 Appliance Guide.