29.1 About AWS Virtual Private Clouds

PlateSpin Transformation Manager discovers available virtual private clouds for the target AWS Cloud platform. VPCs vary according to the AWS Cloud selected for the platform. The permissions of the AWS subscription might also influence the virtual private clouds available for the platform.

PTM provides the following information for each virtual private cloud:

Platform

The parent target platform for the VPC.

Name

The name of the VPC in the target platform environment.

Description

(Optional) Specify a brief description of the network. This text appears by default in the Virtual Private Clouds list.

AWS Platforms

For AWS platforms, the following network information is available for AWS Virtual Private Clouds.

Region

The parent region for the network in the AWS Cloud for the target platform. For example: Central US, West US, or North Europe.

Address Space

The available IPv4 address space for the network, expressed in CIDR notation.

Tenancy

The available IPv4 address space for the network, expressed in CIDR notation.

Tenancy Indicates the type of hardware to use for the target VMs:

  • Shared hardware (default)

  • Dedicated hardware

  • Dedicated host (a specific host or auto-placement)

Subnets

The subnets available in the network. Select Subnets, then choose the VPC to view a list of its member subnets and information about them.