1.2 Supported Configurations

Use the information in this section to understand the supported configurations for workloads and platforms, depending on your planning and migration goals.

1.2.1 Supported Configurations for Source Workload Discovery

PlateSpin Transformation Manager supports discovery of details for Windows workloads and Linux workloads running on x86 and x64 architectures.

NOTE:For automation and tracking, PTM supports the operating systems that are supported by PlateSpin Migrate. See Supported Configurations in the PlateSpin Migrate 2019.5 User Guide.

A variety of operating systems and versions are preconfigured in the Operating Systems list in the PTM Web Interface. A user with Administrator privileges can configure custom operating system names and versions to be presented globally to all projects. See Configuring Operating Systems in the PTM 2019.5 Administrator Guide.

1.2.2 Supported Configurations for Target Platform Discovery

PlateSpin Transformation Manager supports discovery of resource details for the platforms listed in Table 1-2.

NOTE:For automation and tracking, the target platforms must additionally be supported by PlateSpin Migrate. See Supported Configurations in the PlateSpin Migrate 2019.5 User Guide.

Table 1-2 Supported Platforms for Discovery

Platform	Remarks
VMware vCenter Servers	Supported VMware environments: On premises VMware Cloud (VMC) in AWS Discovery is performed by PlateSpin Migrate Connector instance that has access to the network for the target platforms.
Microsoft Azure cloud environments	Supported Cloud environments: Azure Global (default) Azure China Azure Germany Azure U.S. Government Discovery is performed by PTM using HTTPS queries for the user account through the appropriate Azure portal.
Amazon Web Services cloud environments	Supported Cloud environments: AWS Global (default) Azure GovCloud Discovery is performed by PTM using HTTPS queries for the user account through the appropriate AWS portal.

Platform

Remarks

VMware vCenter Servers

Supported VMware environments:

On premises
VMware Cloud (VMC) in AWS

Discovery is performed by PlateSpin Migrate Connector instance that has access to the network for the target platforms.

Microsoft Azure cloud environments

Supported Cloud environments:

Azure Global (default)
Azure China
Azure Germany
Azure U.S. Government

Discovery is performed by PTM using HTTPS queries for the user account through the appropriate Azure portal.

Amazon Web Services cloud environments

Supported Cloud environments:

AWS Global (default)
Azure GovCloud

Discovery is performed by PTM using HTTPS queries for the user account through the appropriate AWS portal.

1.2.3 Supported Configurations for Migration

PlateSpin Transformation Manager supports planning for migration of any Windows and Linux workload. Migration automation and tracking capabilities depend on the supported configurations for PTM and PlateSpin Migrate. For configuration requirements based on migration type, see Table 1-3.

NOTE:For automation and tracking of migrations, PlateSpin Migrate validates the source workload and target platform combinations that it supports.

Table 1-3 Supported Configurations for Migration by Migration Type

Migration Type	Supported Configurations	Remarks
Automated Migration
Source workloads	Windows and Linux operating systems supported by PlateSpin Migrate for migration to the target platform	Refer to the following information in the PlateSpin Migrate 2019.5 User Guide: VMware vCenter Clusters: Supported Source Workloads For Migration to Non-Cloud Platforms, as limited by caveats for migration to VMware vCenter Cluster target platforms. Microsoft Azure: Supported Source Workloads for Migration to Cloud Platforms, as limited by caveats for migration to Azure cloud environments. NOTE:Migration of workloads to a target platform is subject to the support of the guest operating system on the target host by the host vendor.
Target VMware platform	VMware vCenter Cluster versions supported by PlateSpin Migrate	Refer to VMware vCenter in the table titled Supported Target VMware Platforms for the Migrate Web Interface and Migrate Client in the PlateSpin Migrate 2019.5 User Guide.
Target Azure platform	Microsoft Azure cloud environments supported by PlateSpin Migrate	Refer to Microsoft Azure in the table titled Supported Target Cloud Platforms for the Migrate Web Interface in the PlateSpin Migrate 2019.5 User Guide.
Manual (Tracking)
Source workloads	Any Windows and Linux operating system supported by PlateSpin Migrate for migration to the target platform	Refer to the following information in the PlateSpin Migrate 2019.5 User Guide: Supported Source Workloads For Migration to Non-Cloud Platforms Supported Source Workloads for Migration to Cloud Platforms Tracking is initiated when an imported workload in PTM matches a workload on a PlateSpin Migrate Server that is associated with the same project. After tracking begins, the source workload information is display-only in PTM.
Target platforms	Any target platform supported by PlateSpin Migrate	Refer to the following information in the PlateSpin Migrate 2019.5 User Guide: Supported Target Virtualization Platforms Supported Target Cloud Platforms NOTE:Target platform information is display-only in PTM for Manual (tracking) mode. The level of detail available depends on whether the migration is configured in the PlateSpin Migrate Web Interface or in the PlateSpin Migrate Client. See Section 19.1, About Tracking External Migrations. PlateSpin Transformation Manager does not support association of target platforms with source workloads in Manual (Tracking) mode.
Target platforms for enhanced tracking	VMware vCenter, Azure, and AWS versions supported by PlateSpin Migrate	For enhanced tracking, you can optionally discover platforms for VMware, Azure, and Amazon Web Services. For tracking mode, PTM makes platform resource information available to your project for reference only. You can view associations between the platform resources and tracked workloads. Refer to the following information in the PlateSpin Migrate 2019.5 User Guide: VMware vCenter Microsoft Azure Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Manual
Source workloads	Any Windows and Linux operating system in the PTM Operating Systems list	See Configuring Operating Systems in the PTM 2019.5 Administrator Guide.
Target platforms	Not applicable	PlateSpin Transformation Manager does not support association of target platforms with source workloads in Manual transformation mode. You can optionally discover platforms for VMware and Azure, which makes platform resource information available to your project for reference only.
Decommission
Source workloads	Any Windows and Linux operating system in the PTM Operating Systems list.	See Configuring Operating Systems in the PTM 2019.5 Administrator Guide.
Target platforms	Not applicable