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:

  1. Launch the PlateSpin Migrate Client.

  2. Click Tools > Options.

  3. Click the Default Job Values tab.

  4. In the Target Container Name and Path Defaults section, expand the required variable set (ESX Variables, Image Server Variables, or Hyper-V Server 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%_VM

     

    Disk Name

    %SOURCE_HOSTNAME%_VM_#.%TARGET_DISK_EXTENSION%

     

    Display Name

    %SOURCE_HOSTNAME%_VM

     

    ESX Config Path Within Datastore

    %SOURCE_HOSTNAME%_VM

     

    Config File Name

    %SOURCE_HOSTNAME%_VM.vmx

     

    Image Server Variables

     

    where:

    • %SOURCE_HOSTNAME% is host name of the source computer.
    • %IMAGESERVER_LOCATION% is the location of the image server.
    • %SOURCE_VOLUME_SERIAL_NUMBER% is the volume serial number of the source computer
    • %TARGET_DISK_EXTENSION% is extension (.vmdk or .vhd) of the disk on the target workload.

    Config Path

    %IMAGESERVER_LOCATION%\%SOURCE_HOSTNAME% Image

     

    Disk Name

    %IMAGESERVER_LOCATION%\%SOURCE_HOSTNAME% IMAGE\%SOURCE_HOSTNAME% IMAGE.%SOURCE_VOLUME_SERIAL_NUMBER%.%TARGET_DISK_EXTENSION%

     

    Image Name

    %SOURCE_HOSTNAME% Image

     

    Config File Name

    %SOURCE_HOSTNAME% Image.xml

     

    Hyper-V Server 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

    \ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Hyper-V\%SOURCE_HOSTNAME%_VM

     

    Disk Name

    \Users\Public\Documents\Hyper-V\Virtual Hard Disks\%SOURCE_HOSTNAME%_VM\%SOURCE_HOSTNAME%_VM_#.%TARGET_DISK_EXTENSION%

     

    Image Name

    %SOURCE_HOSTNAME%_VM

     

  5. 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.

    Compress Images with NTFS Compression

    • Yes

    • No

    See Capturing a Workload to a PlateSpin Image. Unrelated to data compression for over-the-network transfer.

    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.

    Install Integration Services for Hyper-V

    • Yes

    • No

     

    Reset

    Restores default job values

     

    Update Defaults from Server

    Retrieves defaults from the PlateSpin Server if available.