2.5 Configuring Advanced Settings for a Cloud-Based Migrate Server

Cloud-based PlateSpin Migrate servers, such as Migrate images deployed in Azure Marketplace or using AWS Quick Start, have pre-configured PlateSpin advanced settings for workload migrations to the parent cloud, as described in Table 2-9. If you intend to use the cloud-based Migrate server to migrate workloads from the parent cloud environment, you must modify the settings.

IMPORTANT:PlateSpin Migrate Client supports semi-automated migration of Windows workloads to Virtual Machine Instances on your Oracle Cloud Infrastructure environment. You must manually install the PlateSpin Migrate server in the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure environment. Migrate Agent is not supported for registering source workloads that are migrated using the semi-automated migrations.

Table 2-9 PlateSpin Configuration Settings for PlateSpin Migrate Server in the Cloud

Parameter	Migrations to Cloud	Migrations from Cloud	Remarks
SourceListensForConnection	False Assumes that Migrate Agent is used to register workloads.	True (default)	If the source and target both have public IP addresses accessible to each other, then this setting does not need to be changed. See Section 2.7, Configuring the Contact Direction for the Replication Port. Registration of source workloads using Migrate Agent is not supported for semi-automated migrations. Instead, the source workloads must be discovered by the Migrate server. For semi-automated migrations to Oracle Cloud, set SourceListensForConnection to True, then use either of the following methods to allow source discovery: Provide a VPN connection between the source network and the Migrate server deployed in Oracle Cloud. Ensure that source workloads have public IP addresses to allow discovery by the Migrate server deployed in Oracle Cloud using secure communications over the public Internet.
AlternateServerAddress	Migrate server’s public IP address	Migrate server’s public IP address	If you use Migrate Agent to register source workloads, the public IP address is set automatically for this parameter when you register the source. (For non-VPN setup) For semi-automated migrations to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, you must manually set the value of AlternateServerAddress to the Migrate server’s public IP address after you have registered the target VM instances. See Section 2.8, Configuring Alternate IP Addresses for PlateSpin Server. IMPORTANT:: Before you set the AlternateServerAddress parameter, ensure that you first prepare the target VM instances in Oracle Cloud and use PlateSpin Custom Image to register them with the PlateSpin Migrate server deployed in Oracle Cloud.
ServerIsHostedInCloud	Depending on the cloud location: azure -OR- aws	(no value, empty field)	This parameter limits the type of targets available in the Add Targets dialog. When it is empty, all target types are available. This parameter is not applicable for migrations to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure because migration to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is semi-automated. See Section 2.9, Enabling a Cloud-Based Migrate Server to Handle Migrations to Other Target Platforms.

Parameter

Migrations to Cloud

Migrations from Cloud

Remarks

SourceListensForConnection

False

Assumes that Migrate Agent is used to register workloads.

True (default)

If the source and target both have public IP addresses accessible to each other, then this setting does not need to be changed.

See Section 2.7, Configuring the Contact Direction for the Replication Port.

Registration of source workloads using Migrate Agent is not supported for semi-automated migrations. Instead, the source workloads must be discovered by the Migrate server. For semi-automated migrations to Oracle Cloud, set SourceListensForConnection to True, then use either of the following methods to allow source discovery:

Provide a VPN connection between the source network and the Migrate server deployed in Oracle Cloud.
Ensure that source workloads have public IP addresses to allow discovery by the Migrate server deployed in Oracle Cloud using secure communications over the public Internet.

AlternateServerAddress

Migrate server’s public IP address

If you use Migrate Agent to register source workloads, the public IP address is set automatically for this parameter when you register the source.

(For non-VPN setup) For semi-automated migrations to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, you must manually set the value of AlternateServerAddress to the Migrate server’s public IP address after you have registered the target VM instances. See Section 2.8, Configuring Alternate IP Addresses for PlateSpin Server.

IMPORTANT:: Before you set the AlternateServerAddress parameter, ensure that you first prepare the target VM instances in Oracle Cloud and use PlateSpin Custom Image to register them with the PlateSpin Migrate server deployed in Oracle Cloud.

ServerIsHostedInCloud

Depending on the cloud location:

azure

-OR-
aws

(no value, empty field)

This parameter limits the type of targets available in the Add Targets dialog. When it is empty, all target types are available.

This parameter is not applicable for migrations to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure because migration to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is semi-automated.

See Section 2.9, Enabling a Cloud-Based Migrate Server to Handle Migrations to Other Target Platforms.