PlateSpin Migrate Connector is required for workload discovery, VMware target discovery, automated migration, and tracked migration. For complete information about configuring and monitoring Connectors, see PlateSpin Migrate Connector
in the PTM 2019.5 Administrator Guide.
The instance of the PlateSpin Migrate Connector on the PlateSpin Transformation Manager Appliance is preconfigured to work the PTM Server on the appliance and with all projects for that PTM Server. You can customize the Connector settings and set it up for use in a project. See Configuring PlateSpin Migrate Connector.
If a source network or target VMware network is in a different network than the PTM Appliance, you must deploy an instance of PlateSpin Migrate Connector in that network. See Planning for PlateSpin Migrate Connector
in the PTM 2019.5 Administrator Guide.
You must provide a host server for each of the remote Connector instances you deploy. PTM supports two deployment alternatives:
Typically, you host remote instances of PlateSpin Migrate Connector on your own servers. See PlateSpin Migrate Connector 2019.5 Installation Quick Start.
You can alternatively use the PlateSpin Transformation Manager OVF file to deploy VMs and configure them as Connector Appliance to use as a remote host. The Connector Appliance additionally requires your own virtualization host. See Section II, (Optional) Deploy PlateSpin Migrate Connector Appliance.
NOTE:Either deployment alternative for remote Connector host servers will require an operating system license for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15.