The following is a summary of steps you need to take to obtain, license, install, and use PlateSpin® Migrate.
Register your purchase with Novell® PlateSpin®. Follow the instructions on your Dell-PlateSpin license card. You will receive a confirmation e-mail with further information.
Follow the instructions in the confirmation e-mail to download the PlateSpin® Migrate software and to apply your activation code included in the e-mail. See Activating Your License and Accessing PlateSpin Downloads.
Install your copy of PlateSpin® Migrate. SeeInstalling PlateSpin Migrate.
Verify that your workload migration scenario (such as workload type, migration source, and migration target) is supported. See Verifying Supported Workloads and Configurations.
Perform any pre-migration tasks, such as uninstalling or disabling OpenManage services, as necessary. Pre-Migration Tasks (P2V).
Use PlateSpin® Migrate to:
Discover your sources and targets. See Discovering Migration Sources and Targets.
Analyze your sources and targets. See Analyzing Discovered Workloads.
Add device drivers if they are missing from the device driver database. See Adding Device Drivers to the PlateSpin Migrate X2P Device Driver Manager.
Set up and execute the required workload migration job. See Migrating Workloads.
Perform any post-migration tasks, such as installing additional drivers or Dell OpenManage tools, as necessary. See Post-Migration Tasks (V2P and P2P).