When there are identified scenarios and servers to deploy, you can implement the consolidation and protection by using PlateSpin Portability Suite. You can implement an entire scenario, separate containers within the scenario, or individual servers in the scenario.
To implement a scenario:
Right-click the scenario and select
.The Implementing scenario <name> using Portability Suite Step 1 of 2 dialog box is displayed.
Confirm the
and .Use the drop-down list to select or create the credentials that Portability Suite uses to discover and convert the servers within the scenario or container.
Specify the folder where the Portability Suite jobs should be saved.
Click
.The Step 2 of 2 dialog box is displayed.
Click
. A table drops down where a match column is displayed.If you are attempting to consolidate multiple containers, the mapping of container to target server is one-to-one. Unavailable containers that are already mapped to a server are dimmed. When they are either unmapped or the scenario they are in is deleted, they are once again made available.
Click
.When the job is initiated, PlateSpin Recon:
Authenticates the servers.
Creates and runs server discoveries for Portability Suite.
Creates and saves conversion jobs in the file location specified in Step 1. The default location is c:\temp.
When the job completes, you can copy the saved conversion jobs to the Portability Suite machine and load it by using PlateSpin Portability Suite Client window (
> ).The steps to implement at the “phantom” (server template), or existing target server level, are identical to implementing a scenario: right-click the phantom or existing target virtual machine server and select
.If a phantom server represents an existing target virtual machine server, you can map it to that existing server. When the job is created through Portability Suite, the source and target servers are auto-configured.
To map a phantom to a target virtual machine server and deploy it:
Right-click the phantom and select
.The Server Mapping dialog box is displayed, listing the available servers that contain virtual machines. Data is listed for each machine, and the match column indicates whether or not the machine is a match to the phantom.
In the Server Mapping dialog box, select the target virtual machine server to map the phantom to, then click
.Right-click the newly mapped phantom and select
.Complete the Implementing Server Using Portability Suite Wizard as described in .
Click
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