PlateSpin Migrate supports all of the leading virtualization solutions including VMware ESX & ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V and Virtual Server, SUSE Linux Enterprise with Xen, virtual Iron, and Cirtix XenServer, as well as multiple operating systems, hardware configurations and imaging technologies. PlateSpin Migrate automatically confitures the server workload to operate on the target environment, making driver, kernel and other necessary changes.
Support for 64-bit Windows and Linux Workloads
PlateSpin Migrate allows organizations to migrate critical 32-bit and 64-bit Windows and Linux workloads across infrastructure boundaries. PlateSpin Migrate provides full support for Windows environments including 64-bit Windows 2003 and Windows XP workloads. PlateSpin Migrate also provides 64-bit Linux physical and virtual functionality for both SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Live Transfer
PlateSpin Migrate's unique Live Transfer enables the migration or image capture of active Windows servers without taking the source servers offline or having to reboot. Unlike snapshot-based replication, Live Transfer ensures that data changes that occur during migration are moved as well, maintaining workload consistency.
Block-Level and File Replication
Block-level replication enables the movement of highly transactional workloads such as maiil servers and database servers. With block-level transfer, only the portion of a file that has changes is replicated, making it ideal for incrementally synchronizing large database servers and enabling efficient offsite data transfers. For more static workloads, file-based replication provides fase, efficient and cost-effective workload migration while maintaining server uptime.
Server Sync
Reduce the risks associated with workload relocation projedcts like server consolidation and data center relocation. Perform an initial transfer to the target site or host, test the workload in the new ocation while continuing to run the source, and then perform a final sync before cutting over the workload. Server Sync also removes the necessity for a full system replication to dramatically accelerate workload migrations over the wide area network.
Migration Speed and Scalability
On high-performance server hardware. PlateSpin Migrate enables up to 40 simultaneous workload migrations to dramatically reduce the time required to complete data-center initiatives such as server consolidation or hardware migration.
Automatic Discovery
Automaticallly discover existing physical or virtual machines throughout the network for complete visibility into hardware, operating systems, services and application inventory.
Task-Based Wizards/Drag-and-drop Interface
Reduce learning curves and simplify workload migration with PlateSpin Migrate's drag-and-drop interface and intuitive built-in workflows. Task-based wizards for common actions and advanced job configuration capabilities make the process of configuring migration jobs and moving, copying and deploying workloads easies and more reliable.
On-the-Fly Configuration
Reconfigure and right-size CPU, disk, memory and network resources on-the-fly to adjust to changing workloads and target machine resources.
Industry-Leading Automation
Accelerate workload migration activities and reduce manual errors with the highest level of automation available for workload planning, testing and migration. Automate post-migration tasks through the use of custom batch files of user-defined scripts to minimize manual intervention and free up valuable It resources for orhter tasks.
Multiple Image Support
Reuse and redeploy PlateSpin Flexible Images or leverage existing third-party image inventories over and over, across different hardware for quick conversion deployment, Capture the image once reuse it repeatedly.
Remote Control
With no agents, boot CDs or physical contact with source or target machines required. PlateSpin Migrate offers a single control poing, saving time and costs associated with having IT staff on site at remote locations.
Role Based Access
PlateSpin Migrate includes a range of security features including user authentication, authorization and logging so that system administrators can effectively manage and monitor user activities, assigning the right privileges to the right users.
Cohesive Planning and Execution
PlateSpin Migrate works in tandem with PlateSpin Recon. Novell's analysis and planning solution to provide the only solution that automates the assessment, planning, testing and migration phases of a successful data-center initiative.