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Collect Data from IPM

If you have an account, you can automatically generate and upload data collection information from IPM to Virtana Platform. This file is required if you are planning a migration to the cloud using Virtana's Migration module.

In IPM , the file is generated as a JSON or ZIP file. Only a ZIP file can be exported from IPM and directly uploaded to the selected organization in Workload Placement.

Tip

For more information about creating a data collection file in IPM for migrating data to the cloud, see Migration Analysis in the IPM User Guide. If you want to use custom pricing for cost calculations, follow the instructions for Adding Custom Pricing for Migration in the same guide.

About This Task

To establish access between IPM and Virtana Platform, you must have the Client ID and Client Secret for the organization in Virtana Platform to which you are connecting. After generating a set of unique credentials in Virtana Platform, you must enter the credentials in IPM.

You can upload up to 3 files from IPM to establish Virtana Platform projects. If you upload more than 3 files, an equivalent number of project files will be removed from Virtana Platform so that the number of active projects does not exceed 3.

OAuth credentials are generated for the Virtana Platform organization under which you logged in and are unique to that organization.

Prerequisites

You must have administrator privileges in both Virtana Platform and IPM to perform this task.

Your Virtana Platform account must be configured with a supported cloud provider instance.

The organization to which you want to upload the IPM export data must already exist in Virtana Platform.

Steps

  1. In Virtana Platform, ensure you are logged in to the organization you want to connect to.

  2. Navigate to Settings > Integrations > Virtana Platform API.

  3. Click Generate OAuth Client Credentials.

    Unique credentials are displayed for your organization.

    You must copy these credentials and enter them in IPM. The Client Secret key is displayed only at the time the OAuth token is generated.

  4. In VirtualWisdom, navigate to Settings > Probes and Integrations > Connect to Virtana Platform and do one of the following:

    • If no connection yet exists to a Virtana Platform organization:

      1. Provide the OAuth 2.0 Client ID and Client Secret for the target organization in Virtana Platform.

      2. Click Validate & Connect.

        A confirmation message displays when the connection succeeds.

    • If a connection already exists to a Virtana Platform organization:

      1. Click Connect to a different organization.

      2. Provide the OAuth 2.0 Client ID and Client Secret for the target organization in Virtana Platform.

      3. Click Validate & Connect.

        A confirmation message displays when the connection succeeds.

  5. To revoke credentials, return to the Virtana Platform API tab and click Revoke Credentials.

Tip

IPM does not retain a copy of the content that is uploaded to Virtana Platform. If you want to retain a backup copy, you should download the generated content.

 

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