ASPIRE platform import allows you to import details of your on-premises environment directly into the platform so you can perform migration assessment and planning
Supported Import Fields
APSIRE platform import allows you to import data from any source. The data provided must be in the supported format for a CSV file, and the data must contain only the supported fields with the supported ranges for those fields.
An asterisk next to an import field name in the following table denotes that it is a required field. Each record of your import file must have at least one or more of those required fields populated to uniquely identify a server or application. Otherwise, a record without any of the required fields will fail to be imported.
Import Field Name
Description
Examples
Field Type
Length
Display
Server Name*
The hostname of the server. We recommend using the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) for this value.
ip-1-2-3-4
localhost.domain
VarChar
50
MCDB
Node Type
The type of node
Virtual
Physical
Hypervisor
VarChar
12
MCDB
Cores/CPU
The number of CPUs
4
Integer
6
MCDB
Memory
The total RAM available on the server in (GB)
64
Integer
12, two decimal places
MCDB
Avg CPU Utilisation percentage
The average CPU utilization.
45
Integer
8, two decimal places
MCDB
Peak CPU Utilisation percentage
The maximum CPU utilisation.
55
Integer
8, two decimal places
MCDB
Avg Memory Utilisation percentage
The average amount of used RAM on the server in (GB)
32
Integer
8, two decimal places
MCDB
Peak Memory Utilisation percentage
The maximum amount of used RAM on the server in (GB)
55
Integer
8, two decimal places
MCDB
Operation System Name
The name of the operating system
Windows 2012 / RedHat Linux 5
VarChar
100
MCDB
Operating System Version
The version of the operating system
16.04 / NT 6.2.8
VarChar
50
MCDB
Allocated Storage (GB)
Allocated storage to the server.
50
Integer
12, two decimal places
MCDB
Used Storage (GB)
Used storage in the server.
25
Integer
12, two decimal places
MCDB
Storage Type
The type of storage.
Block
File
Object
VarChar
30
MCDB
Min IOPS
Maximum IOPS
25
Integer
12, two decimal places
MCDB
Max IOPS
Maximum IOPS
44
Integer
12, two decimal places
MCDB
Avg IOPS
Average IOPS
33
Integer
12, two decimal places
MCDB
Hardware
The server hardware model
HPE DL380
Virtual Machine
VarChar
50
MCDB
Hardware Type
The server hardware type
Rackmount
Blade
VarChar
20
MCDB
Deployment Type
The deployment type for the server/application.
Allowed values:
On-Prem
Co-Lo
Public-Cloud
Private-Cloud
Managed-VPC
Unknown
On-Prem
VarChar
50
MCDB
Business Unit
The business unit name for the server/application
SALES
VarChar
50
MCDB
Location
The data centre location for this server/application
DC1
VarChar
50
MCDB
Service
Description of the service this server/application supports.
Call Centre
VarChar
50
MCDB
Application*
Application2; Application3
Call Centre
VarChar
50
MCDB
Application Type
The type of application
Business Application, Infrastructure
VarChar
50
MCDB
Component
The type of application
WINNT.DLL; IE.EXE
VarChar
50
MCDB
Database Name*
The logical database name, semicolon-delimited list of database instances.
SALES01;PARTS01
VarChar
50
MCDB
Database Type
The database product type.
MYSQL5, Oracle 8i
VarChar
50
MCDB
Database Role
The database role.
Standalone, Cluster, DR Node
VarChar
50
MCDB
Database Size (GB)
The database size in (GB), you can semicolon delimiter in line with the database instance names to the assign size per instance.
250;560
Integer
10, two decimal places
MCDB
Database Log Size (GB)
The database log size of the database in (GB), you can semicolon delimiter in line with the database instance names to the assign size per instance.
100;500
Integer
10, two decimal places
MCDB
Preferred R Treatment
The preferred treatment for the node.
REHOST;REPLATFORM
VarChar
30
MCDB
Tags
A semicolon-delimited list of tags formatted.
zone1;zone2
VarChar
50
MCDB
Table notes:
Field Type:
VarChar – The varchar columns in the table are of variable length string that can hold either numeric or character or both.
Integer – is a numeric value. It defines whole numbers that can be stored in a field or column.
Display:
MCDB – shown in the MCDB grid.
Internal – used by the internal business logic of the platform.
Matching Fields
ASPIRE platform has built-in matching logic that identifies when servers it discovers match existing entries. When this logic finds a match, it updates the information for the already-existing discovered server with new values.
***Matching fields ***
The following field is used to match servers:–
ServerName
The following field is used to match the database instance names, these should be unique.–