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Uploading and Viewing Results

Uploading and Viewing Results

Once you’ve completed a scan using DMC (Dr Migrate Collector), the next step is to securely upload your results and begin exploring your environment insights in Dr Migrate.

Connect to Your Dr Migrate Instance

Each customer is provisioned with their own dedicated, secure Dr Migrate instance.

Click Start to initialize your VM instance

Once you are logged in, you will see your deployment. If the VM is not started, please click Start.

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This will take 1-3 minutes. Once the VM is started, you will be automatically re-directed to the SaaS UI.

Choose DMC Data Collection Source

Select DMC as your Data Collection Source

Select the DMC data collection option

Upload Encrypted Results File

DMC produces a compressed and encrypted results file at the end of the scan.

Select your DMC output (dmc_output.zip) from your Jumpbox

Upload the encrypted DMC output ZIP file

Enter your Dr Migrate import decryption key that was generated when you completed your DMC session.

Click Upload

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If you have lost, or forget your decryption key, you will need to start a new DMC session.

Automatic Data Processing

Once uploaded:

  1. Dr Migrate decrypts and ingests the scan data
  2. Key environment metrics are parsed and transformed into insights-ready structures
  3. This automated process typically takes 1 - 4 hours depending on environment size

Handling Multiple Scans

Dr Migrate supports incremental and repeat scans to ensure your data stays complete and up-to-date.

If your initial DMC scan skipped certain machines (e.g., due to high utilization), you can:

  • Partial Scans: If you need to scan machines that were previously excluded (e.g., due to high utilization), you can upload the new scan results separately. Dr Migrate will merge this data with your existing environment information.
  • Full Rescans: You can perform a complete rescan of your entire estate at any time. When you upload the new results, Dr Migrate will update the data for existing machines while preserving historical information.

There’s no need to re-upload the original scan, just upload the new result file and Dr Migrate will intelligently handle the update.

You can repeat this process as often as needed to ensure your environment data is complete and current.

Explore Your Insights

Once processing completes, you can immediately:

  • View environment summaries including VM sizing, software inventory, and utilization metrics
  • See curated proposals identifying modernization opportunities
  • Launch into the migration planning workflow, including:
    • Workload grouping and wave planning
    • Azure SKU right-sizing recommendations
    • Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis
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Contact our support team at support@altra.cloud for assistance.
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