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RVTools Data Collection

To get started you, must run RVTools to collect the required data.

If you have concerns about sharing Personally Identifiable Information (PII) during the import process, Dr Migrate AVS Express provides flexibility to accommodate your privacy requirements:

• You may remove any sensitive data that you prefer not to upload. While retaining the column structure in the RVTools output, simply delete the entries in the columns that contain PII.
• Dr Migrate AVS Express does not utilize data from fields such as ‘Server Name’, ‘IP address’, or ‘MAC address’. These columns can be safely emptied of their contents without impacting the import process.

For more a detailed guide please see here

Start the Dr Migrate AVS Express

You will need to login to your assigned DrM Kiosk, which is hosted on Dr Migrate SaaS.

Navigate to your instance, and click start. For more information on starting your instance, click here

If you do not have a Kiosk Instance provisioned, and would like one, please contact support@altra.cloud

Accept Disclaimer

You will be presented with a disclaimer, please read and accept the disclaimer to proceed.

Provide Customer Details

Fill out these fields to tell us about your customer

• Customer Details This is the name that will be published on the report
• Target Azure Region This region will be used to calculate Azure future state costing, all currently available Azure Regions are supported
• Currency This is the currency that will be displayed in reports
• MSX Opportunity ID If available, the MSX Opportunity ID, used to to an internal Microsoft opportunity and tracking success of the assessment

AVS Type and Pricing

Dr Migrate has recommended settings as the defaults below which can be tailored to your preferences as required.

• Node Type Preference Optionally select your preferred AVS node type, choose from:
  • Best Fit - Dr Migrate will evaluate the best AVS SKU for the scanned environment
  • AV36 - Only the AV36 SKU will be used
  • AV36P - Only the AV36P SKU will be used
  • AV52 - Only the AV52 SKU will be used
  • AV64 - Only the AV64 SKU will be used

• Reserved Instances Choose the duration of reserved instances for cost savings.
  • PAYG - No Reserved instances will be applied
  • 1 Year Reserved Instance
  • 3 Year Reserved Instance

• AV64 Empowerment Discount Use the slider to apply a empowerment discount.

Compute & Memory Configuration

RVTools does not collect CPU and Memory utilization. You can adjust the assumed utilization levels as desired.

• CPU Utilization - You adjust the assumed CPU usage percentage for your workload. The default value is set to 50. Use the slider or input box to specify the desired percentage.

• Memory Utilization - You can specify the percentage of memory usage expected for your applications. The default value is set to 50. Use the slider or input box to adjust this percentage.

• CPU Oversubscription - Specifies the ratio of number of virtual cores tied to one physical core in the Azure VMware Solution node, to optimize resource allocation. The default value in the calculations is 5 vCPU:1 physical core (5:1) in Azure VMware Solution. You can select a different ratio from the dropdown menu.

• Memory Overcommit Factor - Specifies the ratio of memory overcommit on the cluster, used to balance performance and cost. A value of 1 represents 100% memory use, 0.5, for example is 50%, and 2 would be using 200% of available memory. The default value is set to 1. Adjust the slider or input box to set the desired overcommit factor.

Storage Configuration

Dr M Kiosk allows you to configure the RAID configuration setting, and Storage compression factor, to better suit your assessment needs.

• FTT Settings, Raid Level - Specifies the valid combination of Failures to Tolerate and Raid combinations. The selected FTT option combined with RAID level and the on-premises vSphere VM disk requirement will determine the total vSAN storage required in Azure VMware Solution. The default setting is 1, RAID-5. Use the dropdown menu to choose a different RAID level if needed.

• Dedupe and Compression Factor - Specifies the anticipated deduplication and compression factor for your workloads. A value of 3 would mean 3x so for 300GB disk only 100GB storage would be used. A value of 1 would mean no deduplication or compression. The default value is set to 1.5. Adjust the slider or input box to specify the desired ratio.

Upload RVTools File

Click the ‘Upload RVTools Zip’ button to initiate the upload process. use the file picker, to navigate to and select your prepared .zip file. Once you agree to start generation, it will begin.

Report Generation

Once the file is uploaded, the system will process the data. Reports cannot be stopped once started and must complete before beginning another report.