6R Treatments
Overview
Dr Migrate allows you to assign 6R Strategies to discovered applications and view essential server information, designed to streamline the process of assessing applications, assigning strategies, and tracking treatment progress within large-scale application environments.
This guide will walk you through the main components and steps of the Application Treatment Assignment UI:
- Generating Treatment Plans with AI Assistance
- Viewing and Assigning Application Treatments
- Using Bulk Assign Apps for Mass Assignment
- Step-by-Step Instructions for Using the Interface
Generating Treatment Plans with AI Assistance
The AI Assistant feature provides automated recommendations for 6R strategies based on application insights. This intelligent feature is ideal for quickl y generating an initial treatment plan.
Access AI Assistant
On the main 6R Treatments panel, click Generate Treatment Plan.
The AI Assistant will suggest treatments based on discovered application characteristics. The recommended Gartner 6R Strategies include:
- Rehost: Move applications without modification.
- Replatform/Refactor: Apply minimal adjustments for platform optimization.
- Replace: Substitute with a more suitable solution.
- Re-Architect: Redesign to improve performance or functionality.
- Retire: Remove outdated or unnecessary applications.
- Retain: Keep as is if no migration is necessary.
Adjust Recommendations (Optional)
You can further customize each recommendation based on specific migration goals.
Viewing and Assigning Application Treatments
The Application Treatment Assignment panel provides a detailed view of each selected application and allows you to assign treatment types at both the application and server levels.
Application Info Panel
The Application Info panel provides an overview of key details for the selected application, assisting in the assignment and management of migration strategies.
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Application:
Displays the name of the selected application -
Application Strategy:
A dropdown menu to select the appropriate strategy for the application. For more information on Application Strategy click here to learn more -
Servers:
Shows the number of servers associated with this application -
Environments:
Indicates the environment(s) where the application is deployed, such as Dev for a development environment. -
App Complexity Rating:
Provides a rating for the application’s complexity, which can influence migration or treatment decisions. -
Assigned Wave:
Specifies the migration wave or group associated with the application, helping organize applications by migration phases.
For example: -
Detailed Insights:
A link that opens a more in-depth view of the application’s insights.
Steps to Assign Treatments
Select Application
From the Application Treatment Assignment dropdown, choose the application to view and assign treatments.
Application Information Review
View application-specific details such as:
- Application Name: (e.g., Active Batch)
- Application Strategy: Choose a strategy from Tolerate, Invest, Eliminate, or Replace.
- Servers: Number of connected servers.
- App Complexity Rating: Complexity level indicating possible migration difficulty.
- Assigned Wave: Migration wave stage.
- Detailed Insights: Additional information for in-depth understanding.
Treatment Type Summary
A donut chart provides a visual summary of the assigned treatments, with server counts for each treatment type.
Assign Treatments to Servers
Use Assign Individual Servers for specific server assignments or Bulk Assign to All Servers to apply a strategy across all connected servers.
Using Bulk Assign Apps
The Bulk Assign Apps feature enables you to apply certain 6R strategies across multiple applications, saving time when handling large-scale assignments.
Select Bulk Assign Apps
Click on Bulk Assign Apps in the 6R Treatments section.
Choose Treatment Type
- Select Rehost, Retire, or Retain for bulk assignment.
- Note: Re-Architect, Replatform, and Replace require specific configurations and cannot be assigned in bulk.
Filter by Hosting Method
Use the dropdown to filter applications by their hosting environment, narrowing the list for more precise assignment.
Assign Applications
- Review currently assigned applications and add additional applications as needed.
- Use the + icon to assign individual applications or + Assign all to Treatment for bulk assignment.
Confirm or Cancel
After selecting applications, click OK to confirm or Cancel to discard changes.