Components installed with Cloud Migration Assessment

  • Release version: Xanadu
  • Updated August 1, 2024
  • 2 minutes to read
  • Several types of components are installed with the activation of the Cloud Migration Assessment plugin, including tables, user roles, properties, and scheduled jobs.

    Roles installed

    Role title [name] Description Contains roles
    sn_cloud_migration.admin Configures advanced parameters to customize the default behavior of Cloud Migration Assessment. cloud_migration_operator
    sn_cloud_migration.operator Reviews the information on the discovered IT resources, assigns these resources to assessment tasks, and tracks the migration progress. itil, canvas_user

    Scheduled jobs installed

    Scheduled job Description
    Cloud Migration - Populate Resources Runs daily. Populates the Migration Resource [sn_cloud_migration_resource] table with information about servers and virtual machines.
    Cloud Migration - Update Application Counters Runs on demand. Updates the Application Count of each resource by the number of applications running on each resource.
    Cloud Migration Assessment Licensing Usage Count Runs daily. Counts all resources in the Cloud Migration Assessment application that are assigned to a task. ServiceNow® ITOM SU Licensing application uses this information for counting licensable CIs.

    Tables installed

    Table Description
    Migration VM Metric [sn_cloud_migration_vm_metrics] Contains the information about virtual machines and their metrics necessary for assessing IT infrastructure.
    Software Requirement for Migration [sn_cloud_migration_software_requirement] Contains the list of applications which run on servers that are assigned to assessment tasks.
    Cloud Migration Assessment Task [sn_cloud_migration_task] Contains the information about a migration task for resources designated for migration to the cloud.
    Base Migration Assessment Task [sn_cloud_migration_task_base] Serves as the base table for different migration tasks that extend this table.
    Assigned Resource for Migration [sn_cloud_migration_task_resource_m2m] Contains the information on the assignments of resources to tasks.
    Migration Resource [sn_cloud_migration_resource] Contains the information about virtual machines, servers, and servers and virtual machines discovered together with the servers.
    Migration Wave [sn_cloud_migration_wave] Gathers the assessment tasks and migration waves.
    Cloud Migration Assessment Governance Licensing [itom_lu_cloud_migration_assessment_ci] Contains licensable CIs for Cloud Migration Assessment.

    Properties installed

    Note:
    To open the System Property [sys_properties] table, enter sys_properties.list in the navigation filter.
    Property Description
    sn_cloud_migration.os.exclusion_list A comma-separated deny list of operating systems. Servers with the operating systems listed here are excluded from the migration process.
    • Type: String
    • Default value: ESX, Windows XP, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 10 Enterprise 2016 LTSB.
    • Location: Cloud Migration > Administration > Properties.
    sn_cloud_migration.vm_state.inclusion_list A comma-separated allow list of VM instance status for Cloud Migration Assessment. Only servers with the install status listed here can participate in the migration process
    • Type: String
    • Other possible values: on, off, paused, scheduled, starting, stopping, retired, terminated, error, cancelled, pausing, terminating.
    • Default value: on
    • Location: Cloud Migration > Administration > Properties
    sn_cloud_migration.server_status.inclusion_list A comma-separated allow list of server status for Cloud Migration Assessment. Only servers with the install status listed here can participate in the migration process.
    • Type: string
    • Default value: 1
    • Other possible values: Installed=1, On Order=2, In Maintenance=3, Pending Install=4, Pending Repair=5, In Stock=6, Retired=7, Stolen=8, Absent=100.
    • Location: Cloud Migration > Administration > Properties
    sn_cloud_migration.categories.inclusion_list A comma-separated allow list of categories for Cloud Migration Assessment. Only resources assigned to categories that are listed here can participate in the migration process.
    • Type: string
    • Default value: Physical,VMware, HyperV, IBM HMC,OpenStack, Solaris,Nutanix, Amazon AWS,Microsoft Azure,Google Cloud,IBM Cloud
    • Location: Cloud Migration > Administration > Properties

    In addition to the listed components, Cloud Migration Assessment comes with the following VMware probe: VMWare - vCenter VM Performance. For more information, see vCenter probes and probe parameters.