Manually Adding Servers to MgC

Prerequisites

• You have installed Edge in the source intranet environment and have connected Edge to MgC.
• You have added source server credentials to Edge. The server credentials must meet the following requirements:
  • Linux: root and its password
  • Windows: administrator and its password

Procedure

1. Sign in to the MgC console.
2. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Research > Source Resources. Select a migration project in the upper left corner of the page.
3. In the Resources area, click Server in the Category column or the number in the Total Resources column.

   

4. Click Add above the list.
   Figure 1 Adding a server
   

5. In the displayed dialog box, configure parameters listed in Table 1 and click Confirm. The system automatically checks the credential status and starts collecting resource details.

   Table 1 Parameters for adding a server

   Parameter	Description
   Name	Enter a server name.
   Edge Device	Select the Edge device installed in the source environment.
   Type	Select the OS type of the source server.
   IP Address	Enter the IP address of the source server. If the source server is in the same VPC as the Edge device, you can enter the private IP address of the server. Otherwise, you have to enter its public IP address.
   Port	Enter the port on the source server opened to the Edge device. By default, port 5985 on Windows source servers must be opened to the Edge device. The port cannot be changed. By default, port 22 on Linux source servers must be opened to the Edge device. You can specify a different port if needed.
   Credential	Select the server credential. If the credential has not been added to MgC, go to the Edge console, add the server credential to Edge, and synchronize it to MgC.

6. View the added server on the Servers tab.