Importing RVTools Data

Notes and Constraints

• File format

  The file must be in XLSX format.

• File size and compression ratio

  The file to be imported cannot be larger than 50 MB, and the compression ratio cannot be lower than 5%.

• Required headers and fields

  Table 1 Required table headers and fields

  vInfo	vDisk
  VM	Capacity MiB
  OS according to the configuration file	VM UUID
  CPUs	Raw
  Memory	-
  VM UUID	-
  Firmware	-

Step 1: Exporting RVTools Data

1. Start the RVTools application.

2. On the login page, enter the following information:
   • In the IP address/Name text box, enter the IP address of the vCenter server.
   • In the User name text box, enter the username for connecting to the vCenter server.
   • In the Password text box, enter the password corresponding to the username.

3. Click Login. In the top menu bar, choose File > Export all to Excel.
4. Select a path for saving the file that contains details about your resources.

Step 2: Importing RVTools Data

1. Sign in to the MgC console. In the navigation pane, under Project, select your application migration project from the drop-down list.
2. In the navigation pane, click Resource Survey.
3. Click the Import tab. Then click the Import card.
   Figure 1 Import
   

4. Choose Import RVTools data. In the File drop-down list, select the file exported from RVTools, and click Confirm.
   

   If you are using this function for the first time, the Authorization Required dialog box will appear. Click OK to grant agency-based authorization.

5. After the upload is successful, check the task status in the list.
   • If the task status is Succeeded, you can view the imported resource details and resource statistics.
   • If the task fails, click the task name to view the data source that failed to be collected. Hover over the collection status to view the failure cause. For details about how to rectify common failure causes, see What Can I Do If Importing RVTools Data Fails? After fixing the issue, import the file again.

Viewing Resource Details

When the status of the RVTools import task changes to Succeeded, go to the Resource List page and check the imported resource information in the server list. You can click a server name to check the server details.

Viewing Resource Statistics