Cloud Environment Configuration

You can quickly add a cloud environment by configuring the region ID, ECS endpoint, IAM endpoint, SMS endpoint, and other parameters.

Procedure

  1. Double-click the RDA icon on the desktop or RDA.exe in the installation directory to start the RDA client. Enter the username and password to log in to the RDA console.
  2. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Configurations.
  3. Click the Cloud Environment Configuration tab and then Add.
  4. Configure cloud environment parameters as described in Table 1.

    Table 1 Parameters

    Parameter

    Description

    Mandatory

    Environment Type

    Configure this parameter based on site requirements.

    Yes

    Name

    Specify a name for your cloud environment.

    Yes

    Region ID

    Enter the ID of the region where the cloud environment is located.

    Yes

    ECS Endpoint

    Enter the ECS endpoint in the specified region.

    Yes

    IAM Endpoint

    Enter the IAM endpoint in the specified region.

    Yes

    IMS Endpoint

    Enter the IMS endpoint in the specified region.

    Yes

    VPC Endpoint

    Enter the VPC endpoint in the specified region.

    Yes

    EVS Endpoint

    Enter the EVS endpoint in the specified region.

    Yes

    RDA Access Address

    Enter the public or private IP address of the RDA server that can be accessed by the source servers.

    NOTE:

    If the private IP address is used, select it from the drop-down list. If the public IP address is used, enter it in the text box.

    Yes

    Agent Bucket Domain Name

    Download the SMS-Agent installation package, upload it to an accessible OBS bucket, and enter the domain name of the OBS bucket. Contact technical support to obtain the SMS-Agent installation package.

    Yes

    EPS Endpoint

    Enter the EPS endpoint in the specified region.

    Yes

    Linux Proxy Image

    Enter the ID of the Linux proxy image for writing migrated data.

    For details, see How Do I Create a Linux Image and Obtain the Image ID?. Enter the ID of the image created using the LinuxAgent.zhvd file.
    • The Linux Proxy Image, Linux Image (BIOS), and Linux Image (UEFI) parameters are mandatory if there are Linux source servers.
    • The Linux Proxy Image and Linux Image (BIOS) parameters are mandatory if there are Linux source servers booted from BIOS.
    • The Linux Proxy Image and Linux Image (UEFI) parameters are mandatory if there are Linux source servers booted from UEFI.

    Linux Image (BIOS)

    Provides the function of automatically creating BIOS servers.

    For details, see How Do I Create a Linux Image and Obtain the Image ID?. Enter the ID of the image created using the LinuxServer.zvhd file. Ensure the boot mode is set to BIOS.

    Linux Image (UEFI)

    Provides the function of automatically creating UEFI servers.

    For details, see How Do I Create a Linux Image and Obtain the Image ID?. Enter the ID of the image created using the LinuxServer.zvhd file. Ensure the boot mode is set to UEFI.

    Windows Proxy Image (BIOS)

    Provides the functions of writing migrated data and creating BIOS servers.

    For details, see How Do I Create a Windows Image?. Enter the image ID generated in and ensure that the boot mode is set to BIOS.
    • The Windows Proxy Image, Windows Proxy Image (BIOS), and Windows Image (UEFI) parameters are mandatory if there are Linux source servers.
    • The Windows Proxy Image (BIOS) parameter is mandatory if there are Windows source servers booted from BIOS.
    • The Windows Proxy Image (BIOS) and Windows Image (UEFI) parameters are mandatory if there are Windows source servers booted from UEFI.

    Windows Image (UEFI)

    Provides the function of automatically creating UEFI servers.

    For details, see How Do I Create a Linux Image and Obtain the Image ID?. Enter the ID of the image created using the LinuxServer.zvhd file. Ensure that the boot mode is set to UEFI and a Windows tag is added to the image.

    KMS Host Address

    Enter the KMS host address for Windows activation. If no KMS host is deployed, enter 127.0.0.1.

    No

  5. Click Confirm. The new cloud environment is displayed in the cloud environment list.

Follow-Up Operations

You can perform the following operations on the added cloud environments:

Operation

Description

Modifying a cloud environment
  1. Click Modify in the Operation column.
  2. In the displayed dialog box, modify the parameters and click OK.

Deleting a cloud environment
  1. Click Delete in the Operation column.
  2. In the displayed dialog box, click Yes.
Parent topic: Configurations