CPT GUI Requirements

General requirements to use the CPT GUI:

    • The toolkit must be able to access vCenter.
    • The toolkit works on a per-cluster level.
    • If Azure Blob storage will be used, an Azure subscription ID must be configured.
    • If Region Based S3 storage will be used, a configuration file must be created (see below).

Data Logging

CPT can be run in the actual production environment or a comparable test environment for planning purposes. JetStream DR software does not need to be installed prior to running CPT.

If the vSphere statistics level is left at its default setting (level 1), CPT will only collect the most recent one hour of data. It is recommended that before running CPT, the vSphere statistics level be adjusted in vCenter to collect an adequate amount of report data (this may require additional Performance.ModifyIntervals privilege by the user):

    • Using vSphere Client, navigate to the vCenter instance and adjust the statistics level:
      • Select the Configure tab.
      • Under Settings, select General.
      • Click Edit and then Statistics.
      • Change Statistics Level to 3.
    • Collect data from running VMs for an adequate amount of time to generate enough statistics for resource estimation.

Region Based S3 Storage

If Region Based S3 storage will be used, a configuration file (following the example below) must be created to specify the region for Region Based S3 object stores.

[admin@fs123-h5-5 ~]$ cat /etc/jetstream/cpt/conf.properties 

# Properties file for the CPT configuration

jss.dr.rs.cloudian.region=asia-southeast1

[admin@fs123-h5-5 ~]$ 

File name : conf.properties

Location :  /etc/jetstream/cpt

Parameter : jss.dr.rs.cloudian.region=asia-southeast1


Note: The configuration file should be created in the location specified in the example above and the region details should be customized for your specific need.