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Visualize app dependencies

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This article describes how to visualize and review app dependencies in Movere.

Find app dependencies

Search for a specific device for which you want to find and visualize app dependencies.

  1. In the Movere portal menu, navigate to Fwd.
  2. Search for app dependencies by specifying a device name, a specific tag, or a specific environment setting.
  3. The search retrieves information, and the visualization map displays.
  4. You can navigate within the map using a number of icons.
  5. Views mappings for internal and external connections. Drill down to see details about each connection and device, as well as processes running on devices.

Example

We want to migrate an on-premises Dynamics CRM application server (DYNCRM.IO.PRIV) to Azure. To minimize disruption, we want to group dependent servers together for migration.

  1. In FWD > Device Name, we search for the server name, and confirm the selection.

    Search for CRM server

  2. We select the CRM server, and then select the corresponding SQL Server. Review server connections

  3. On the SQL Server, we select the sqlserver service to find the dependencies.

    Review SQL dependencies

  4. On the CRM app server, we can highlight and remove the services we're not interested in migrating from scope. To do this, we select the service, and click Toggle Process.

    Remove services

  5. To tag the servers, we select both the app and SQL servers, and click the bulk update icon.

  6. We add a tag (Azure Wave 1- Dynamics CRM) to group the servers for migration.

    Tag servers

Going forward, we can filter on the tag to identify further dependencies.

The table summarizes navigation and drilldown options for visualization.

Icon Details
Glide icon Click and hold to move over the map.
Recenter icon Recenter the screen around the selected devices.
Zoom in and out icon Recenter the screen around the selected devices.
Toggle dark and light mode Toggle between dark and light mode.
Show and hide device tooltips Show and hide device tooltips.
Show and hide process tooltips Show and hide process tooltips.
Show and hide processes Show and hide processes for all devices on-screen.
Move through or delete applied filters Move backwards and forwards through filters you applied during the session, or remove all filters.
Add and remove tags, environment settings, and exclusion reasons Add and remove tags, environment settings, and exclusion reasons.
Open bulk updates, search for devices, and open the dimensions library Open bulk updates, search for devices, and open the dimensions library.

Next steps

Review recommendations for migrating to Azure.