Deployment_Migrate_MigrateSpec

Deployment_Migrate_MigrateSpec
Deployment_Migrate_MigrateSpec

The Migrate.MigrateSpec structure contains the fields to migrate an existing vCenter Server for Windows to an appliance.

JSON Example
{
    "source_vc_windows": {
        "hostname": "string",
        "username": "string",
        "password": "string"
    },
    "existing_migration_assistant": {
        "https_port": 0,
        "ssl_thumbprint": "string"
    },
    "history": {
        "data_set": "string",
        "defer_import": false
    },
    "vcsa_embedded": {
        "ceip_enabled": false
    },
    "psc": {
        "ceip_enabled": false
    },
    "active_directory": {
        "domain": "string",
        "username": "string",
        "password": "string"
    },
    "auto_answer": false,
    "replicated_partner_hostname": "string",
    "export_directory": "string"
}
source_vc_windows
Required

The Migrate.SourceVcWindows structure contains information about the windows vCenter Server that is going to be migrated.

existing_migration_assistant
Required

The Migrate.MigrationAssistantSpec structure contains the information needed to connect to the Migration Assistant that is running on the source windows vCenter Server machine.

history
Optional

The HistoryMigrationSpec enumerated type defines how vCenter history data will be migrated. vCenter History data includes

  • Statistics
  • Events
  • Tasks
vcsa_embedded
Optional

The Migrate.VcsaEmbeddedSpec structure contains information used to migrate an embedded vCenter Server for Windows to embedded vCenter Server appliance.

psc
Optional

The Migrate.PscSpec structure contains information used to migrate a windows Platform Service Controller to Platform Service Controller appliance.

active_directory
Optional

The ActiveDirectorySpec structure contains information used to join the migrated vCenter Server appliance to the Active Directory.

boolean
auto_answer
Optional

Use the default option for any questions that may come up during appliance configuration. If unset, will default to false.

string
replicated_partner_hostname
Optional

Applicable only if the convergence is in progress and at least one of the nodes is already migrated. Set the replication partner for the currently migrated node and provide the value of any previously converged migrated node host name as either IP address or FQDN. If unset, when the migration finishes, the vCenter Server external Platform Services Controller are converged into the vCenter Server appliance. Warning: This attribute is part of a new feature in development. It may be changed at any time and may not have all supported functionality implemented. This field is optional because it was added in a newer version than its parent node.

string
export_directory
Optional

Use the option to provide export directory information during vCenter Server migration. Warning: This attribute is part of a new feature in development. It may be changed at any time and may not have all supported functionality implemented. If unset, will default to root directory.