Start Migrate
Start the appliance migration.
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MigrateSpec parameters to configure the appliance migration. The Migrate.MigrateSpec structure contains the fields to migrate an existing vCenter Server for Windows to an appliance.
{
"existing_migration_assistant": {
"ssl_thumbprint": "string"
},
"source_vc_windows": {
"hostname": "string",
"password": "string",
"username": "string"
}
}
Information specific to the Windows vCenter Server.
Information specific to the Migration Assistant that is running on the Windows vCenter Server.
Information specific to the Active Directory server to which the source windows vCenter Server is joined. If unset, existing appliance will not be joined to an Active Directory.
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.
Determines how vCenter history will be migrated during the migration process. vCenter history consists of: - Statistics - Events - Tasks By default only core data will be migrated. Use this spec to define which part of vCenter history data will be migrated and when. If unset, only core database content will be migrated.
Information specific to a Platform Services Controller. Only required if the vCenter Server that is going to be migrated is a Platform Services Controller.
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.
Use the default option for any questions that may come up during appliance configuration. If unset, will default to false.
Information specific to an embedded vCenter Server. Only required if the vCenter Server that is going to be migrated is an embedded vCenter Server.