Start Migrate
If vSphere APIs begin with /rest, maps are consumed and emitted as lists of objects containing a key:value pair.
Start the appliance migration.
Request
URLURL
https://{api_host}/rest/vcenter/deployment/migrate?action=start
Header Parameters
Header Parameters
| Required | Parameter Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| required |
|
string | Required session ID, obtained by first calling Create Session API |
Request Body
Request Body
Contains DeploymentMigrateStartRequestBody
of type application/json
(required)
{
"spec": {
"existing_migration_assistant": {
"ssl_thumbprint": "string"
},
"source_vc_windows": {
"hostname": "string",
"password": "string",
"username": "string"
}
}
}| Required | Property Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| required | spec | DeploymentMigrateMigrateSpec |
MigrateSpec parameters to configure the appliance migration. |
cURL Command
curl -X POST -H "vmware-api-session-id: b00db39f948d13ea1e59b4d6fce56389" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"spec":{"active_directory":{"domain":"string","password":"string","username":"string"},"auto_answer":false,"existing_migration_assistant":{"https_port":0,"ssl_thumbprint":"string"},"history":{"data_set":"enum","defer_import":false},"psc":{"ceip_enabled":false},"source_vc_windows":{"hostname":"string","password":"string","username":"string"},"vcsa_embedded":{"ceip_enabled":false}}}' https://{api_host}/rest/vcenter/deployment/migrate?action=start
Errors
| Code | Returns | Description |
|---|---|---|
| default | ErrorRest | Not available |
| 400 | ErrorRest | com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.invalid_argument : if passed arguments are invalid. |
| 401 | ErrorRest | com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.unauthenticated : if the caller is not authenticated. if migration assistant credentials are not valid. |
| 409 | ErrorRest | com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.not_allowed_in_current_state : if the appliance is not in INITIALIZED state. |
