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dpmvc migrate Command--Migrate a VM

The dpmvc migrate command migrates a VM from one host server to another host server.

This command has the following format:

dpmvc migrate 
[-sc sc_url] 
-datacenter_name datacentername 
-vm_name vm -migrate_to_target_host name 
-migrate_to_target_resource_pool_name name 
-migrate_to_compute_resource_name name 
[-vc_server vcserver] 
[-vc_user vcuser] 
[-vc_password vcpassword] 
[-auth_file authorizationfilename] 
[-auth_comp componentID] [-wait [timeout]] 
[-pre] 
[-post] 
[-ws_user wsuser] 
[-ws_password wspassword] 
[-prompt {yes|no}] 
[-encrypted_password {yes|no}]
[-locale iso639value]

-sc sc_url

(Optional) Defines the URL for the service controller host.

Example: https://hostname:port/...

hostname

Defines the fully qualified host where the service controller is installed.

Example: localhost.ca.com

port

Defines the listening port for the service controller server.

Example: 80

-datacenter_name datacentername

Specifies the data center where the VM is located.

-vm_name vmname

Specifies the VM.

-migrate_to_target_host name

Specifies the name of the host to which you are migrating the VM.

-migrate_to_target_resource_pool_name name

Specifies the target resource pool.

-migrate_to_compute_resource_name name

Specifies the name of the cluster or VMware ESX host to which you are migrating the VM.

-vc_server vcservername

Specifies the vCenter Server to access when you have multiple vCenter Servers. Optional for single vCenter Server environments.

-vc_user vcuser

(Optional) Specifies the vCenter Server user ID. It is optional depending on whether global credentials are enabled.

-vc_password vcpassword

(Optional) Specifies the password for the vCenter server user ID. When this option is omitted an encrypted password is retrieved for the user (-vc_user option) and component (-auth_comp option), if specified from either the default authorization file or a specific authorization file (-auth_file).

-auth_file authorizationfilename

(Optional) Specifies the full path name of the authorization file to use to retrieve the encrypted password. This file contains the CA Virtual Assurance administrator credentials that were generated using the dpmutil set auth command. When this option is not specified, the default authorization file is used.

-auth_comp componentID

(Optional) Specifies a component ID that you can use to group hosts and users.

-wait timeout

(Optional) Indicates whether to display the status of the job and not return until the operation completes, fails, or the timeout period is met (if you specify a timeout value). If you do not specify this option, the CLI returns without waiting for completion. If there is no response, the optional timeout value defines the timeout period in minutes. If you enter the wait option with no timeout value, the CLI uses the default wait time from the caimgconf.cfg file or defaults to 120 minutes. In addition to any positive integer, the following timeout values are also possible:

""

No timeout value.

0

Wait indefinitely.

-pre

(Optional) Specifies whether to generate an event before the operation is performed.

-post

(Optional) Specifies whether to generate an event after the operation is performed.

-ws_user wsuser

(Optional) Specifies the web service user name to connect to the VC Platform Management Module (PMM).

-ws_password wspassword

(Optional) Specifies the password for the web service user to connect to the VC Performance Management Module (PMM).

-prompt {yes|no}

(Optional) Specifies whether you are prompted for the web service user ID and password.

Default: Yes

-encrypted_password {yes|no}

(Optional) Specifies whether you want to encrypt the VC user password.

Default: Yes

-locale iso639value

(Optional) Specifies an IS0 639_3166 combination to override the default English output, for example, fr_FR for French. To use the locale of the command prompt, specify "native".

Example: Migrate a VM using the Default Authorization File

This example migrates the VM, "MyVM1", from the data center DCA/MyCity to ServerC-dcavc.

dpmvc migrate -vm_name MyVM1 -datacenter_name DCA/MyCity 
-migrate_to_compute_resource_name DCACluster/ClusterA 
-migrate_to_target_resource_pool_name Resources/DCATest 
-migrate_to_target_host ServerC-dcavc.MyCompany.com 
-vm_server VM_Server1 -vc_user VCAdmin1