VCF Import Tool Options and Parameters

You use the VCF Import Tool for converting or importing your existing vSphere environments into VMware Cloud Foundation.

The VCF Import Tool is distributed as a .tar package. Once extracted there is a python script called vcf_brownfield.py. The following options are available

Table 1. Script Actions

Action	Additional Information
-h, --help	Shows the VCF Import Tool help.
-v, --version	Displays the VCF Import Tool version.
convert	Converts existing vSphere infrastructure into the management domain in SDDC Manager.
check	Checks whether a vCenter is suitable to be imported into SDDC Manager as a workload domain.
import	Imports a vCenter as a VI workload domain into SDDC Manager.
sync	Syncs an imported VI workload domain or a VI workload domain deployed from SDDC Manager. See Manage Workload Domain Configuration Drift Between vCenter Server and SDDC Manager.
deploy-nsx	Deploys NSX Manager as a standalone operation. See Deploy NSX Manager for Imported Workload Domains or Workload Domains with vSphere Networking.
precheck	Runs prechecks on vCenter.

Table 2. Script Parameters

Parameters	Additional Information
--vcenter	Target vCenter Server for the current operation.
--sso-user	SSO administrator user for the target vCenter Server.
--sso-password	SSO administrator password for the target vCenter Server. Used for prevalidation only.
--domain-name	Workload domain name to be assigned to the target environment during convert/import.
--nsx-deployment-spec-path	Absolute path to the NSX deployment spec json file.
--skip-nsx-deployment	Do not deploy NSX during convert/import operation.