Fill the required details, using the template file generated from the generate-template CLI. Encrypt all the passwords using encrypt CLI.

Important:

As per the new Password Policy, passwords from TCA 3.0 onward need to adhere to the following password guidelines:

  • Minimum 8 characters

  • Minimum 1 upper case

  • Minimum 1 lower case

  • Minimum 1 digit

  • Minimum 1 special character

If the 2.3 passwords do not meet the password policy standard, you must provide passwords according to the policy for new appliances especially for the field New appliance SSH admin password (cnPassword).

The migration tool allows you to use 2.3 passwords also for the 3.0 VMs. However, you can create new password.

For the 3.0 VM, following three passwords are required:

  • 3.0 VM admin password (cnPassword)

  • 3.0 VM root password (cnRootPassword)

  • 3.0 TCA user password for platform manager (tca_user_passwd)

If cnPassword is not specified or blank, 2.3 Appliance manager admin password (appMgrPassword) will be used.

If cnRootPassword is not specified or blank, cnPassword is used.

If tca_user_passwd is not specified or blank, cnPassword is used.

If you want to use 2.3 admin password, by default, do not provide any of the above mentioned passwords.

Note:

The VC user must have the following privileges on the VC Data center in which the TCA appliances are present:

  • Read privileges

  • VM creation

  • VM Deletion

  • VM Power On/Off

  • VM Template creation

  • Deploy OVA

  • Clone VM from template

  • Shut down guest

For more information about the privileges, see Required Privileges for Common Tasks.

The following is example of a fully filled template:

Example of input file

{    
    "tcaMgr":{        
          "name":"TCA Manager",        
          "vmEndpoint": "1.2.3.4",        
          "tcaWebUsername":"[email protected]",        
          "tcaWebPassword":"yUrtoZ6KiL...FQWtcrzMH0q4qm2OjPGiC",        
"tcaWebThumbprint":"DC:E2:8A:A6:7D:91:4F:77:A1:DC:F3:2F:AD:C5:D4:5F:19:46:65:05:9C:43:92:88:C3:BA:74:35:6B:45:38:07"        
          "appMgrPassword":"yUrtoZ6KiL...FQWtcrzMH0q4qm2OjPGiC",       
 "appMgrThumbprint":"99:C3:73:BD:87:D3:C6:50:0B:1A:A4:BE:FE:8B:4A:E2:6A:11:45:E4:5B:08:E5:AF:45:B0:B4:69:24:70:78:CC",        
           "vcEndpoint":"1.2.3.10",       
           "vcUsername":"[email protected]",        
           "vcPassword":"yUrtoZ6KiL...FQWtcrzMH0q4qm2OjPGiC",        
"vcThumbprint":"40:B7:62:0D:7D:91:81:72:2B:41:B0:43:96:A8:31:11:D3:F8:92:CB",        
           "oldVmName":"TCAM-VM",        
"ovaUrl":"http://fileserver/VMware-Telco-Cloud-Automation-3.0.0-22803370.ova",        
            "deploymentOption":"Large"    
    },    
       "tcaCps":[        
          {            
               "name":"cdc7",            
               "vmEndpoint":"1.2.3.5",            
          "appMgrPassword":"yUrtoZ6KiL...FQWtcrzMH0q4qm2OjPGiC",            
               "appMgrThumbprint":
"A5:BF:AD:1B:AC:E6:9A:22:3C:60:DF:EA:A6:32:5D:3F:73:54:82:04:D3:AD:67:86:C3:78:9E:57:9F:A9:9E:2A",            
               "vcEndpoint":"1.2.3.10",            
               "vcUsername":"[email protected]",            
              "vcPassword":"yUrtoZ6KiL...FQWtcrzMH0q4qm2OjPGiC",            
"vcThumbprint":"40:B7:62:0D:7D:91:81:72:2B:41:B0:43:96:A8:31:11:D3:F8:92:CB",            
               "oldVmName":"TCACP1-VM",            
               "ovaUrl":"http://fileserver/VMware-Telco-Cloud-Automation-3.0.0-22803370.ova",            
               "deploymentOption":"Medium"        
     },        
     {            
               "name":"cdc2",            
               "vmEndpoint":"1.2.3.6",            
         "appMgrPassword":"yUrtoZ6KiL...FQWtcrzMH0q4qm2OjPGiC",            
               "appMgrThumbprint": "A5:BF:AD:1B:AC:E6:9A:22:3C:60:DF:EA:A6:32:5D:3F:73:54:82:04:D3:AD:67:86:C3:78:9E:57:9F:A9:9E:2A",            
              "vcEndpoint":"1.2.3.10",            
              "vcUsername":"[email protected]",            
              "vcPassword":"yUrtoZ6KiL...FQWtcrzMH0q4qm2OjPGiC",            
"vcThumbprint":"40:B7:62:0D:7D:91:81:72:2B:41:B0:43:96:A8:31:11:D3:F8:92:CB",            
              "oldVmName":"TCACP2-VM",            
              "ovaUrl":"http://fileserver/VMware-Telco-Cloud-Automation-3.0.0-22803370.ova",            
               "deploymentOption":"Medium"        
        }    
    ]
}