You can use one or more command arguments to set the execution parameters of the migrate command.
You can add a space-separated list of arguments to the CLI upgrade command.
vcsa-deploy migrate list_of_arguments path_to_the_json_file
The required template argument provides the path of a JSON file that describes the vCenter Server Appliance deployment procedure.
Important: The string values, including the passwords, must contain only ASCII characters. Extended ASCII and non-ASCII characters are unsupported.
To set a value that contains the backslash (\) or quotation mark (") character, you must precede the character with the backslash (\) character. For example, "password":"my\"password" sets the password my"password, "image":"C:\\vmware\\vcsa" sets the path C:\vmware\vcsa.
The boolean values must contain only lowercase characters. Can be either true or false. For example, "ssh.enable":false.
| Optional Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| --accept-eula | Accepts the end-user license agreement. Required for executing the deployment command. |
| -h, --help | Displays the help message for the command. |
| --template-help | Displays the help message for the configuration parameters in the JSON deployment file. You can use vcsa-deploy [subcommand] --help for a list of subcommand-specific arguments. |
| -v, --verbose | Adds debug information to the console output. |
| -t, --terse | Hides the console output. Displays only warning and error messages. |
| --log-dir, LOG_DIR | Sets the location of the log and other output files that the installer generates. |
| --skip-ovftool-verification | Performs basic verification of the configuration parameters in the JSON file and deploys the appliance. Does not perform verification of the OVF Tool parameters. |
| --no-esx-ssl-verify | Skips the SSL verification for ESXi connections.
Important: Avoid using this option because it might cause problems during deployment or after deployment because of invalidated values passed to the appliance.
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| deployment-target-ssl-thumbprint TARGET_THUMBPRINT | Sets the thumbprint to pass to the OVF Tool for verifying the ESXi or vCenter Server deployment target. |
| --verify-only | Performs basic verification of the configuration parameters in the JSON file and verification of the OVF Tool parameters. Does not deploy the appliance. |
| --verify-template-only | Performs the basic template verification without installing Upgrade Runner, running prechecks, or upgrading the vCenter Server Appliance. |
| --precheck-only | Installs Migration Assistant on the source vCenter Server virtual machine instance and runs a complete set of prechecks without performing the migration. |
| --acknowledge-ceip | Confirms acknowledgement of your VMware Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) participation. This argument is required if ceip.enabled is set to true in the upgrade template. |
| Exit Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | Command ran successfully |
| 1 | Runtime error |
| 2 | Validation error |
| 3 | Template error |
