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Procedure
1 Navigate to the migration-assistant directory of the vCenter Server Appliance installer package and
copy the migration-assistant folder to the source vCenter Server or vCenter Single Sign-On instance.
2 Start Migration Assistant
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Double-click VMware-Migration-Assistant.exe
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From the command line run VMware-Migration-Assistant.exe --help to launch Migration
Assistant and display the help options.
The VMware Migration Assistant runs pre-migration checks and prompts you to resolve any errors it
nds before proceeding with the migration.
3 Enter the user name and password of a user who has administrative privileges on the vCenter Server
instance, for example, the [e-mail] user
When the pre-checks are nished and any errors are addressed, your source system is ready for migration.
What to do next
Follow the VMware Migration Assistant instructions to start migration.
R Leave the Migration Assistant window open until you complete the migration.
Migrate an External vCenter Single Sign-On instance to a
Platform Services Controller appliance
You can use the Client Integration Plug-In to migrate an external vCenter Single Sign-On instance to a
Platform Services Controller appliance.
Prerequisites
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If you plan to deploy the new Platform Services Controller on an ESXi host, verify that the ESXi host is
not in lockdown or maintenance mode
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If you plan to deploy the Platform Services Controller on a DRS cluster of a vCenter Server inventory,
verify that the cluster contains at least one ESXi host that is not in lockdown or maintenance mode.
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If you plan to assign a static IP address in the temporary network seings of the appliance, verify that
you have congured the forward and reverse DNS records for the IP address.
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If you plan to assign a DHCP IP address in the temporary network seings of the new appliance, verify
that the ESXi host on which you want to deploy the new appliance is in the same network as the ESXi
host on which the existing vCenter Server runs.
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If you plan to assign a DHCP IPv4 address in the temporary network seings of the new appliance,
verify that the ESXi host on which you want to deploy the new appliance is connected to at least one
network that is associated with a port group which accepts MAC address changes. Consider the default
security policy of a distributed virtual switch, which is to reject MAC address changes. For information
about how to congure the security policy for a switch or port group, see vSphere Networking.
Procedure
1 In the software installer directory, double-click vcsa-setup.html.
2 Wait up to three seconds for the browser to detect the Client Integration Plug-in and allow the plug-in
to run on the browser when prompted.
3 On the Home page, click Migrate.
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