6.7

Procedure
1 (Optional) Run the pre-check mode command. The pre-check mode fetches the tagging (tags and
categories) and authorization (roles and privileges) data from the Platform Services Controller.
Conflicts can be checked for tagging and authorization data. Pre-check does not migrate any data,
but checks the conflicts and writes them to a JSON file. For example, run the pre-check with the
following CLI:
cmsso-util domain-repoint --mode pre-check --src-psc-admin source_PSC_admin_userid --dest-psc-fqdn
target_PSC_FQDN --dest-psc-admin target_PSC_admin_userid --dest-domain-name target_FQDN --dest-vc-
fqdn target_vCenter_server
You are prompted for the administrator password.
The pre-check writes the conflict details to a JSON file with the location provided after pre-check.
2 (Optional) Edit the conflict file and apply resolutions for all conflicts or apply a separate resolution for
each conflict.
The conflict resolutions are:
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Copy: Create a duplicate copy of the data in the target Platform Services Controller.
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Skip: Skips copying the data in the target Platform Services Controller.
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Merge: Merges the conflict without creating duplicates.
To check conflicts of tag authZ data, you must provide a vCenter Server part of the target
Platform Services Controller or the conflicts are not checked.
3 Run the execute mode command. In the execute mode, the data generated during the pre-check
mode is read from the JSON file and imported to the target Platform Services Controller. Licensing
data is exported from the original Platform Services Controller. Then, the vCenter Server is repointed
to the target Platform Services Controller. For example, run the execute command with the following:
cmsso-util domain-repoint --mode execute --src-psc-admin Source_PSC_admin_userid --dest-psc-fqdn
target_PSC_FQDN --dest-psc-admin target_PSC_admin_userid --dest-domain-name target_FQDN --dest-vc-
fqdn target_vCenter_server
You are prompted for the administrator password.
Note If you do not run the pre-check command, the data is exported first and then imported to the
target Platform Services Controller. You cannot edit the conflicts during the execute mode. The pre-
check command give you the opportunity to look at the conflicts in detail and edit the conflicts file to
provide detailed input on how to handle various conflicts. To avoid any conflicts, run the pre-check
mode first to understand the conflicts and then run in execute mode.
Check that the tags and categories are migrated and all the required services are up and running.
Note If the repointing fails, collect the support bundle and revert to the snapshot taken before this
process.
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