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Table 4‑4. Information Required for Migrating vCenter Server from Windows to
vCenter Server Appliance (Continued)
Required Information Default Value Your Entry
Source ESXi host user name with
administrative rights on the source ESXi
host
Source ESXi host password
Migrate performance & other historical
data
Disabled by default
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Active Directory administrator credentials
Service account credentials, if
vCenter Server is running under a
customer user account
Required target
vCenter Server
Appliance data
IP address or FQDN of the target ESXi
host or vCenter Server instance where
you deploy the new
vCenter Server Appliance to which you
migrate the source vCenter Server
User name with administrative privileges
for the target ESXi host. or
vCenter Server instance, data center or
data center folder, and resource pool of
an ESXi host or DRS cluster to which to
migrate the source installation
Password for the target ESXi host. or
vCenter Server instance, data center or
data center folder, and resource pool of
an ESXi host or DRS cluster
vCenter Single Sign-On username
vCenter Single Sign-On password
Target vCenter Server Appliance name
Password of the root user
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