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4 Fill in values for the required configuration parameters and, optionally, enter additional parameters
and their values.
Important 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
5 Save in UTF-8 format and close the file.
Your file is ready to use for migration.
What to do next
You can create and save as many templates as are needed for your specific environment. When your
template is ready, run the pre-check before using it to run the migration. See Run a Pre-Check Before a
CLI Migration to vCenter Server Appliance.
Migration Configuration Parameters
When using the CLI installer to migrate your vCenter Server installation to an appliance, you must provide
the parameters with values for your migration specification.
The table lists the configuration parameters that you use to provide input data for the source
vCenter Server.
Important The path to the vCenter Server Appliance installer, the path to your JSON configuration file,
and the string values in your JSON configuration file, 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.
Sections and Subsections of Configuration Parameters in the JSON Migration
Templates
The configuration parameters in the JSON migration templates are organized in sections and
subsections.
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