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The user name ID must be in the format your_domain_name\\user_ID. Do not use the format
user_ID@your_domain_name.
Restriction Automatic invocation of Migration Assistant does not work with a Windows account that
requires privilege elevation to Administrator. Instead, run Migration Assistant manually on the source
Windows machine, copy and paste the thumbprint value from the Migration Assistant console output on
the source machine to the migration.ssl.thumbprint key in the vc.win subsection, and remove the
run.migration.assistant section.
Configuration Parameters in the source.vc Section
Table 4‑12. Configuration Parameters in the source.vc Section, vc.win Subsection
Name Type Description
hostname
string The host name or IP address of the source Windows installation of vCenter Server,
vCenter Single Sign-On, or Platform Services Controller that you want to migrate.
username
string A vCenter Single Sign-On user name with administrative privileges for the
vCenter Server, vCenter Single Sign-On, or Platform Services Controller instance that
you want to migrate.
password
string The password of the vCenter Server, vCenter Single Sign-On, or
Platform Services Controller instance that you want to migrate.
migration.port
string Migration Assistant port number shown in the Migration Assistant console. The default
port is 9123.
active.directory.domain
string The name of the Active Directory domain to which the source vCenter Server instance
is joined.
active.directory.userna
me
string Administrator user name of the Active Directory domain to which the source
vCenter Server instance is joined.
active.directory.passwo
rd
string Administrator password of the Active Directory domain to which the source
vCenter Server instance is joined.
Note The installer verifies the entered credentials, but does not check the required
privileges to add the target machine to the Active Directory domain. Verify that the user
credentials have all the required permissions to add a machine to the Active Directory
domain.
migration.ssl.thumbprin
t
string The SSL thumbprint of Migration Assistant.
Table 4‑13. Configuration Parameters in the source.vc Section, run.migration.assistant
Subsection
Name Type Description
esxi.hostname
string FQDN or IP address of ESXi on which the source vCenter Server, vCenter Single
Sign-On, or Platform Services Controller instance resides.
esxi.username
string User name of a user with administrative privileges on the ESXi host.
esxi.password
string The password of the ESXi host user. If left blank, or omitted, you will be prompted to
enter the password at the command console during template verification.
esxi.port
string The port number of the ESXi host. The default port is 443.
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