CLI Guide

● batch-migrate start
● batch-migrate summary
batch-migrate start
Starts the specified batch migration.
Contexts
All contexts.
Syntax
batch-migrate start
[--file] pathname
[-s|transfer-size] 40K - 128M
--force
--paused
Arguments
Required arguments
--file pathname * Directory and filename of migration plan file. Relative paths can be used. If no directory is specified,
the default directory is /var/log/VPlex/cli on the management server.
Optional arguments
[-s|transfer-
size] size
Maximum number of bytes to transfer as one operation per device. Specifies the size of read sector
designated for transfer in cache. Setting transfer size to a lower value implies more host I/O outside
the transfer boundaries. Setting transfer size to a higher value may result in faster transfers. See About
transfer-size below. Valid values must be a multiple of 4 K.
● Range: 40 K - 128 M.
● Default: 128 K.
--force
Do not ask for confirmation when starting individual migrations. Allows this command to be run using a
non-interactive script, .
--paused
Starts the migration in a paused state. The migration remains paused until restarted using the batch-
migrate resume command.
* - argument is positional.
Description
Starts a migration for every source/target pair in the given migration-plan.
CAUTION:
Inter-cluster migration of volumes is not supported on volumes that are in use. Schedule this activity
as a maintenance activity to avoid Data Unavailability.
Consider scheduling this activity during maintenance windows of low workload to reduce impact on applications
and possibility of a disruption.
If a migration fails to start, the command prints a warning to the console. The command continues until every migration item
completes been processing.
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