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vcenter deployment: history migration spec

The history_migration_spec enumerated type defines how vCenter history data will be migrated. vCenter History data includes
  • Statistics
  • Events
  • Tasks
. This structure was added in vSphere API 6.7.

Representation:

{
    "data_set" : "EVENTS_TASKS",
    "defer_import" : true
}

Attributes:

Name Type Description
Required
data_set string Defines what part of vCenter historical data will be migrated along with core data. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.

Defines the vCenter history migration option choices. This enumeration was added in vSphere API 6.7. Value is one of:
EVENTS_TASKS: Only event data and task data will be migrated along with the core data. This constant was added in vSphere API 6.7.
ALL: All history data will be migrated along with the core data. This constant was added in vSphere API 6.7.
Optional
defer_import boolean Defines how vCenter history will be migrated. If set to true, vCenter history will be migrated separately after successful upgrade(supported scenarios are upgrade from 6.0 or 6.5 to 6.7) or migration, otherwise it will be migrated along with core data during the upgrade or migration process. vCSA upgrade with deferred import is no longer supported for target version 7.0 and later. This attribute was added in vSphere API 6.7.

Optional. If unset, vCenter historical data won't be deferred and will be migrated along with core data.