Move VM Activity
適用於: System Center Service Manager 2010
This activity moves a virtual machine from the Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) Library to a maintenance host.
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Design Time Prerequisites
None.
Run Time Prerequisites
The Virtual Machine Manager console and Service Manager must be both installed on the same server.
Ensure that the Service Manager Workflow account has sufficient permissions to modify security groups in Active Directory Domain Services.
Properties
The Move VM activity uses the following input properties:
Display Name | Internal Name | Type | Required | Description |
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Continue On Error |
ContinueOnError |
Boolean |
No (default setting is True) |
Determines whether the workflow should continue running if the activity fails. |
Has Error |
HasError |
N/A |
Specifies if the activity has an error set. (Read-only) |
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Block LM If Host Busy |
BlockLMIfHostBusy |
Boolean |
No (default setting is False) |
Blocks retrying a Hyper-V live migration if the migration failed because the source host or the destination host is already participating in another live migration. |
Job Group |
JobGroup |
Guid (string) |
No |
Specifies an identifier for a series of commands that will run as a set. |
Job Variable |
JobVariable |
String |
No |
Specifies that job progress is tracked and stored in the variable named by this parameter. |
Management Group |
ManagementGroup |
String |
No |
Specifies the management group in which this activity will run. Set to localhost. (Read-only) |
Path |
Path |
String |
No |
Specifies the destination of the virtual machine on the maintenance host. |
PROTipID |
PROTipID |
Guid |
No |
Specifies the ID of the Performance and Resource Optimization (PRO) tip that triggered this action. Allows for future auditing of PRO tips. |
Run Asynchronously |
RunAsynchronously |
Boolean |
No (default setting is False) |
Specifies that the job runs asynchronously so that control returns to the command shell immediately. |
Script Server |
Target |
String |
Yes |
Specifies the Domain Name System (DNS) name of the server that runs the Service Manager console. Do not use localhost. |
Script Time Limit |
TimeoutSeconds |
Integer |
No (default setting is 300 seconds) |
Specifies the maximum number of seconds to allow for the activity to run. |
Start VM On Target |
StartVMOnTarget |
Boolean |
No (default setting is False) |
Specifies that a virtual machine starts as soon as it reaches its destination host. |
Use Cluster |
UseCluster |
Boolean |
No (default setting is False) |
Forces the use of Windows Server 2008 Cluster Migration for the transfer of a virtual machine that is in a saved state to a host, even if the cluster supports Hyper-V live migration. |
Use LAN |
UseLan |
Boolean |
No (default setting is False) |
Forces a transfer over the local area network (LAN) even if a faster transfer mechanism, such as a storage area network (SAN) transfer, is available. |
VM Host |
VMHostName |
String |
Yes |
Specifies the name of the maintenance host to which the virtual machine will be moved. |
VM ID |
VMID |
String |
Yes |
Specifies the unique ID of the virtual machine to be moved. |
VMM Server |
VMMServer |
String |
Yes |
Specifies the name of the System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) server that manages the virtual machines. |
The Move VM activity generates the output described in the following table:
Display Name | Internal Name | Type | Comments |
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VM ID |
VMID |
String |
Specifies the unique ID of the virtual machine that was moved. The input VM ID and the output VM ID are equal unless the activity failed to find a virtual machine with a VM ID that matches the input VM ID. In that case, the output VM ID is set to Null. |
Errors and Exceptions
The Move VM activity uses the custom tracking service supplied by Service Manager to log errors and exceptions when the activity runs. The activity generates errors or exceptions as appropriate if any of the script properties cannot be resolved.