Steps to Run NSX Migration tool for VMware Cloud Director

The idea of my blog today is to help you run the NSX Assessment Tool developed by VMware.

VMware vCloud Director Documentation Center: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Cloud-Director/index.html

VMware NSX Migration for VMware Cloud Director User Guide: http://37.156.146.163/PUB/VMware/vCloud_Director/VMware_NSX_Migration_for_VMware_Cloud_Director_1.1_User_Guide.pdf

How to Run NSX Migration tool for VMware Cloud Director

Steps Preparing and Running the Tools :

- Login your VMware Account then browse the link below https://customerconnect.vmware.com/downloads/info/slug/datacenter_cloud_infrastructure/vmware_cloud_director/10_3#drivers_tools

- In our case we downloaded the first Item

- This tool is available for Windows installer as well as Linux based

- Click Download

- After the Tool is downloaded you need to extract or unzip the file

- Now you need to search or find this file samplev2tAssessmentInput.yml

- Open the file using the txt editor, in our case we use notpad++ to open the file

- Now add the information of the vCD (IP or FQDN and the Administrator User ID)

Note: If scope is to run at system level then remove rest of the configuration and save the file.

Note: In case, Assessment is required for particular Org then add the specific Org and Org vCD details

- On the below screen capture I just put hash sign # to disable or to be not readable script

Note: Certificate verification can be skipped by setting is as False or is needed than add it in the end

- Open windows command prompt and navigate to the Tool path location

- Run vcdNSXMigrator.exe --filepath=samplev2tAssessmentInput.yml --v2tAssessment

- Then Key-in the vCD Administrator user account Password

- Now the Tool is Running, wait to complete

- Now it is completed

- To get the output of the assessment navigate the path stated on the CMD

- Below is the example path location in our case

Note: There are two parts of the report output. The Detailed report and Summary report

Detailed report path: D:\NSX_TOOLS\VMware-NSX-Migration-for-VMware-Cloud-Director-1.3.2\VMware-NSX-Migration-for-VMware-Cloud-Director-1.3.2\reports\2d3105f2-8d3f-4511-91bc-28559bf0b6a0-v2tAssessmentReport-02-06-2022-18-26-06.csv

Summary report path: D:\NSX_TOOLS\VMware-NSX-Migration-for-VMware-Cloud-Director-1.3.2\VMware-NSX-Migration-for-VMware-Cloud-Director-1.3.2\reports\2d3105f2-8d3f-4511-91bc-28559bf0b6a0-v2tAssessmentReport-Summary-02-06-2022-18-26-06.csv

- Go to the path where you unzip or extracted the Tool then click the Report folder

- Now you have the assessment report