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# M4CE(v5) - ESXi Connector
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This blueprint deploys a virtual machine from an OVA image and the security prerequisites to run the Migrate for Compute Engine (v5) [connector](https://cloud.google.com/migrate/virtual-machines/docs/5.0/how-to/migrate-connector) on VMWare ESXi.
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The blueprint is designed to deploy the M4CE (v5) connector on and existing VMWare environment. The [network configuration](https://cloud.google.com/migrate/compute-engine/docs/5.0/concepts/architecture#migration_architecture) required to allow the communication of the migrate connector to the GCP API is not included in this blueprint.
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This is the high level diagram:
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## Managed resources and services
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This sample creates several distinct groups of resources:
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- virtual machine
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- [M4CE migrate connector](https://cloud.google.com/migrate/virtual-machines/docs/5.0/how-to/migrate-connector#step-InstallMigrateConnector)
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- IAM
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- [vCenter user role](https://cloud.google.com/migrate/virtual-machines/docs/5.0/how-to/migrate-connector#step-1)
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<!-- BEGIN TFDOC -->
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## Variables
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| name | description | type | required | default |
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| [m4ce_ssh_public_key](variables.tf#L43) | Filesystem path to the public key for the SSH login. | <code>string</code> | ✓ | |
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| [vcenter_password](variables.tf#L48) | VCenter user password. | <code>string</code> | ✓ | |
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| [vsphere_environment](variables.tf#L53) | VMVware VSphere connection parameters. | <code title="object({ vcenter_ip = string vcenter_user = string data_center = string resource_pool = string host_ip = string datastore = string virtual_net = string })">object({…})</code> | ✓ | |
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| [m4ce_appliance_properties](variables.tf#L15) | M4CE connector OVA image configuration parameters. | <code title="object({ hostname = string ip0 = string netmask0 = string gateway = string DNS = string proxy = string route0 = string })">object({…})</code> | | <code title="{ "hostname" = "gcp-m4ce-connector" "ip0" = "0.0.0.0" "netmask0" = "0.0.0.0" "gateway" = "0.0.0.0" "DNS" = "" "proxy" = "" "route0" = "" }">{…}</code> |
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| [m4ce_connector_ovf_url](variables.tf#L37) | http URL to the public M4CE connector OVA image. | <code>string</code> | | <code>"https://storage.googleapis.com/vmmigration-public-artifacts/migrate-connector-2-0-1663.ova"</code> |
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## Manual Steps
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Once this blueprint is deployed a VCenter user has to be created and binded to the M4CE role in order to allow the connector access the VMWare resources.
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The user can be created manually through the VCenter web interface or through GOV commandline if it is available:
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```bash
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export GOVC_URL=<VCENTER_URL> (eg. https://192.168.1.100/sdk)
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export GOVC_USERNAME=<VCENTER_ADMIN_USER> (eg. administrator@example.local)
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export GOVC_PASSWORD=<PASSWORD>
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export GOVC_INSECURE=true
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govc sso.user.create -p <USER_PASSWORD> -R gcp-m4ce-role gcp-m4ce-user
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govc permissions.set -principal gcp-m4ce-user@example.local -propagate=true -role gcp-m4ce-role
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```
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