A.62 getIncompatibleReasons

A.62 getIncompatibleReasons
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Lists any reasons which may cause virtual machine operations to fail.

Syntax

getIncompatibleReasons checkType= { VM_START | VM_MIGRATE_BY_USER | VM_PLACEMENT } vm=value server=value

Description

This command lists any reasons which may cause virtual machine operations to fail. Virtual machine operations may be placing a virtual machine (moving a stopped virtual machine), migrating a virtual machine (live migration of a running virtual machine), or starting a virtual machine. It may be useful to use this command to check for any possible failures before performing any of these virtual machine operations.

Options

The following table shows the available options for this command.

Option	Description
`checkType=` { `VM_START` \| `VM_MIGRATE_BY_USER` \| `VM_PLACEMENT` }	The category type against which to check virtual machine migration compatibility. The options are: `VM_START`: Reasons why the virtual machine may not start on the target Oracle VM Server. `VM_MIGRATE_BY_USER`: Reasons why the virtual machine may not be able to be migrated to the target Oracle VM Server. `VM_PLACEMENT`: Reasons why the stopped virtual machine may not be placed on the target Oracle VM Server.
`vm=value`	The name or ID of the virtual machine to check migration compatibility.
`server=value`	The name or ID of the Oracle VM Server that is the intended target of the virtual machine migration.

Examples

Example A.81 Listing virtual machine placement incompatibility reasons

OVM> getIncompatibleReasons checkType=VM_PLACEMENT vm=MyVM server=MyServer

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