Managing Agent Dependencies
In Oracle Cloud Migrations, an agent dependency is a third-party package that the remote agent appliance needs for its operation.
To generate snapshots for VMware VM disks, the VMware replication plugin requires the agent dependency, which is a VMware library named Virtual Disk Development Kit (VDDK).
VDDK isn't included in the remote agent appliance software package because of licensing restrictions of the third-party package. Therefore, you can add agent dependencies to a source environment as third-party library dependencies to the remote agent appliance.
You can download VDDK from the third-party library provider (VMware), and then make it available to the remote agent appliance by uploading them to a preconfigured object storage bucket.
The agent dependency service supports the installation of the following third-party library:
| Plugin | Third-party Library |
|---|---|
| Replication | VMware Virtual Disk Development Kit (VDDK) |
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Create a source environment. See Creating an Environment.
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Install the remote agent appliance VM on a vCenter server and register the agent in an Oracle Cloud Migrations environment. For more information, see:
- Download the 7.0U2 VDDK version and upload it to an object storage bucket that is accessible to remote agent appliances.
The VDDK library version, VDDK 7.0U2, is the only supported version. You can download this library from VMware Virtual Disk Development Kit (VDDK). Verify that the name of the downloaded file is
VMware-vix-disklib-7.0.2-17696664.x86_64.tar.gz.Name Version Size MD5 Virtual Disk Development Kit (VDDK) 7.0U2 20.20MB ce2c7c15ec83024500284ddf613d47a4 Note
VDDK 7.0.2 supports VMware vSphere version 6.5, 6.7, and 7.0.