Automation reference

After seed, you run these roles as AAP job templates.

Role	What it is for
aap_seed	Seed AAP with the Migration Factory project, inventory, credentials, and templates. Does not install AAP.
mtv_provider	Create one MTV source provider (and secret) per source–target pair.
mtv_maps	Create StorageMaps and NetworkMaps for one source–target pair.
mtv_plans	Create Plan CRs for a wave. Does not start the migration.
mtv_query_inventory	Query the MTV inventory service. Used by maps and plans; not a journey playbook.
mtv_hook_invoke_aap	From an MTV hook, launch an AAP job template.
utility_aap_deploy	Install AAP on OpenShift. Does not seed Migration Factory. Use when AAP is not already installed.
utility_openshift_target_credential	Create a long-lived OpenShift service account token for AAP.

Role

What it is for

Seed AAP with the Migration Factory project, inventory, credentials, and templates. Does not install AAP.

Create one MTV source provider (and secret) per source–target pair.

Create StorageMaps and NetworkMaps for one source–target pair.

Create Plan CRs for a wave. Does not start the migration.

Query the MTV inventory service. Used by maps and plans; not a journey playbook.

From an MTV hook, launch an AAP job template.

Install AAP on OpenShift. Does not seed Migration Factory. Use when AAP is not already installed.

Create a long-lived OpenShift service account token for AAP.

The seeded Migrate template does not start migrations. Start plans in the OpenShift console; see Migrating VMs.