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Version: 2.4.3 (latest)

Create a live migration

Changes made to the source filesystem will be migrated in real time using the notification system defined for this storage.

When you start a live migration, the initial scan will identify files and migrate them to target. After this initial scan has completed successfully the migration will reach a Live state. When live, any changes made to the source filesystem will be migrated in real time using the notification system defined for this storage.

Create a live migration with the UI​

If your source file system supports it, to create a live migration with the UI, select the Live option under Migration Type when creating a migration. Live migrations will display a status of Live after their initial scan.

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To delete a migration, stop it first. You can stop a migration in a Live state. When stopped no further changes will be migrated, you can then Delete, Reset or Resume the migration as needed.

Create a live migration with the CLI​

If your source file system supports it and you've enabled Live Migration in it's Filesystem Options, add a live migration using the migration-add cli command. Not using the --scan-ony or --recurring-migration options will create a live migration.

Example: Create a live migration with HDFS source​

migration add --name liveMigration871 --path /data/871 --source sourceHDFS --target aT

Example: Show a live migration state.​

Show the live state of a migration with the migration-show cli command. 

migration show --name liveMigration00871
"migrationId": "test2",
  "internalId": "9374239c-ae67-4f46-a22b-e336c2b085e3",
  "path": "/data/3",
  "target": "aT",
  "state": "LIVE",
  "migrationStartTime": "2023-11-13T12:29:46.575Z",
  "migrationEdge": null,
  "scannerSummary": {

For more information, see the migration add and the optional parameters sections of the Command reference.