start_test

start_test(**kwargs)

Launches a Test Instance for specific Source Servers. This command starts a LAUNCH job whose initiatedBy property is StartTest and changes the SourceServer.lifeCycle.state property to TESTING.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

response = client.start_test(
    sourceServerIDs=[
        'string',
    ],
    tags={
        'string': 'string'
    }
)

Parameters

• sourceServerIDs (list) --

  [REQUIRED]

  Start Test for Source Server IDs.

  • (string) --
• tags (dict) --

  Start Test by Tags.

  • (string) --
    • (string) --

Return type

dict

Returns

Response Syntax

{
    'job': {
        'arn': 'string',
        'creationDateTime': 'string',
        'endDateTime': 'string',
        'initiatedBy': 'START_TEST'|'START_CUTOVER'|'DIAGNOSTIC'|'TERMINATE',
        'jobID': 'string',
        'participatingServers': [
            {
                'launchStatus': 'PENDING'|'IN_PROGRESS'|'LAUNCHED'|'FAILED'|'TERMINATED',
                'launchedEc2InstanceID': 'string',
                'postLaunchActionsStatus': {
                    'postLaunchActionsLaunchStatusList': [
                        {
                            'executionID': 'string',
                            'executionStatus': 'IN_PROGRESS'|'SUCCESS'|'FAILED',
                            'failureReason': 'string',
                            'ssmDocument': {
                                'actionName': 'string',
                                'mustSucceedForCutover': True|False,
                                'parameters': {
                                    'string': [
                                        {
                                            'parameterName': 'string',
                                            'parameterType': 'STRING'
                                        },
                                    ]
                                },
                                'ssmDocumentName': 'string',
                                'timeoutSeconds': 123
                            },
                            'ssmDocumentType': 'AUTOMATION'|'COMMAND'
                        },
                    ],
                    'ssmAgentDiscoveryDatetime': 'string'
                },
                'sourceServerID': 'string'
            },
        ],
        'status': 'PENDING'|'STARTED'|'COMPLETED',
        'tags': {
            'string': 'string'
        },
        'type': 'LAUNCH'|'TERMINATE'
    }
}

Response Structure

• (dict) --

  • job (dict) --

    Start Test Job response.

    • arn (string) --

      the ARN of the specific Job.

    • creationDateTime (string) --

      Job creation time.

    • endDateTime (string) --

      Job end time.

    • initiatedBy (string) --

      Job initiated by field.

    • jobID (string) --

      Job ID.

    • participatingServers (list) --

      Servers participating in a specific Job.

      • (dict) --

        Server participating in Job.

        • launchStatus (string) --

          Participating server launch status.

        • launchedEc2InstanceID (string) --

          Participating server's launched ec2 instance ID.

        • postLaunchActionsStatus (dict) --

          Participating server's Post Launch Actions Status.

          • postLaunchActionsLaunchStatusList (list) --

            List of Post Launch Action status.

            • (dict) --

              Launch Status of the Job Post Launch Actions.

              • executionID (string) --

                AWS Systems Manager Document's execution ID of the of the Job Post Launch Actions.

              • executionStatus (string) --

                AWS Systems Manager Document's execution status.

              • failureReason (string) --

                AWS Systems Manager Document's failure reason.

              • ssmDocument (dict) --

                AWS Systems Manager's Document of the of the Job Post Launch Actions.

                • actionName (string) --

                  User-friendly name for the AWS Systems Manager Document.

                • mustSucceedForCutover (boolean) --

                  If true, Cutover will not be enabled if the document has failed.

                • parameters (dict) --

                  AWS Systems Manager Document parameters.

                  • (string) --

                    • (list) --

                      • (dict) --

                        AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store parameter.

                        • parameterName (string) --

                          AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store parameter name.

                        • parameterType (string) --

                          AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store parameter type.

                • ssmDocumentName (string) --

                  AWS Systems Manager Document name or full ARN.

                • timeoutSeconds (integer) --

                  AWS Systems Manager Document timeout seconds.

              • ssmDocumentType (string) --

                AWS Systems Manager Document type.

          • ssmAgentDiscoveryDatetime (string) --

            Time where the AWS Systems Manager was detected as running on the Test or Cutover instance.

        • sourceServerID (string) --

          Participating server Source Server ID.

    • status (string) --

      Job status.

    • tags (dict) --

      Tags associated with specific Job.

      • (string) --
        • (string) --

    • type (string) --

      Job type.

Exceptions

• mgn.Client.exceptions.UninitializedAccountException
• mgn.Client.exceptions.ValidationException
• mgn.Client.exceptions.ConflictException