Initiate a DC migration/pending host migration

Initiate a pending host migration that has been scheduled by Linode or initiate a cross data center (DC) migration. A list of pending migrations, if any, can be accessed from List notifications. When the migration begins, your Linode will be shutdown if not already off. If the migration initiated the shutdown, it will reboot the Linode when completed.

To initiate a cross DC migration, you must pass a region parameter to the request body specifying the target data center region. You can view a list of all available regions and their feature capabilities from List regions. See our Pricing Page for Region-specific pricing, which applies after migration is complete. If your Linode has a DC migration already queued or you have initiated a previously scheduled migration, you will not be able to initiate a DC migration until it has completed.

vpc details

• Cross DC migrations are not allowed for Linodes that have a vpc purpose Configuration Profile Interface. Host migrations within the same DC are permitted.
• See the VPC documentation guide for its specifications and limitations.

vlan details

• Only Next Generation Network (NGN) data centers support VLANs. Run the List regions operation to view the capabilities of data center regions. If a VLAN is attached to your Linode and you attempt to migrate or clone it to a non-NGN data center, the migration or cloning will not initiate. If a Linode cannot be migrated or cloned because of an incompatibility, you will be prompted to select a different data center or contact support.
• Next Generation Network (NGN) data centers do not support IPv6 /116 pools or IP Failover. If you have these features enabled on your Linode and attempt to migrate to an NGN data center, the migration will not initiate. If a Linode cannot be migrated because of an incompatibility, you will be prompted to select a different data center or contact support.
• See the VLANs Overview guide to view additional specifications and limitations.

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linode-cli linodes migrate 123 \
  --region us-central \
  --placement_group.id 528

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linodes:read_write

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