The -eval option invokes the evaluation workflow of Oracle Zero Downtime Migration rather than executing the production migration. Oracle specifically directs administrators to use ZDMCLI migrate database ... -eval to evaluate the migration process, including prerequisite checks, source/target connectivity verification, configuration validation, and applicable pre-migration assessment phases.

The resulting job is an evaluation job rather than a migration job that performs database movement. This distinction is reflected throughout ZDM command handling: ZDM can query evaluation jobs separately from actual migration jobs, and the evaluation workflow is intended to identify prerequisite or configuration failures before production data movement begins.

The option does not create a mock standby or execute a simulated Data Guard switchover. It also does not begin an offline migration and stop before the copy phase. CPAT may participate in migration-readiness assessment depending on ZDM version and command options, but -eval is not an installation command for CPAT.

Consequently, A correctly represents the effect: an EVAL-type workflow performs migration prechecks and validation without executing the actual migration.

Study Guide reference: Migrate Oracle Databases to Oracle AI Database@Azure — ZDM CLI, evaluation mode, migration validation and prechecks.

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