Rmvmware create command – HP 3PAR Application Software Suite for VMware Licenses User Manual

Page 11

Advertising
background image

RMVMware Create command

The RMVMware create command creates a Virtual Copy on a Datastore or a Virtual Machine.
The syntax for the RMVMware create command is as follows:

RMVMware Create

<[-ds "Datastore" [-consistency <yes/no> [-vmlist "VirtualMachine1, VirtualMachine2,

..."]]]|[-vm "VirtualMachine" [-consistency <yes/no>]

]>

[-setname "VirtualCopySetName"]

<[-vcserver "vCenterServerName" [-vcuid

"vCenterServerUserID"] [-vcpwd "vCenterServerPassword"] | [-vcfile

"VMwareCredentialStoreFileLocation"] ]>

<[-inserv "InServName"] [-inservuid "InServUserID"]>

[-inservpwd "InServPassword"]

[-expiry "VirtualCopyExpiryInHour"]

[-retention "VirtualCopyRetentionInHour"]

The options and arguments used for this command are described as follows:

-ds <Datastore>|-vm <VirtualMachine>

Creates a Virtual Copy on the specified <Datastore> or <VirtualMachine>. By default,
a VM consistent Virtual Copy is created. The VM name must be unique within vCenter Server.
The vCenter Server can manage multiple ESXi hosts. The VM name should be unique across
ESXi hosts.

The UUID of the Datastore or Virtual Machine may also be used to create a Virtual Copy with
uuid-<myUUIDofDatastore>

or uuid-<myUUIDofVirtualMachine> in place of the

Datastore or Virtual Machine name.

-consistency <yes/no>

(Optional) Specifies whether or not (yes/no) the Virtual Copy is to maintain Virtual Machine
application consistency with supported data formats. If this option is not set, the default policy
is applied.

-setname <VirtualCopySetName>

(Optional) Specifies that in addition to the Virtual Copy time stamp, the Virtual Copy set name
can be used to personalize the identity of the Virtual Copy set. By default, the name is set to
reflect the current time.

-vcserver <vCenterServerName>

The VMware vCenter Server name or IP address. This option is required.

-vcuid <vCenterServerUserID>

The VMware vCenter server login user name. This option is required.

-vcpwd <vCenterServerPassword>

The VMware vCenter Server login password. This option is required unless -vcfile is used
to specify the credential store file.

HP 3PAR Recovery Manager Software for VMware vSphere

11

Advertising