HP 3PAR Application Software Suite for VMware User Manual

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"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 ESX hosts. The VM name should be unique across
ESX 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.

-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.

-vcfile <VMwareCredentialStoreFileLocation>

The VMware credential stores file location. The –vcfile option is optional when –vcpwd is
specified. For example, C:\Users\[User Name]\AppData\Roaming\VMware\
credstore\vicredentials.xml

.

NOTE:

For VMware credential store file creation, refer to the vCenterRegister option.

NOTE:

To run the RMVMware CLI command with the vCenter Credential Store File, you

must be added as a user to have permission to access the credential file.

-inserv <InServName>

The name of the HP 3PAR Storage System on which the VM or datastore resides. This option
is required.

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