Vmstoragetype

Use the vmstoragetype option with the restore VM command to specify the storage device type from which the snapshot is mounted with IBM Spectrum Protect recovery agent.

You can specify the vmstoragetype option with the restore VM -VMRESToretype=INSTANTRestore or restore VM -VMRESToretype=INSTANTAccess commands.

When vmstoragetype is specified, it is not necessary to set the storage type option in the IBM Spectrum Protect recovery agent GUI. The vmstoragetype overwrites the storage type setting in the recovery agent GUI.

Supported Clients

This option is valid on Windows only.

This feature is available only if the client operates as a data mover for IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware.

Options File

Place this option in the client options file (dsm.opt) on the Windows mount proxy system, or on the command line.

Syntax

Parameters

DISK: The snapshots to be mounted by the recovery agent are on Disk or File storage pools. This value is the default.
VTL: The snapshots to be mounted by the recovery agent are on VTL storage pools.
TAPE: The snapshots to be mounted by the recovery agent are on Tape storage pools.

Examples

Options file:

VMSTORAGETYPE TAPE

Command line:

Restore a virtual machine that is named Orion by using the following command:

dsmc restore vm Orion –Host=esxi.example.com –datacenter=mydatacenter 
  –VMTEMPDAtastore=temp_datastore –VMRESToretype=INSTANTRestore 
  –datastore=mydatastore -VMSTORAGEType=VTL

This command specifies the name of the virtual machine to restore, the host and data center to restore it to, and the restore type (-VMRESToretype=INSTANTRestore). The -VMSTORAGEType=VTL option identifies the snapshot (Orion) that is to be mounted by the recovery agent is on VTL storage pools. The VMTEMPDAtastore option is a mandatory parameter for instant restore operations.