Vmtempdatastore
Use the vmtempdatastore option with the restore VM command to define a temporary datastore on the ESX host for an instant restore operation.
The datastore created with the vmtempdatastore option is used to temporarily store the configuration of the VM created during restore processing. This option is required during instant restore operations (-vmrestoretype=instantrestore).
This option is only valid for VMware virtual machines. The virtual machines must be hosted on VMware ESXi 5.1 servers, or later versions. To use this option, you must have a license agreement to use IBM Spectrum Protect™ for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware.
Supported Clients
This option can be used with supported Windows clients.
Options file
Place this option in the client options file (dsm.opt), or on the command line.
Parameters
- datastore_name
- Specify the name of an existing datastore on the ESX host. The temporary datastore must be different from the original datastore, or the datastore specified by the datastore option. The datastore that you specify must be a VMFS datastore.
Examples
- Options file:
- VMTEMPDAtastore Verify_Datastore
- Command line:
dsmc restore vm Oslo -VMRESToretype=INSTANTAccess -vmname=Oslo_instant_restored -VMTEMPDAtastore=Temporary_Datastore