vCloud environment backup scenarios

These scenarios demonstrate how to back up vApps and organization vDC with the vmcli -f backup command.

These vCloud Director objects can also be backed up with the following user interfaces:

Data Protection for VMware vCloud GUI: Information about how to complete backup tasks with the Data Protection for VMware vCloud GUI is provided in the online help that is installed with the GUI. Click Learn More in any of the GUI windows to open the online help for task assistance.
Tivoli® Storage Manager backup-archive client command-line interface: Information about how to complete backup tasks with the dsmc Backup VAPP command is provided in the command-line help that is installed with the product (dsmc help backup vapp). Information is also available at Backup VAPP .

Backup of vApps from a single organization and organization vDC

This scenario creates an incremental forever full backup of all vApps from organization NewYork and organization vDC NY_bronze.

To identify that the backup environment is within vCloud Director, the following vmcli -f set_option command is issued:

vmcli -f set_option -c vcloud

Then, the following vmcli -f backup command is issued:

vmcli -f backup -t TSM_IFFULL -I vapplistfile

The vapplistfile contains this statement:

vappname:org=NewYork,orgvdc=NY_Bronze

Backup of vApps from multiple organizations and organization vDCs

This scenario creates an incremental forever incremental backup of vApp1 and vApp2 from organization Mainz_org and organization vDC MZ_Silver. It also backs up vApp17 from organization Oslo_org and organization vDC OL_silvervDC.

To identify that the backup environment is within vCloud Director, the following vmcli -f set_option command is issued:

vmcli -f set_option -c vcloud

Then, the following vmcli -f backup command is issued:

vmcli -f backup -t TSM_IFINCR -I vapplistfile

The vapplistfile contains this statement:

vappname:org=Mainz_org,orgvdc=MZ_Silver,vapp=vApp1
vappname:org=Mainz_org,orgvdc=MZ_Silver,vapp=vApp2
vappname:org=Oslo_org,orgvdc=OL_silvervDC,vapp=vApp17

This vapplistfile statement can also be specified as follows:

vappname:org=Mainz_org,orgvdc=MZ_Silver,vapp=vApp1,vApp2