Windows operating systems

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.

Windows operating systems

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

Windows operating systemsThis option is valid on Windows only.

Data moverThis 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

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

Windows operating systems

Syntax

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                  .-DISK-.   
>>-VMSTORAGEType--+-VTL--+-------------------------------------><
                  '-TAPE-'   

Parameters

Windows operating systemsDISK
Windows operating systemsThe snapshots to be mounted by the recovery agent are on Disk or File storage pools. This value is the default.
Windows operating systemsVTL
The snapshots to be mounted by the recovery agent are on VTL storage pools.
Windows operating systemsTAPE
Windows operating systemsThe snapshots to be mounted by the recovery agent are on Tape storage pools.

Examples

Options file:
VMSTORAGETYPE TAPE
Command line:
Windows operating systemsRestore 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.