Vmmaxvirtualdisks
The vmmaxvirtualdisks option specifies the maximum size of VMware virtual machine disks (VMDK) to include in a backup operation. The vmmaxvirtualdisks option specifies the maximum size of virtual machine disks to include in a backup operation.
This feature is available only if the client operates as a data mover for IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments.
- Set the vmmaxvirtualdisks option to specify the maximum size of the VM disks to include.
- Set the vmskipmaxvirtualdisks option to back up the VM disks that do not exceed the maximum size (and exclude any VM disks that exceed the size), or fail the operation.
Supported clients
This option is valid for 64-bit Linux clients that are configured as data movers that back up VMware virtual machines.
This option is valid for 64-bit Windows clients that are configured as data movers that back up VMware virtual machines.
Options file
Set the vmmaxvirtualdisks option in the client system options file (dsm.sys). You can also specify this option as a command-line parameter on the backup vm command.
Set the vmmaxvirtualdisks option in the client options file (dsm.opt). You can also specify this option as a command-line parameter on the backup vm command.
Syntax
Parameters
- size
- Specifies the maximum size, in terabytes (TB), of the VM disks to include in a backup operation. The range is an integer 2 - 8; the default is 2. The maximum is 8 TB (equivalent to 8192 GB).
Examples
- Options file:
vmmaxvirtualdisks 3
- Command line:
- Back up VM disks that are 5 TB or smaller and exclude VM disks that are larger than 5
TB:
backup vm VM1 -vmmaxvirtualdisks=5 -vmskipmaxvirtualdisks=yes