Vmskipmaxvirtualdisks
The vmskipmaxvirtualdisks option specifies how backup operations process virtual machine (VM) disks that exceed the maximum disk size.
Use the vmskipmaxvirtualdisks option with the vmmaxvirtualdisks
option to specify how the data mover processes large VM disks during a backup operation:
- 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.
- Set the vmmaxvirtualdisks option to specify the maximum size of the VM disks to include.
Supported clients
This option is valid for all supported Windows clients that operate as data movers that back up Hyper-V virtual
machines.
Options file
Set the vmskipmaxvirtualdisks 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 vmskipmaxvirtualdisks 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
- No
- Specifies that backup operations fail if a virtual machine has one or more VM disks that are larger than the maximum size. This setting is the default value.
- Yes
- Specifies that backup operations include VM disks that are the maximum size (or smaller) and exclude any VM disks that are larger than the maximum size.
Examples
- Options file:
vmskipmaxvirtualdisks yes- Command line:
- Fail a backup operation if a VM disk is larger than 2
TB:
backup vm VM1 -vmskipmaxvirtualdisks=no