IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, Version 7.1

Vmlist

Use the vmlist option with the backup VM, query VM, or restore VM commands to specify the host name or list of host names of the virtual machine to back up.

This option is only valid for Hyper-V backups.

Multiple values can be specified (see the following examples).

Supported Clients

This option is valid for Windows clients that are installed on a Hyper-V host server. The server can also define this option.

Options File

Place this option in the client options file (dsm.opt), or on the command line.

Syntax


>>-VMList-- --vmname--+------------------+---------------------><
                      '- --[tsmnodename]-'

Parameters

vmname: Specifies the virtual machine name to back up or a list of virtual machine names.
tsmnodename: This optional parameter can be used in situations where the name of the virtual machine and Tivoli® Storage Manager node name do not match, or where DNS name resolution is not available. The option defaults to the hostname portion of the value specified with vmname.

Examples

Options file:: VMList vm1,vm2,vm3
VMList vm3.domain.com,vm8.domain.com
VMList 9.22.100.85[vm4],9.22.100.90[vm5]
VMList 9.22.100.99,9.22.100.101
VMList vm3[tsmnodeX]
Command line:: -VMList=vm1,vm2,9.88.200.4
Command line:: -vmlist='myvm1 - 2k8 x64,myvm2 - SLES10 sp2,almadenvm1_win vista'
Command line:: -vmlist="myvm1 - 2k8 x64,myvm2 - SLES10 sp2,almadenvm1_win vista"
Command line:: dsmc backup vm -vmbackuptype=HYPERVFULL -vmlist="vm1,vm2,vm3"

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