Vmbacknodelete

Use the vmbacknodelete option with the backup VM command to specify that the full VM backup files copied to the backup proxy are not deleted at the end of the backup.

Supported Clients

Use this option to keep one or more of your most recent backups on the backup proxy, which allows for faster restore operations that do not require pulling the backup files from the Tivoli® Storage Manager server.

The full VM backup staging directory is BACKUP CURRENT. This directory is where VMware exports the full VM files, and where the client performs the backup. When the backup is complete, this directory is either deleted, or if you have specified the vmbacknodelete option, this directory is renamed with a date and time stamp of the full VM backup.

For example:

C:\mnt\tsmvmbackup\fullvm\myVMname\BACKUP_DATE_yyyy_mm_dd[hh_mm_ss]\

where vmbackdir=c:\mnt\tsmvmbackup and myVMname is the name of your vmware guest.

Important: If you use the vmbacknodelete option, delete saved backup copies to ensure that there is sufficient free space available for processing future backups.

This option is valid for Windows clients that are configured as a vStorage backup server of a VMware virtual machine. You can use this option with VCB full VM backups. You cannot use this option VSTOR full VM backups

Options File

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

Syntax


                   .-No--.   
>>-VMBACKNODelete--+-----+-------------------------------------><
                   '-Yes-'

Parameters

no: Specifies that the full VM backup files that are copied to the backup proxy is deleted at the end of the backup. This is the default.
yes: Specifies that the full VM backup files that are copied to the backup proxy is not deleted at the end of the backup, and they are saved in a directory with a name that indicates the date and time of the backup.

Examples

Options file:: VMBACKNOD yes
Command line:: dsmc backup vm -vmlist=vm1 -VMBACKUPT=fullvm -VMBACKNOD=yes