Creating a Backup Set (qcreate backupset) (VMware command line)
You can use the qcreate backupset command to create a default or user-defined backup set for a specified virtualization client and VMware instance.
Before You Begin
- Log in to the CommServe host using the qlogin command.
Reference Information
Description
This command creates a new backup set under the given client and agent.
The qcreate backupset command also allows the user to create default backup sets and on-demand backup sets. The default subclient created under the backup set can also be associated with a storage policy. If a storage policy name is not included, the subclient remains unassigned.
Upon successful completion, qcreate backupset displays the message "Created backupset successfully" on the command prompt. In case of an error, an error code and description are displayed as: "backupset: Error errorcode: errordescription"
Usage
qcreate backupset -c client -a dataagenttype -i instance -n backupset [-sp storagepolicy] [-t NORMAL|DEFAULT|ONDEMAND] [-tf tokenfile] [-tk token] [-af Argument Filepath] [-h]
Options
-c |
Client computer name |
-a |
Agent type installed on client computer (see Argument Values - Agent Types) |
-i |
Instance name, required for certain agents |
-n |
Name of the backup set to be created |
-t |
Type of backup set (NORMAL, DEFAULT, or ONDEMAND) |
-sp |
Storage policy name with which default subclients are to be associated |
-tf |
Reads token from a file |
-tk |
Token string |
-af |
Reads arguments from a file |
-h |
Displays help |
Argument File
client |
Client computer name |
dataagent |
Agent type installed on client computer (see Argument Values - Agent Types) |
backupset |
Backup set name to be created |
sp |
Storage policy name to be associated with all subclients in the backup set |
backupsettype |
Backup set type (NORMAL, DEFAULT, or ONDEMAND) |
compressionat |
Compression at client or MediaAgent (CLIENT|MA) |
networkagents |
Number of network agents |
prebackup |
Prebackup command name |
postbackup |
Postbackup command name |
prescan |
Prescan command name |
postscan |
Postscan command name |
Diagnostics
Possible exit status values are:
0 - Successful completion.
1 - CLI usage failures, due to the use of an unsupported option or missing argument.
2 - Any other failure.
Examples
Create a backup set with name bs1 under client client1 and Agent Q_VIRTUAL_SERVER.
qcreate backupset -c client1 -a Q_VIRTUAL_SERVER -n bs1
Last modified: 3/13/2019 8:06:23 PM