Renaming a Backup Set (VMware command line)

Use the command line to rename a backup set under a specified virtualization client and VMware instance.

Before You Begin

Procedure

  1. Log in to the CommServe host using the qlogin command.

  2. Execute the following command from the software_installation_directory/Base folder after substituting the parameter values.

    qoperation execute -af update_backupset_template.xml -appName 'Virtual Server' -clientName xxxxx -instanceName xxxxx -backupsetName xxxxx -newBackupsetName xxxxx

    For example, the following command renames backupset1 to backupset2 (under vmware-client and the VMware instance).

    qoperation execute -af update_backupset_template.xml -appName 'Virtual Server' -clientName vmware-client -instanceName VMware -backupsetName backupset1 -newBackupsetName backupset2

The following table describes the XML parameters used to rename a backup set.

Parameter

Description of Parameter Values

clientName

Name of the client computer.

instanceName

Name of the VMware instance.

backupSetName

Name of the backup set.

newBackupSetName

New name for the backup set that was specified in the backupSetName parameter.

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