Creating a Subclient
You can use the command line to create a subclient under a specified virtualization client, Nutanix AHV instance, and backup set.
Before You Begin
Download the create_subclient_template.xml file and save it on the computer where the command will be executed.
Procedure
- Log in to the CommServe host using the qlogin command.
- Execute the following command from the software_installation_directory/Base folder after substituting the parameter values.
qoperation execute -af create_subclient_template.xml -appName 'Virtual Server' -clientName xxxxx -instanceName Nutanix AHV -backupsetName xxxxx -subclientName xxxxx -vmContent/children/displayName xxxxx -vmContent/children/type xxxxx -storagePolicyName xxxxx
Examples
Subclient for a VM
The following command creates subclient1 under the client named ahv_client, assigns the VM named VM01 as the subclient content, and associates the storage policy storage01:
qoperation execute -af create_subclient_template.xml -appName 'Virtual Server' -clientName ahv_client -instanceName Nutanix AHV -backupsetName defaultbackupset -subclientName subclient1 -vmContent/children/displayName VM01 -vmContent/children/type VMName -storagePolicyName storage01
Subclient for a Protection Domain
The following command creates subclient2 under the client named ahv_client, assigns the protection domain named PD01 as the subclient content, and associates the storage policy storage02:
qoperation execute -af create_subclient_template.xml -appName 'Virtual Server' -clientName ahv_client -instanceName Nutanix AHV -backupsetName defaultbackupset -subclientName subclient2 -vmContent/children/displayName PD01 -vmContent/children/type "ProtectionDomain" -storagePolicyName storage02
Available Parameters
The following table describes the XML parameters used in the above command:
Parameter |
Description of Parameter Values |
appName |
Name of the application (Virtual Server). |
clientName |
Display name for the Acropolis client. |
instanceName |
Name of the Nutanix instance (defaults to Nutanix AHV). |
backupsetName |
Name of the backup set. |
subclientName |
Name of the subclient to be created. |
vmContent/children/displayName |
Display name of the entity to be protected. |
vmContent/children/type |
Type of content to be added to the subclient. |
storagePolicyName |
dName of the storage policy for the subclient. |
Last modified: 1/17/2019 9:16:09 PM