You can use the command line to create a subclient under a specified virtualization client, VMware instance, and backup set.
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Download the create_subclient_template.xml file and save it on the computer where the command will be executed.
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Log in to the CommServe host using the qlogin command.
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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 $[xxxxx] -backupsetName $[xxxxx] -subclientName $[xxxxx] -vmContent/children/displayName $[xxxxx] -vmContent/children/type $[VMName] -storagePolicyName $[xxxxx]
Examples
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The following command creates subclient1 under the client named vmware-client, assigns the VM01 virtual machine as the subclient content, and associates the storage policy storage01:
qoperation execute -af $[create_subclient_template.xml] -appName '$[Virtual Server]' -clientName $[vmware-client] -instanceName $[VMware] -backupsetName $[backupset1] -subclientName $[subclient1] -vmContent/children/displayName $[VM01] -vmContent/children/type $[VMName] -storagePolicyName $[storage01] -
The following command creates subclient2 under the client named vmware-client, associates the storage policy storage01, and assigns a custom attribute named MyAttribute with the value SpecialVM to all VMs included in the subclient:
qoperation execute -af $[create_subclient_template1.xml] -appName '$[Virtual Server]' -clientName $[vmware-client] -instanceName $[VMware] -backupsetName $[backupset1] -subclientName subclient2 -vmContent/children/displayName $[CustomAttribute] -vmContent/children/name $[MyAttribute] -vmContent/children/type $[VMCustomAttribute] -storagePolicyName $[storage01] -vmContent/children/value $[SpecialVM] -vmContent/children/allOrAnyChildren $[1]