Parameters for Command Line Backups (VMware)

You can use the following parameters to control command line backups:

Parameter

Values

Parent Element

appName

Virtual Server

associations

backupsetName

Name of the backup set that contains the subclient.

associations

clientName

Name of the client that contains the subclient.

associations

instanceName

Name of the instance that contains the subclient. By default this value is VMware.

associations

subclientName

Name of the subclient to be backed up.

associations

backupLevel

Type of backup to perform: FULL, INCREMENTAL, DIFFERENTIAL, or SYNTHETIC_FULL.

backupOpts

collectMetaInfo

Whether to collect file and folder metadata to enable granular recovery. By default this is true for full and streaming backups and false for IntelliSnap and incremental backups.

backupOpts

dataOpt/createNewIndex

Whether to create a new index (true or false).

backupOpts

dataOpt/enforceTransactionLogUsage

Whether to use database transaction logs to enable granular restarts (true or false).

backupOpts

dataOpt/followMountPoints

Whether to include mount point data from the subclient (true or false).

backupOpts

dataOpt/skipConsistencyCheck

Whether to skip the consistency check (true or false).

backupOpts

dataOpt/useCatalogServer

Whether to use a catalog server (true or false).

backupOpts

doNotTruncateLog

Whether to truncate database transaction logs (true or false).

backupOpts

incLevel

Whether to run an incremental backup before or after a synthetic full backup. Use the incLevel parameter with the runIncrementalBackup parameter. Valid values are:

  • BEFORE_SYNTH

  • AFTER_SYNTH

backupOpts

mediaOpt

Can contain options for managing backup media.

backupOpts

runIncrementalBackup

Whether to run an incremental backup with a synthetic full backup (true or false). Used with the incLevel parameter.

backupOpts

sybaseSkipFullafterLogBkp

Whether to skip a full backup for new Sybase databases after a log backup (true or false).

backupOpts

truncateLogsOnSource

Whether to truncate database transaction logs on the source (true or false).

backupOpts

vsaBackupOptions/backupFailedVMsOnly

Whether to include only VMs that failed to back up in a previous job (true or false).

backupOpts

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