Vmdefaultdvportgroup
Use this option to specify the port group for the NICs to use during restore vm operations for a virtual machine that was connected to a distributed virtual port group when it was backed up, but the target host for the restore operation does not contain a similar distributed virtual port group.
This option does not apply to backup or restore operations for Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machines.
Supported clients
This option is valid for Linux clients that are installed on a vStorage backup server.
This option is valid for Windows clients that are installed on a vStorage backup server.
Options file
Place this option in the client options file (dsm.opt), in the client system options file (dsm.sys), or specify it as a command-line parameter on the restore vm command.
Place this option in the client options file (dsm.opt), or specify it as a command-line parameter on the restore vm command.
Parameters
- portgroup name
- Specifies the name of the port group to use. The port group name is case sensitive.
Examples
VMDEFAULTDVPORTGROUP dvPortGroup
dsmc restore vm vm123 -VMDEFAULTDVPORTGROUP=dvPortGroup