Vmdefaultnetwork
Use this option to specify the network for NICs to use during a restore vm operation, for a virtual machine that had been connected to a distributed virtual port group when it was backed up, but the target host for the restore operation does not have any distributed switch port groups configured.
This option does not apply to 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
- vm_network_name
- Specifies the name of the virtual machine network to use. The network name is case sensitive. If the name contains space characters, enclose it in quotation marks.
Examples
VMDEFAULTNETWORK "VM Network"
dsmc restore vm vm123 -VMDEFAULTNETWORK="VM Network"