Domain.vcd

The domain.vcd option specifies the vCloud vApps to include when the backup-archive client processes a Backup VAPP command where the domain is not specified on the command line.

The domain.vcd option works with the vcdhost option. The vcdhost option identifies the vCloud Director server that manages the vApps that you want to protect. The domain.vcd option narrows the focus of the Backup VAPP command to a subset of the vApps in an organization and an organization virtual data center.

All vApps that are included on this domain.vcd option are processed by a backup vapp command that does not specify which vApps to process. To selectively backup vApps, include the vApps that you want to process on the vApp specification parameters on the backup vapp command. For more information about selectively backing up vApps, see Backup VAPP.

The restore vapp and query vapp commands do not globally process all vApps defined on this domain.vcd statement. Instead, you specify the vApps that you want to process on the vApp specification parameters on the on the command line. For more information about including vApps in a restore or query operation, see Restore VAPP or Query VAPP.

Supported Clients

Linux operating systems This option is valid for Linux clients that are configured to perform vCloud Director vApp backups.

Windows operating systems This option is valid for Windows clients that are configured to perform vCloud Director vApp backups.

Options file

Set this option in the client options file (dsm.opt), or on the command line.

Syntax


>>-DOMAIN.VCD--------------------------------------------------->

                                                         .-n-------------------.      
                                                         V                     |      
>--ORG=--organization_name--,--ORGVDC=--org_vdc_name--,----+--------------+--,-+--;-->
                                                           '-org_vdc_name-'           

>--+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-><
   |                                                              .-n------------.    |   
   |                                                              V              |    |   
   '-ORG=--organization_name--,--ORGVDC=--org_vdc_name--,--VAPP=----vapp_name--,-+--;-'

Parameters

ORG=organization_name: Specifies the name of the organization that the organization virtual data center belongs to.
ORGVDC=org_vdc_name: Specifies the name of the organization virtual data center, within the organization, that contains the vApps to protect.
VAPP=vapp_name: Specifies one or more vApps to protect. If you omit vApp names, all vApps in the specified organization and organization virtual data center are processed. To specify multiple vApp names, separate the names in a comma-separated list.

You must specify these keyword parameters in the following order: ORG=, ORGVDC=, VAPP=. The following syntax rules also apply:

To specify more than one organization virtual data center name, separate the organization virtual data center names with commas and do not insert a space character after the commas.
```
"org=organization_name,orgvdc=org_vdc_name1,org_vdc_name2"
```
To specify more than one vApp name, separate the vApp names with commas and do not insert a space character after the commas.
```
"org=organization_name_name,orgvdc=org_vdc_name,
 vapp=vapp_name1,vapp_name2,vapp_name3"
```
To specify more than one domain, separate the domain parameters with semicolons and do not insert a space character after the semicolons.
```
"org=organization_name1,orgvdc=org_vdc_name1;
 organization=organization_name2,orgvdc=org_vdc_name2"
```

Examples

The following are examples showing vApp domains specified on the domain.vcd option in the client options file.

To include vApps from Org1 and Org1_vdc, specify the following option:

“org=Org1,orgvdc=Org1_vdc”

To include all vApps in multiple organizations and organization virtual data centers, specify each domain and separate them with a semicolon.

“org=Haifa,orgvdc=vdc1;
 org=Mainz,orgvdc=vdc2;org=SanJose,orgvdc=vdc4”

For information about using domain options in a vApp specification on the command line, see Backup VAPP, Query VAPP, and Restore VAPP