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Vcdhost

The vcdhost option specifies the host name of the VMware vCloud Director server that manages vApps that you want to protect.

Supported Clients

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

Windows operating systemsThis 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. This option is required, either in the client options file or on the command line, to use the backup vapp or restore vapp commands.

Syntax

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>>-VCDHost-- --vCloud_server-----------------------------------><

Parameters

vCloud_server
Specifies the VMware vCloud Director server. You can specify either a host name or an IP address.

Examples

The following examples show how you can use this option.
Options file:
VCDHost vcloud1.example.com
Command line:
-vcdhost=vcloud2.example.com