Vmchost
Use the vmchost option with the backup VM, restore VM, or query VM commands to specify the host name of the VMware VirtualCenter or ESX server that you want to backup, restore, or query.
Use the VirtualCenter if it is available. If you cannot use a VirtualCenter server and you need to perform backups of multiple systems on multiple ESX servers, do not specify this option, but instead specify the option with the command so that it can be varied for each ESX server.
Supported Clients
This command is valid for clients that are configured to perform an off-host backup of a VMware virtual machine. The server can also define this option.
This option is not supported for Hyper-V backups.
Options File
Place this
option in the client options file (dsm.opt),
or on the command line.
Place this option in
the client options file (dsm.opt), the client
system options file (dsm.sys), or on the command
line.
Parameters
- hostname
- Specifies the host name of the VMware VirtualCenter or ESX server that you want to backup, restore, or query.
Examples
- Options file:
- VMCH vcenter.storage.usca.example.com
- Command line:
-
-VMCH=esx1.storage.usca.example.com