Windows operating systems

Vmlist

Use the vmlist option with the backup VM command to specify one or more Hyper-V virtual machines to include in the backup operation.

This option is only valid for backing up Hyper-V virtual machines.

Supported Clients

This option is valid for Windows clients that are installed on a Hyper-V host. The server can also define this option.

Options File

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

Syntax

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>>-VMList-- --vmname-------------------------------------------><

Parameters

vmname
Specifies the virtual machine name to back up or a list of virtual machine names. Separate virtual machine names with commas.

Examples

Options file:

VMList vm1,vm2,vm3

Command line:
dsmc backup vm -vmlist="vm1,vm2,vm3" -vmbackuptype=HYPERVFULL