Vmtempdatastore

Use the vmtempdatastore option with the restore VM command to define a temporary datastore on the ESX host for an instant restore operation.

The datastore created with the vmtempdatastore option is used to temporarily store the configuration of the VM created during restore processing. This option is required during instant restore operations (-vmrestoretype=instantrestore).

This option is only valid for VMware virtual machines. The virtual machines must be hosted on VMware ESXi 5.1 servers, or later versions. You must be licensed to use Tivoli® Storage Manager for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware to use this option.

Supported Clients

Windows operating systems This option can be used with supported Windows clients.

Options file

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

Syntax


>>-VMTEMPDAtastore-- --datastore_name--------------------------><

Parameters

datastore_name: Specify the name of an existing datastore on the ESX host. The temporary datastore must be different from the original datastore, or the datastore specified by the datastore option. The datastore that you specify must be a VMFS datastore.

Examples

Options file:

VMTEMPDAtastore Verify_Datastore

Command line:

dsmc restore vm Oslo -VMRESToretype=INSTANTAccess 
-vmname=Oslo_instant_restored -VMTEMPDAtastore=Temporary_Datastore