User guide

--log=<full path> (p. 117)

--log_format={structured|unstructured} (p. 117)

--output={formatted|raw} (p. 118)

{-f|--file_params}=<full local path> (p. 116)

Access to a remote machine (advanced editions only)

--host=<IP address or hostname> (p. 72)

--credentials=<user name>,<password>,encrypted (p. 115)

Access to a specific service within a machine (advanced editions only)

--service={mms|ams} (p. 72)

2.3.3.3 backup vm

Creates a backup of specified disks and volumes of the specified virtual machines. If neither --disk

nor --volume parameter is specified, the command backs up the entire machine.

Examples (p. 125)

Parameters

Access to a virtual machine

{--vmid=<virtual machine IDs>|--vmname=<virtual machine

names>|--vmconfig=<paths>} (p. 73)

You can specify one or more virtual machines to be backed up. The --vmname parameter is

case-sensitive.

--simultaneous_backup=<number>

Number of virtual machines to be backed up simultaneously by Agent for ESX(i) or Agent for

Hyper-V. If not specified, each agent will back up virtual machines two at a time simultaneously.

To back up machines one at a time, set the parameter value to 1.

What to back up

--disk=<disk numbers> (p. 83)

--volume=<volume numbers> (p. 84)

--exclude_hidden (p. 88)

--exclude_mask=<masks> (p. 88)

--exclude_names=<names> (p. 88)

--exclude_system (p. 88)

Where to save the backup

--loc=<path> (p. 78)

--credentials=<user name>,<password>,encrypted (p. 115)

--arc=<archive name> (p. 79)

--password=<password>,encrypted (p. 119)

How to back up

--archive_comment=<comments> (p. 87)

--backup_comment=<comments> (p. 87)