Users Guide

ForceVirtualStandby
Exporting data from a protected machine to a virtual machine creates a virtual standby machine. If you have continuous virtual
export set up, you can use this command to force Rapid Recovery to export data on demand, regardless of the predetermined
schedule.
Usage
The usage for the command is as follows:
/forcevirtualstandby -core [host name] -user [user name] -password [password login] -
protectedserver [name] | -all
Command Options
The following table describes the options available for the ForceVirtualStandby command:
Table 188. ForceVirtualStandby command options
Option Description
-?
Display this help message.
-core
Optional. Remote Core host machine IP address (with an optional port number). By default, the
connection is made to the Core installed on the local machine.
-user
Optional. User name for the remote Core host machine. If you specify a user name, you must also provide
a password. If none is provided, then the credentials for the logged-on user are used.
-password
Optional. Password to the remote Core host machine. If you specify a password, you also have to provide
a user name. If none is provided, then the credentials for the logged-on user are used.
-
protectedser
ver
The name or space-separated names of virtualized machines.
-all
This command specifies whether to force all scheduled virtual exports.
Examples:
Force all virtual standby exports:
>cmdutil /forcevirtualstandby -all
Force virtual standby for two machines:
>cmdutil /forcevirtualstandby -protectedserver 10.10.35.48 10.10.35.69
Help
The help command displays a list of the available commands and their definitions. It also provides copyright and version details.
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