Users Guide

Usage
The usage for the command is as follows:
/startexport -exporttype [esxi | vm | hyperv | vb] -core [host name] -user [user name] -
password [password] -protectedserver [name | IP address] -volumes [volume names] -rpn
[recovery point number | numbers] | -time [time string] -vmname [virtual machine name] -
hostname [virtual host name] -hostport [virtual hostport number] -hostusername [virtual
host user name] -hostpassword [virtual host password] [-ram [total megabytes] | -
usesourceram] -diskprovisioning [thin | thick] -diskmapping [automatic | manual |
withvm] -targetpath [location] -pathusername [user name] -pathpassword [password] [-
uselocalmachine]
Command Options
The following table describes the options available for the startexport command:
Table 210. StartExport command options
Option Description
-?
Display this help message.
-exporttype
Perform export of data from protected server to an ESXi server ('esxi'), VMware Workstation server
('vm'), Hyper-V server ('hyperv'), or VirtualBox server ('vb').
-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
Protected machine with recovery points to be exported.
-volumes
Optional. List of volume names to be exported. If not specified, all volumes will be exported. Values must
be enclosed in double quotes and separated with spaces; for example: “c:” “d:”. Do not use trailing
slashes in volume names.
-rpn
Optional. The sequential number of a recovery point to be exported (use Get-RecoveryPoints command
to get the numbers). If neither the ‘time’ nor the ‘rpn’ option is specified, then the most recent recovery
point is exported.
-time
Optional. Determines the recovery point or points to be selected for export. You need to specify the
exact time in the format "mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm tt" (for example, "2/24/2012 09:00 AM"). Be sure to
specify the date time values of the time zone set on your PC. Note: if neither the 'time' nor the 'rpn'
option is specified, then the most recent recovery point is exported.
-vmname
The Windows name of the virtual machine.
-hostname
For ESXi and Hyper-V virtual exports only. The virtual server host name.
-
linuxhostnam
e
For VirtualBox exports only. The virtual server host name.
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