The Start-VMExport command initiates the launch of a virtual export from the selected recovery point to a VMware Workstaation server virtual machine. 
Required parameters include the name of the protected machine containing recovery points to export; the name of the virtual machine you are exporting to; the amount of RAM to be allocated on the virtual machine; and the path to the local or network, folder where the resulting virtual machine files will be stored.
Usage
The usage for the command is as follows:
Start-VMExport -core -user [user name] -password [password] -protectedserver [machine name] or [IP address]] -volumes [volume names] -rpn [number | numbers] | -time [time string] -vmname [virtual machine name] [-ram [total megabytes] | -usesourceram] -linuxhostnme [linux hostname] -hostport [linux port] -targetpath [location] pathusername [user name] - pathpassword [password]
Command Options
The following table describes the options available for the Start-VMExport command: 
| 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 also have to provide a password. If none are provided, then the logged-on user's credentials will be 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 are provided, then the logged-on user's credentials will be used. | 
| -protectedserver | Protected machine with recovery points to be exported. | 
| -volumes | Optional. List of volume names to be exported. If not specified, all volumes in the specified recovery points will be exported. Values must be enclosed in double quotes, each separated by a space. do not use trailing slashes in volume names. For example, specify “C:” not “C:/” | 
| -rpn | Optional. The sequential number of a recovery point to be exported. (You can use the Get-RecoveryPointscommand to obtain recovery point numbers.Note: If neither ‘time’ nor ‘rpn’ option is specified in this command, than the most recent recovery point will be exported.  | 
| -time | Optional. Determines recovery point to be selected for export. You need to specify exact time in the format “MM/DD/YYYY hh:mm tt” (for example: “04/24/2015 09:00 AM”).” Specify date time values of the time zone set on your local machine. Note: If neither ‘time’ nor ‘rpn’ option is specified in this command, than the most recent recovery point will be exported.  | 
| -vmname | Windows name of the virtual machine. | 
| -ram | Allocate specific amount of RAM on the virtual server. | 
| -usesourceram | Optional. Allocate the same amount of RAM on the virtual server as the source protected machine. | 
| -targetpath | Local or network or Linux path to the folder where the virtual machine files are to be stored. | 
| -pathusername | User name for network machine. Only required when you specify network path in parameter -targetpath. | 
| -pathpassword | Password for network machine. Only required when you specify network path in parameter -targetpath. | 
| -version | Version of VMware Tools to use. Valid versions are: 7, 8, 9, and 10. | 
Example:
Export all volumes from the latest recovery point on machine 10.10.12.97 to a VM called NewVMwareVM:
>Start-VBExport -protectedserver 10.10.12.97 -vmname NewVMWareVM -ram usesourceram -targetpath D:/exports
