The protectcluster command adds a cluster under protection by a core.
The usage for the command is as follows:
/protectcluster -core [host name] -user [user name] -password [password] -repository [name] -clustername [name | IP address] -clusterusername [user name] -clusterpassword [password] -clusterport [port] -clustervolumes [volume names] -clusternodes [cluster nodes collection]
The following table describes the options available for the protectcluster 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 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. | ||
-repository |
Name of a repository on the Core to which the protected machine data should be stored. The name must be enclosed in double quotes. | ||
-clustername |
Name or IP address of the cluster you want to protect. | ||
-clusterusername |
User name for the cluster to be protected. | ||
-clusterpassword |
Password for the cluster to be protected. | ||
-clusterport |
Protected cluster server port number. | ||
-clustervolumes |
List of volumes to protect. Values must be enclosed in double quotes and separated by a space.
| ||
-clusternodes |
List of the cluster nodes and the volumes you want to protect on each node. |
Protect specific volumes of a cluster server with the Core:
>cmdutil /protectcluster -core 10.10.10.10 -username administrator -password 23WE@#$sdd -repository “Repository 1” -clustername 10.10.8.150 -clusterport 8006 -clusterusername clusterAdmin clusterpassword password -volumes “C:\ClusterStorage\Volume1” -clusternodes nodeName 10.10.8.150 volumes “c:” nodeName 10.10.8.151 volumes “c:”
You can use the protectesxserver command whenever you want to add a VMware ESX(i) virtual machine to protection.
The usage for the command is as follows:
/protectesxserver -core [host name] -user [user name] -password [password] -repository [repository name] -server [name | IP address] -serverusername [user name] -serverpassword [password for server login] -serverport [port] -virtualMachines [virtual machines collection | all] -autoProtect [object ID or name collection]
The following table describes the options available for the protectesxserver 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. The 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. The 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. |
-repository |
Required. The name of the repository that is associated with the Core that you want to use to protect the virtual machine.
Note: You must enclose the name in double quotes. |
-server |
The name or IP address for the vCenter or ESXi server you want to protect. |
-serverusername |
The user name for logging in to the vCenter or ESXi server that you want to protect. |
-serverpassword |
The password for logging in to the vCenter or ESXi server that you want to protect. |
-serverport |
Optional. The port number for the vCenter or ESXi server that you want to protect. |
-virtualmachines |
Optional. This option lets you list the virtual machines that you want to protect. |
-autoprotect |
Optional. This option lets you list new virtual machines that you want to automatically protect. |
Protect specific virtual machines from a vCenter or ESXi server with the Core:
>cmdutil /protectesxserver -core 10.10.10.10 -user admin -password password -repository "Repository 1" -server 10.10.8.150 -serverport 443 -serverusername root -serverpassword password -virtualmachines "VM1" "VM2" -autoprotect "Folder1"
The protecthypervcluster command adds a Hyper-V cluster under protection by a Core using agentless protection.
The usage for the command is as follows:
/protecthypervcluster -core [host name] -user [user name] -password [password] -repository [name] -server [name | IP address] -serverusername [user name] -serverpassword [password] -serverport [port] -virtualmachines [virtual machines collection | all] -isagentprotection
The following table describes the options available for the protecthypervcluster 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 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. |
-repository |
Name of a repository on the Core to which the protected machine data should be stored. The name must be enclosed in double quotes. |
-server |
Name or IP address of the Hyper-V server that you want to protect. |
-serverusername |
User name for the Hyper-V server to be protected. |
-serverpassword |
Password for the Hyper-V server to be protected. |
-serverport |
Optional. Protected Hyper-V server port number. |
-virtualmachines |
Optional. List of virtual machines to protect. Values must be enclosed in double quotes and separated by a space. If you exclude this parameter, only the Hyper-V cluster container is protected. |
-isagentprotection |
Optional. Use this option to protect a cluster with an Agent in each guest virtual machine, which is false by default. |
-autoprotect |
Optional. This option enables the autoprotect feature for the Hyper-V server. It is not compatible with the -isagentprotection option. |
Protect specific virtual machines of a Hyper-V cluster:
>cmdutil /protecthypervcluster -core 10.10.10.10 -username admin -password password -repository “Repository 1” -server 10.10.8.150 -serverport 443 -serverusername root clusterpassword password -virtualmachines “VM1” "VM2" -autoprotect
The protecthypervserver command adds a Hyper-V server under protection by a Core using agentless protection.
The usage for the command is as follows:
/protecthypervserver -core [host name] -user [user name] -password [password] -repository [name] -server [name | IP address] -serverusername [user name] -serverpassword [password] -serverport [port] -virtualmachines [virtual machines collection | all] -isagentprotection
The following table describes the options available for the protecthypervserver 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 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. |
-repository |
Name of a repository on the Core to which the protected machine data should be stored. The name must be enclosed in double quotes. |
-server |
Name or IP address of the Hyper-V server that you want to protect. |
-serverusername |
User name for the Hyper-V server to be protected. |
-serverpassword |
Password for the Hyper-V server to be protected. |
-serverport |
Optional. Protected Hyper-V server port number. |
-virtualmachines |
Optional. List of virtual machines to protect. Values must be enclosed in double quotes and separated by a space. If you exclude this parameter, only the Hyper-V cluster container is protected. |
Protect specific virtual machines of a Hyper-V server:
>cmdutil /protecthypervserver -core 10.10.10.10 -username admin -password password -repository “Repository 1” -server 10.10.8.150 -serverport 443 -serverusername root clusterpassword password -virtualmachines “VM1” "VM2"
