Rapid Recovery 6.1.3 - User Guide

New-Snapshot

The New-Snapshot command forces a snapshot resulting in a data transfer for the current protected machine. When you force a snapshot, the transfer will start immediately or will be added to the queue. Only the data that has changed from a previous recovery point will be transferred. If there is no previous recovery point, all data on the protected volumes will be transferred.

Usage

The usage for the command is as follows:

Command Options

The following table describes the options available for the New-Snapshot command:

Example:

Force a snapshot for all protected machines:

New-VBVirtualStandby

The New-VBVirtualStandby command lets you use PowerShell to create a new virtual export to a VirtualBox virtual machine (VM).

Usage

The usage for the command is as follows:

Command Options

The following table describes the options available for the New-VBVirtualStandby command:

Table 263. New-VBVirtualStandby 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 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 log on. If none are provided, then the logged-on user's credentials will be used.
-protectedserver	Show jobs for a specific protected machine, indicated by IP address.
-volumes	Optional. List the volume names you want to export. If not specified, all volumes in the recovery point(s) are exported. Values must be enclosed in double quotes and separated by space; for example, "c:", "d:".   NOTE: Do not use trailing slashes in volume names.
-vmname	The Microsoft Windows name of the virtual machine.
-ram	Allocate a specific amount of RAM on the virtual server.
-usesourceram	Optional. Allocate the same amount of RAM on the virtual server that the source protected machine has.
-linuxhostname	The Linux VirtualBox server host name.
-hostport	The Linux VirtualBox server port.
-targetpath	The local, network, or Linux path to the folder where you want to store the virtual machine files.
-pathusername	The user name for logging in to the network machine. It is only required when you specify a network location for the target path.
-pathpassword	The password for logging in to the network machine. It is only required when you specify a network location for the target path.
-accountusername	Optional. You can specify a user account with which to register the exported virtual machine. It is the user name for logging in to the user account. Use this option for a local or network machine only.
-accountpassword	Optional. You can specify a user account with which to register the exported virtual machine. It is the password for logging in to the user account. Use this option for a local or network machine only.
-initialexport	Optional. Specify this option if you need to start an initial on-demand virtual machine export after configuring the virtual standby.

Example:

Create a VirtualBox virtual standby machine named ExportedMachine1 in a specified location:

New-VMVirtualStandby

The New-VMVirtualStandby PowerShell command lets you create a new VMware Workstation virtual standby machine using Rapid Recovery.

Usage

The usage for the command is as follows:

Command Options

The following table describes the options available for the New-VMVirtualStandby command:

Table 264. New-VMVirtualStandby 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 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 log on. If none are provided, then the logged-on user's credentials will be used.
-protectedserver	Show jobs for a specific protected machine, indicated by IP address.
-volumes	Optional. List the volume names you want to export. If not specified, all volumes in the recovery point(s) are exported. Values must be enclosed in double quotes and separated by space; for example, "c:", "d:".   NOTE: Do not use trailing slashes in volume names.
-vmname	The Microsoft Windows name of the virtual machine.
-ram	Allocate a specific amount of RAM on the virtual server.
-usesourceram	Optional. Allocate the same amount of RAM on the virtual server that the source protected machine has.
-pathusername	The user name for logging in to the network machine. It is only required when you specify a network location for the target path.
-pathpassword	The password for logging in to the network machine. It is only required when you specify a network location for the target path.
-initialexport	Optional. Specify this option if you need to start an initial on-demand virtual machine export after configuring the virtual standby.

Example:

Create a new VMware Workstation virtual standby:

Script pauses, requiring user to specify an index number for the appropriate workstation. Enter the index number for the script to complete (in this case, 2). Example continues:

Push-Replication

The Push-Replication command forces replication for one or more protected machines.

Usage

The usage for the command is as follows:

Command Options

The following table describes the options available for the Push-Replication command:

Example:

Push replication for a single protected machine:

Push replication for all protected machines: