Rapid Recovery 6.1.3 - User Guide

Start-VBExport

The start-VBExport command initiates the launch of a virtual export from the selected recovery point to an Oracle VirtualBox 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; the host name and port of the Linux server host, and the path to the local, network, or Linux folder where the resulting virtual machine files will be stored.

Usage

The usage for the command is as follows:

Command Options

The following table describes the options available for the Start-VBExport command:

Table 290. Start-VBExport 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 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-RecoveryPoints command 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.
-linuxhostname	Linux VirtualBox server hostname.
-hostport	Linux VirtualBox server port.
-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.
-accountusername	Optional. Use if you can specify a user account to register the exported virtual machine. For local or network machine only.
-accountpassword	Optional. Use only when you specify a user account to register the exported virtual machine using parameter -accountusername. For local or network machine only.

Example:

Export all volumes from the latest recovery point on machine 10.10.12.97 to a VM called NewVirtualBoxVM:

Start-VirtualStandby

The Start-VirtualStandby PowerShell command lets you force a Rapid Recovery a data export to a virtual standby machine. This on-demand export can occur outside of the regularly scheduled virtual standby exports.

Usage

The usage for the command is as follows:

Command Options

The following table describes the options available for the Start-VirtualStandby command:

Example:

Force a virtual standby export for a protected machine:

Start-VMExport

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:

Command Options

The following table describes the options available for the Start-VMExport command:

Table 292. Start-VMExport 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 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-RecoveryPoints command 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:

Stop-ActiveJobs

The Stop-ActiveJobs cancels active jobs for a specified protected machine.

Usage

The usage for the command is as follows:

Command Options

The following table describes the options available for the Stop-ActiveJobs command:

Example:

Stop transfer job in protected machine:

Stop all jobs for a specific protected machine: