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Create-vCopy -RmhServerName -HypervName

-VmNamesUuids [-VcNamePrefix] [-Expiry] [-Retention]

[-SavedStateBackups] [-Verbose]

Table 30 Create-vCopy parameters

Description

Optional/Required

Parameter

Host name of the RMH Server. This is
FQDN or IP address.

Required

-RmhServerName

Select Hyper-V host/cluster to use. This
is FQDN or IP address. Synonyms for

Required

-HypervName

Hyper-V are supported. The
localhost

is not supported.

Comma separated VM names (or
UUIDs) .

Required

-VmNamesUuids

For best practice, if more than one VM
name specified, ensure all VMs use the
same Storage System volume.

The Virtual Copy name prefix. A unique
timestamp will be generated for this

Optional

-VcNamePrefix

new Virtual Copy and appended to this
prefix. If not specified, the VC name
will be vc-timestamp where
timestamp is generated for this new
Virtual Copy.

Integer value followed by letter h or d
for Hours and Days respectively Default:
use the RMH Policy.

Optional

-Expiry

Integer value followed by letter h or d
for Hours and Days respectively Default:
use the RMH Policy.

Optional

-Retention

Disabled or enabled.

Optional

-SavedStateBackups

Default: use the RMH policy.

Displays progress messages

Optional

-Verbose

This Cmdlet returns a list of custom objects of type RmhCreateVirtualcopyResult, each for
every VM being used and includes following properties:

VM Name or UUID

Success/Failure status of the create-vCopy operation for the VM

Detailed error message(s) when operation fails

An instance of an object of type RMHirtualcopySet describing created Virtual Copy set.
(See Get-vCopySet Cmdlet for details of this object)

Get-vCopy

Get-vCopy

is used to retrieve existing Virtual Copies details of a Virtual Machine from the Recovery

Manager Hyper-V Repository of a specified Hyper-V server. This command has many filters to
reduce the number of Virtual Copies during retrieving process.

Preconditions

The user must first login with Login-Rmh.

Working with Virtual Copies

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