Backup-VMOvfProperties¶

Synopsis¶

Backup the OVF properties for each provided virtual machine.

Syntax¶

Backup-VMOvfProperties [-server] <String> [-user] <String> [-pass] <String> [[-fileDir] <String>] [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]

Description¶

The Backup-VMOvfProperties cmdlet creates a backup of the OVF properties for each supplied VM.

The cmdlet connects to SDDC Manager using the -server, -user, and -password values to retrieve the DR protected VMs from its inventory and then:

Creates a backup of the VM OVF properties.

Examples¶

Example 1¶

Backup-VMOvfProperties -server sfo-vcf01.sfo.rainpole.io -user administrator@vsphere.local -pass VMw@re1!

This example creates a backup of the OVF properties for each supplied VM.

Parameters¶

-server¶

The fully qualified domain name of the SDDC Manager.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-user¶

The username to authenticate to the SDDC Manager.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 2
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-pass¶

The password to authenticate to the SDDC Manager.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 3
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-fileDir¶

The directory to store the backup files.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 4
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ProgressAction¶

Progress Action

Type: ActionPreference
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: proga

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

Common Parameters¶

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.