Job namespace provides commands Performs backup restore operations
List of commands:
dcli com vmware appliance recovery backup job cancel
Description
Cancel the backup job
Options
| Option Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id |
string | Yes | ID (ID of job) The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.appliance.recovery.backup.job. |
Example
dcli com vmware appliance recovery backup job cancel --id testId
dcli com vmware appliance recovery backup job create
Description
Initiate backup.
Options
| Option Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
parts |
string | Yes | a list of optional parts. Run backup parts APIs to get list of optional parts and description |
backup‑password |
string | No | a password for a backup piece The backupPassword must adhere to the following password requirements: At least 8 characters, cannot be more than 20 characters in length. At least 1 uppercase letter. At least 1 lowercase letter. At least 1 numeric digit. At least 1 special character (i.e. any character not in [0-9,a-z,A-Z]). Only visible ASCII characters (for example, no space). backupPassword If no password then the piece will not be encrypted |
location‑type |
string | Yes | a type of location Valid values are: {FTPS, HTTP, SCP, HTTPS, FTP} |
location |
string | Yes | path or url |
location‑user |
string | No | username for location locationUser User name for this location if login is required. |
location‑password |
string | No | password for location locationPassword Password for the specified user if login is required at this location. |
comment |
string | No | Custom comment comment an optional comment |
Example
dcli com vmware appliance recovery backup job create --parts testString --location-type test --location testString
dcli com vmware appliance recovery backup job list
Description
Get list of backup jobs
Example
dcli com vmware appliance recovery backup job list
dcli com vmware appliance recovery backup job get
Description
See backup job progress/result.
Options
| Option Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id |
string | Yes | ID (ID of job) The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.appliance.recovery.backup.job. |
Example
dcli com vmware appliance recovery backup job get --id testId