The ca_msvmpopulatedb command contains arguments and options that are used to define actions to follow when populating VM information into the CA ARCserve Backup database.
The ca_msvmpopulatedb command includes the following arguments and options:
Specifies the host name of the Primary CA ARCserve Backup system.
Specifies to direct the utility to write a detailed debug log. The log will be created in the current working directory.
Note: The name of the log file is ca_msvmpopulatedb.log.
Lets you specify the level of details that you require in the debug log (ca_mshvpopulatedb.log). A higher debug level value means more detailed information will be included in the debug log.
Default: 2
Range: 1 to 6
Lets you retain data (backup information) for VMs that are not available when you execute this command.
By default, this utility captures information from VMs that are available when you execute this utility. If a VM is not available (for example, the VM is powered off or deleted from the environment), CA ARCserve Backup deletes the data relating to the VM from the CA ARCserve Backup database. With this option enabled, CA ARCserve Backup captures information from VMs that are available, and retains the backup information from VMs that are not available.
Lets you delete the VMs available in the CA ARCserve Backup database for the specified Hyper-V server, and populate the latest VM data into the CA ARCserve Backup database.
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