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admin_bkp007's avatar
admin_bkp007
Level 5
3 years ago

Help about Parameter "-R" Instant VMWare Recovery

Hi everyone,

I need a little help about how to understand a parameter "-R", I already read this link but the doubt is still in my mind, thanks in advanced.

My restore for instant vmware recovery is working, but when I tried to rename my VM display error: EXIT STATUS 144: invalid command usage

nbrestorevm.exe -vmw -ir_activate -C VM6 -temp_location MYREPO -R change VM6 to VM_NEW

What I did wrong?

 

Link:https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/doc/21902280-127283730-0/v75959970-127283730

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  • davidmoline's avatar
    davidmoline
    3 years ago

    Hi admin_bkp007 

    Are you receiving the Status 6000 if you put the rename file in the NetBackup logs folder?

    The whitelisting should reference a path so "C:\" not a file "C:\file".

    David

  • davidmoline's avatar
    davidmoline
    Level 6
    3 years ago

    Hi admin_bkp007 

    The rename operation looks okay, but this needs to be included in a file, and the name of the file passed as the parameter to the nbrestorevm command. Note the synax for the command in the link you supplied 

     [-R absolute_path_to_rename_file]

    Cheers
    David

    • admin_bkp007's avatar
      admin_bkp007
      Level 5
      3 years ago

      davidmoline thanks for your answer;

      After -R I create a file in path: c:\renanevm.txt in this file I put parameter change HOST06 to VM_NEW.

      Ok, now I have message: 

      VM restore request returned with status = 6000

      EXIT STATUS 6000: The provided path is not whitelisted

      But I think now I'm do the parameter "-R" correct...I'll do search about error status 6000 .. thanks.

      • davidmoline's avatar
        davidmoline
        Level 6
        3 years ago

        Hi admin_bkp007 

        Yes whitelisting is something recentish (it has been around for a number of years). You may need to change the location of the rename file to an already whitelisted path (e.g. <INSTALLPATH>\NetBackup\logs\user_ops) or add a path to the BPCD_WHITELIST_PATH config item. Refer to the Admin Guide volume 1 for more details.

        David