New virtual machine

vmname

--vmname=<virtual machine name>

Name of a new virtual machine.

vmtype

--vmtype={vmware|virtualpc|parallels|citrix|kvm|redhat|xen}

Type of a new virtual machine. The parameter is not needed when the machine is recovered to an ESX(i) or Hyper-V server or cluster.

vmserver_name

--vmserver_name=<server name>

Name of the ESX(i) or Hyper-V server or cluster where a virtual machine will be created. To learn names of virtualization servers or clusters, use the list vmservers command. The --vmserver_name and --vmserver_id parameters are mutually exclusive.

vmserver_id

--vmserver_id=<server GUID>

Identifier of the ESX(i) or Hyper-V server or cluster where a virtual machine will be created. To learn identifiers of virtualization servers or clusters, use the list vmservers command. The --vmserver_id and --vmserver_name parameters are mutually exclusive.

vmstorage

--vmstorage=<path>

Location of the new virtual machine.

• When creating a vmware, virtualpc, parallels, citrix, kvm, or redhat machine in a local or network folder, specify the path to the folder.

  Examples:

  --vmstorage=c:\vms
  --vmstorage=\\srv1\folder1

• When creating a virtual machine on an ESX(i) server, specify the name of the datastore.

  Example:

  Storage_1

• When creating a virtual machine on a Hyper-V server, specify the path to the server's local folder.

  Example:

  C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Hyper-V\Virtual Machines