Backup Parameters

Bacula Enterprise Only

This solution is only available for Bacula Enterprise. For subscription inquiries, please reach out to sales@baculasystems.com.

Parameter	Required	Default	Description	Example
target_datacenter	No		Back up VMs from Data Center	`target_datacenter=production`
target_cluster	No		Back up VMs from specified Cluster	`target_cluster=webfarm`
target_tag	No		Back up VMs with specified tag	`target_tag=bkup`
target_virtualmachine	No		Comma-separated list of VM names to back up	`target_virtualmachine=web1,web2,db1`
target_path	No		Backup all vms of children path. Support comma-separated list.	`target_path=/datacenters/Default/clusters/Default/,/tags/tag1/`
target_template	No		Comma-separated list of Template names to back up	`target_template=template1,temp2,temp3`
target_exclude_disks	No		In testing, comma-separated list of disk ids to exclude	`target_exclude_disks=65ccb526-30c0-4bebb348-4395e70d6e32, 3b874e8c-ddbb-4e1e-a4fc-3cdf0b76ec1c`
target_exclude_vms	No		Comma-separated list of VM names to exclude	`target_exclude_vms=web,db2`
target_configuration_only	No	false	Back up only VM configuration, not disk images, `true` or `false`	`target_configuration_only=true`
clone_storage	No	false	Enable clone mode backups	`clone_storage=on`
restorecache_retention	No	0	Number of clones to keep in RHVM	`restorecache_retention=3`
restorecache_storage_domain	No		Target storage to keep backup clone	`restorecache_storage_domain=dataMaster2`
cbt	No	false	Active incremental or differential backup, available since Bacula Enterprise version 12.0.2 or newer	`cbt=true`
proxy_vm	No		Virtual machine to proxy backup	`proxy_vm=ProxyVmBackup`
proxy_block	No	true	Safely attach/detach disks in proxy backup	`proxy_block=true`
persist_memory_state	No	false	Save the memory state (or not) when taking a live snapshot for the backup. During a live snapshot with memory creation, the VM will be locked to prevent it from being changed. When the memory dump is being saved, the VM will be switched to the ‘paused’ state. Available since Bacula Enterprise 14.0.5. previously, version memory was persisted by default.	`persist_memory_state=true`

Warning

When orthogonal VM selection schemes are combined, the plugin only will back them up once. For example: target_datacenter=dc1 and target_virtualmachine=vm1,vm2 where vm1 is in dc1, and vm2 is in dc2, the plugin will backup dc1 and vm2, and vm1 only backup once.