Source:Advanced Backup and Restore Options
Overview
SEP sesam enables you to specify additional (advanced) backup and restore options which are applicable for different task types, e.g., VMware vSphere, MySQL, etc. You can set additional backup or restore options in their properties or when creating a new backup/restore task.
Setting advanced options
You can specify additional backup or restore options in the backup task properties: from Main Selection -> Tasks by Clients -> click New Backup Task or double-click the relevant backup task to open its properties. Under the Options tab -> Additional call arguments -> add your backup or restore option in the Backup options (previously Save options) or Restore options field, respectively.
You can also use the restore wizard to specify additional restore options: From Target Seetings (fourth step of the restore wizard), under the Expert Options -> Options tab -> Restore options. For details, see Expert Options.
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As of v. 4.4.3. Beefalo, the Expert Options button for specifying more advanced restore options is only available in the Advanced and Expert UI mode. It is not available for users using GUI in Basic mode. In the latter case, to set additional restore options the Basic UI mode has to be changed to Advanced or Expert, as described in UI Mode. |
VMware advanced options
You can set a relevant VMDK disk type (Thin, Thick Lazy or Thick Eager) which will be used during VMware vSphere restore by specifying the following command in the restore options field:
-a disk[type]=thin|eager|lazy
If set, this option overrides the VMDK disk type of all VMDKs for VM restore.