DpVssBackupContext_enum
Indicates the backup context to be used for a VSS snapshot.
Applicable only
for windows VMs. Refer to VSS_SNAPSHOT_CONTEXT
enumeration on MSDN.
Possible values:
vssBackupContextAuto
: This option lets the guest automatically select the right backup context among the values below.vssBackupContextBackup
: This correlates toVSS_CTX_BACKUP
.It specifies that a shadow copy should be created by involving VSS writers to quiesce their respective application's data. A shadow copy created under this context has auto-release, non-persistent attributes: in other words, it is deleted upon the termination of a backup operation.
vssBackupContextFileShareBackup
: This correlates toVSS_CTX_FILE_SHARE_BACKUP
.It specifies that a shadow copy should be created without involving any VSS writer. A shadow copy created under this context has auto-release, non-persistent attributes: in other words, it is deleted upon the termination of a backup operation.
vssBackupContextUnknown
: The value to be used when the older version client cannot recognize the enum value.