Del, thanks for the clarification.
But, in a VM environment, you can do lanfree to tape with the 'backup vm' command if you have a physical proxy server. Given the size of the db, you probably won't mind also backing up the OS and applications. On 27 jul. 2011, at 20:28, Del Hoobler wrote: > Please see this article: > > https://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21239546 > > In the table, VMWARE section, under the TSM Server, it shows > > * IBM can make no guarantees with respect to the > performance and scalability in a virtualized environment > > * No support for attached tape drivers or tape libraries, > either virtual or physically attached > > * No support for LAN-Free data movement to tape or disk > > > Del > > > "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@vm.marist.edu> wrote on 07/27/2011 > 02:20:39 PM: > >>> From: Remco Post <r.p...@plcs.nl> >>> To: ADSM-L@vm.marist.edu >>> Date: 07/27/2011 02:22 PM >>> Subject: Re: NPIV for LAN-free backup of SQL server in VMware >>> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@vm.marist.edu> >>> >>> On 27 jul. 2011, at 20:13, Stefan Folkerts wrote: >>> >>>> Lan-free requires the installation of a storage agent, this software > is not >>>> supported on the VMware platform so it's not possible to make > lan-free >>>> backups from a client on the VMware platform. >>>> >>> >>> there is a lan-free agent for windows, which is of course the OS >>> running SQL server. I'm convinced that you can install the agent on >>> that OS without any problems. As said, it's the tape via NPIV in a >>> VM environment that is a support issue, mainly because it's not >>> tested by IBM, not because it's guaranteed not to work. >>> >>>> What kind of data is it and where is it coming from? >>> >>> MS SQL server ;-) >>> >>>> Maybe we can figure out some other solution.. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 11:34 AM, Mehdi Salehi <ezzo...@gmail.com> > wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi >>>>> The question is how to use TDP for SQL in a VMware environment. >>> As the data >>>>> is multi-terabyte, LAN-free is necessary. >>>>> Is NPIV a supported method to present SAN resources to VMware > clients? A >>>>> friend says that tape access is not possible and I wonder if SANergy > is >>>>> supported or not. >>>>> >>>>> Thank you, >>>>> Mehdi >>>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Met vriendelijke groeten/Kind Regards, >>> >>> Remco Post >>> r.p...@plcs.nl >>> +31 6 248 21 622 -- Met vriendelijke groeten/Kind Regards, Remco Post r.p...@plcs.nl +31 6 248 21 622