We are looking to start using TSM TDP for VM for our VM backup strategy. Our VM
support staff
has looked into using Veeam as an alternative. Does any have opinions on which
approach they
would recommend.
Thanks,
Tim
The one factor that eliminated VEEAM from my consideration was that it
cannot be used to backup physical servers. We prefer to minimize our
application portfolio, and therefore continue to use TSM for backup of VMs
and physical servers.
Best regards,
Mike Ryder
RMD IT Client Services
On Mon,
We are using Veeam Backup and Replication and Veeam ONE as a management
software for VMware itself and Veeam Backups for VMs. Perfect combination! I
would like to recommend to use Windows 2012 R2 as Veeam Repository servers with
native Windows deduplication for drives with backup data to reduce
So your Veeam backups don't end up within TSM but are stored and replicated
totally within the Veeam environment.
Isnt Veaam capable of storing the backed up objects within TSM itself?
Tim
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From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of
Start with your DR scenario and work back.
A VM-only product is going to have nicer, more sophisticated interface than
TSM/VE.
TSM/VE is still a bit rough around the edges. (The interface you use for full
VM restores, isn't integrated with the interface you use for file-level
restores;
No, Veeam is not able to store backups within TSM Server. Veeam and TSM are
totally independent. Veeam is capable to use tape drives to store backup data,
but we are not using tapes. Veeam supports data encryption and compression for
data repositories on disks under Windows. In addition, it is
