At the time 5.5 VCB support was being developed, the 64-bit VMware VCB framework was not available (though I think one has since been introduced). So TSM support is currently 32-bit Windows 2003.
There is no 5.5 server requirement for this. Best regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Product Development Level 3 Team Lead Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support web page: http://www.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/IBMTivoliStorageManager.html The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. The command line is your friend. "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence. "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> wrote on 03/21/2008 09:20:00 AM: > That won't fix THIS issue. This error message is quite descriptive. The > backup vm command really isn't supported on the 64 bit client. And the TSM > scripts use that command. > > I'll point out that the backup vm command is not necessary to backup virtual > machines with TSM through a proxy server, however, and we don't use it with > our implementation. So you can back them up with the 64bit client if you > don't use the VMware supplied TSM pre-sched command scripts. > > Bill Smoldt > STORServer, Inc. > 719-302-5051 > > > > From: "Burton, Robert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> > > Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:52:44 -0400 > > To: <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] The BACKUP VM command is not supported on this client > > (ANS1184W) > > > > My understanding is you have to be at tsm server 5.5 level as well as > > the client ... > > > > > > thanks > > Robert Burton > > Enterprise Storage Network Analyst > > Royal Bank of Canada > > 315 Front St West > > Toronto, On, M5V 3A4 > > ( 416-348-3849 ) > > + [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > Bell, Charles (Chip) > > Sent: 2008, March, 21 11:09 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: The BACKUP VM command is not supported on this client > > (ANS1184W) > > > > Receiving this error when first testing TSM backups with VMware's VCB > > product. > > > > > > > > Running TSM v5.5.0.4 client on Windows 64-bit OS. TSM server is at > > v5.4.2.0. > > > > > > > > I have a ticket open with TSM support, but would like to know if anyone > > has seen this. I thought that command would be supported by 5.5 on > > 64-bit. What am I missing. Any VMware gurus out there? J > > > > > > > > God bless you!!! > > > > Chip Bell > > Network Engineer I > > IBM Tivoli Certified Deployment Professional Baptist Health System > > Birmingham, AL > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------- > > Confidentiality Notice: > > The information contained in this email message is privileged and > > confidential information and intended only for the use of the individual > > or entity named in the address. If you are not the intended recipient, > > you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying > > of this information is strictly prohibited. If you received this > > information in error, please notify the sender and delete this > > information from your computer and retain no copies of any of this > > information. > > _______________________________________________________________________ > > > > This e-mail may be privileged and/or confidential, and the sender does not > > waive any related rights and obligations. > > Any distribution, use or copying of this e-mail or the information > it contains > > by other than an intended recipient is unauthorized. > > If you received this e-mail in error, please advise me (by return e-mail or > > otherwise) immediately. > > > > Ce courrier électronique est confidentiel et protégé. L'expéditeurne renonce > > pas aux droits et obligations qui s'y rapportent. > > Toute diffusion, utilisation ou copie de ce message ou des renseignements > > qu'il contient par une personne autre que le (les) destinataire(s)désigné(s) > > est interdite. > > Si vous recevez ce courrier électronique par erreur, veuillez m'en aviser > > immédiatement, par retour de courrier électronique ou par un autre moyen.
