No, I'm not looking for customers. I don't do that, but you know that... So far, most folks are using TSM clients within the VMs. With the recent V5.5 extensions, one can now use the VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB) on a proxy server and backup the virtual machines directly to TSM. Lots of functionality there but one must script it to make it useful. Tricky, too, if there are lots of ESX Servers and lots of proxy servers. I expect, though, that TSM engineering will be on this...
The issue always becomes how to restore in the event of the big or little disaster. For some VM instances, the TSM client within the VM method works great. For some other VMs, perhaps not. I believe that a mix of the backup options probably makes sense... Kelly Lipp CTO STORServer, Inc. 485-B Elkton Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80907 719-266-8777 www.storserver.com -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Howard Coles Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 6:54 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] VMware and TSM Backup - Survey Here's a better question: Is Kelly looking for Customers on this list? :-D Why send the messages private? Are you trying to figure out how to extend TSM or . . .? I would like to know the answer to backing up VMware and Guests to TSM as well. See Ya' Howard > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Thorneycroft, Doug > Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 5:06 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] VMware and TSM Backup - Survey > > Uh gee Kelly, I was hoping to use STORServers agent to manage > VMware Consolidated Backup. > Please don't tell me there's a better way! > > > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Kelly Lipp > Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 2:22 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: VMware and TSM Backup - Survey > > > Folks, > > > > I'm trying to determine what our community is doing with respect to > backing up VMware to TSM. If you are so inclined, please answer and > send to me privately. > > > > I am interested in understanding the intersection between TSM and > VMware... > > > > Are you backing up VMware Virtual Machines? > > Are you using VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB) or are you using a TSM > Client in the VM or both? > > Are you using TSM's new Backup VM command (available in TSM V5.5)? > > How many ESX servers and how many VMs? > > > > If you aren't Virtualized yet, do you intend to be? > > Have you thought about how to backup your VM environment? > > > > Any other ideas/issues you want to kick around... > > > > If it is true this is a subject of general interest, we can leave it in > the forum as we go round and round. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Kelly Lipp > > CTO > > STORServer, Inc. > > 485-B Elkton Drive > > Colorado Springs, CO 80907 > > 719-266-8777 > > www.storserver.com > >
