Hi Norman, What OS does the guest OS running? OS/2, FreeBSD, BeOS, EyeOS? If you are running Solaris, Linux, Netware, Open Enterprise Server or any other OS you maybe can find a TSM Client and install it locally in the guest OS.
If you run a OS that TSM don't support, why not install TSM on the VMware ESX Host machine and run the Perl scripts that can make a snapshot or freeze the VM an you can then backup the VMDK files without any issue. When you freeze it, you just tell it to write to another directory during your backup so the VMDK file and other files is not in use when you run the TSM BA Client. Best Regards Christian Svensson Cell: +46-70-325 1577 E-mail: [email protected] Skype: cristie.christian.svensson ________________________________________ Från: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [[email protected]] för Gee, Norman [[email protected]] Skickat: den 6 mars 2009 02:52 Till: [email protected] Ämne: VMware VCB and non windows OS How does one backs up a non Windows OS in a VMware environment? The TSM client (5.5.1) in the VCB explicitly states that the BACKUP VM command will only backup a Window OS. Would one install the appropriate TSM client inside the VM and schedule the VM directly? Any other options?
