Mehdi's original question was about running Data Protection for SQL in a guest machine under VMWARE... ... so I wanted to make sure that part was clear.
With regards to your statement about performing an entire VM backup, you need to be careful about the state of the SQL databases at the time of the VM backup. They will be in "crash recovery" state unless you run some sort of script to quiesce or shut down the SQL Server prior to the "backup vm" command. Thanks, Del ---------------------------------------------------- "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> wrote on 07/27/2011 02:50:08 PM: >> From: Remco Post <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Date: 07/27/2011 02:58 PM >> Subject: Re: NPIV for LAN-free backup of SQL server in VMware >> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> >> >> 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
