You are right, this seems to have changed in the last 6 months or so! :-) Very nice for a disk only TSM Server solutions, but I see the storage agents are still not supported on VMware.
- In VMware guests, tape access via NPIV is not "supported", but it might work. Correct? True, I worked with tape in ESX 4.1 attached via SAS and that works fine (TS3200), no the same as NPIV of course but I expect no problems with it, you can't do snapshots of the VM anymore, so be warned of that. - In VMs, storage agent (and so lan-free backup) is not supported by IBM, but it might work? True, I would give you a 90% chance of it working just fine but no more VMware drs/ha functions for your vm. - If lan-free is feasible in VMs, does that mean SANergy is supported? No, it doesn't mean it is supported but I can't find if it is. - Remco recommended looking for other solutions than SANergy if possible. Is GPFS supported or at least does it work here? This is what I find on GPFS / VMware : GPFS has |been tested with VMware ESX 4.1 for NSD clients only and is supported |on all Linux distros |that are supported by both VMware and GPFS. ( from here : http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/clresctr/vxrx/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.ibm.cluster.gpfs.doc%2Fgpfs_faqs%2Fgpfsclustersfaq.html) What is your idea on SANergy/GPFS in relation to SQL server backup? On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 10:00 PM, ADSM-L <[email protected]> wrote: > >> IBM doesn't support the TSM server or a storage agent on the VMware > platform. > > Are you sure about that? The link from Del earlier asserts that TSM Server > *is* supported on VMWare. > > David McClelland > London, UK > > On 27 Jul 2011, at 20:37, Stefan Folkerts <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Oops on the data, SQL was stated, missed that one! :-) > > > > Sure, you can install it and get it running, don't expect any support > from > > IBM on it on the other hand, that's why you can't use it for any serieus > > production use. > > IBM doesn't support the TSM server or a storage agent on the VMware > > platform. > > > > > > On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 8:20 PM, Remco Post <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> On 27 jul. 2011, at 20:13, Stefan Folkerts wrote: > >> > >>> Lan-free requires the installation of a storage agent, this software is > >> not > >>> supported on the VMware platform so it's not possible to make lan-free > >>> backups from a client on the VMware platform. > >>> > >> > >> there is a lan-free agent for windows, which is of course the OS running > >> SQL server. I'm convinced that you can install the agent on that OS > without > >> any problems. As said, it's the tape via NPIV in a VM environment that > is a > >> support issue, mainly because it's not tested by IBM, not because it's > >> guaranteed not to work. > >> > >>> What kind of data is it and where is it coming from? > >> > >> MS SQL server ;-) > >> > >>> Maybe we can figure out some other solution.. > >>> > >>> > >>> On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 11:34 AM, Mehdi Salehi <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Hi > >>>> The question is how to use TDP for SQL in a VMware environment. As the > >> data > >>>> is multi-terabyte, LAN-free is necessary. > >>>> Is NPIV a supported method to present SAN resources to VMware clients? > A > >>>> friend says that tape access is not possible and I wonder if SANergy > is > >>>> supported or not. > >>>> > >>>> Thank you, > >>>> Mehdi > >>>> > >> > >> -- > >> Met vriendelijke groeten/Kind Regards, > >> > >> Remco Post > >> [email protected] > >> +31 6 248 21 622 > >> >
