On 18 feb. 2013, at 23:53, "Prather, Wanda" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I've been using TSM for VE with Windows guests. > Just started at a customer where there are also Linux guests. > > Could someone please direct me to some doc describing the VE support for > Linux guests? > This doc: > http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21611903#Linux%20x86_64%20Platform%20RecoveryAge > lists the Linux versions supported for the plug-in, the recovery agent, and > data mover, but no info on what the support is for Linux guest machines. > > What happens when you have a guest with a variant of Linux that is not in the > list of versions supported for the plug-in, recovery agent, or data mover? > > For example, I have one VM now (it reports as Solaris 10, although it really > isn't) that appears to be backing up happily with just a warning: ANS9386W > Changed block tracking is not supported for virtual machine blah > OK, fine, I can live without the CBT. And I have another customer with some > Novell Linux. > > SO what do I expect from such a VM if I want to restore it? > Can I do a full VM restore? > Can I install a recovery agent on a supported OS and do a file-level restore? > Somebody have a link they can share? > for every OS that runs on VMware, you can always do a full restore, really. For any Linux VM you can do a file level restore, no matter what the OS flavor is. As for file-level restores of Solaris, maybe you can, maybe you can't. Linux is quite versatile when it comes down to both partition layout scenes and file system support, you may just have to do a lot more manually. In the end all the agent does is create an iSCSI target…. > Thanks > > I'd like to know before I count on those backups for anything.... > W > > > > Wanda Prather | Senior Technical Specialist | [email protected] | > www.icfi.com > ICF International | 401 E. Pratt St, Suite 2214, Baltimore, MD 21202 | > 410.539.1135 (o) -- Met vriendelijke groeten/Kind regards, Remco Post [email protected] +31 6 24821622
