Benefit of using TSM for VE:
- Simplify management of the backup and restore process for virtual machines
- Utilize VMware’s vStorage APIs for Data Protection, including block-level incremental backups based on VMware’s Changed Block Tracking
- Offload the backup workload from virtual machines to vStorage backup servers
- Provides flexible recovery options—file, volume and image—from a single-pass backup
- Simplify day-to-day administration with a centralized IBM Tivoli® Storage Manager console
- Capture incremental backups at the block level and periodic full backups at the image level
- Speed recovery of data to reduce downtime following a failure
- Integrate with and extend the role of Tivoli Storage Manager in providing data protection services
- Operating systems supported: Windows family
Base Architecture
References:
Hardware and Software Requirements: Version 6.3 TSM for Virtual Environments
Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments documentation in PDF format
Known Issues and Limitations: Version 6.3 Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager V6.3 Windows backup-archive client known problems and limitations
Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments – Data Protection for VMware Tape Support Statement
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments – Data Protection for VMware Wiki
Recommendations for Scheduling with TSM for Virtual Environments
Recommendations for Using LAN-free with TSM for Virtual Environments
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