Author: Jackie Chen

TSM for VE: FMM16014I The Return Code is 2


You may get this Critical Error once you click the ‘Tivoli Data Protection for VMware’ in the Solution and Application. It means something is incorrect, and leads to the VMCLI command failed to run. The first thing you need to do is to check the log which is located in ‘C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Tivoli\TDPVMware\VMwarePlugin\logs\vmcli’ on … Continue reading TSM for VE: FMM16014I The Return Code is 2 →

TSM 6.3: Install Data Protection for VMware


Before the installation, it is good to get familiar with TSM Data Protection for VMware Architecture.   OK, let’s roll. Login into the ‘Data Protection for VMware vCenter Plug-in Server’ showing in the first figure. This server plays the role of proxy node for backing up VMware. You can install only one Data Protection for … Continue reading TSM 6.3: Install Data Protection for VMware →

ESXi 5.0 PXE Install


ESXi PXE install has no differences from other PXE installs, you need DHCP server, tftp server and the installation ISO. In my example, I build the DHCP server and tftp server on CentOS 6.3 minimal installation. 1) Install and configure the DHCP Server yum –y install dhcp cd /etc/dhcp/ cp –a dhcpd.conf dhcpd.conf.bak Modify dhcpd.conf … Continue reading ESXi 5.0 PXE Install →

Daylight Saving Time Issue in Backup Exec 2010


Symantec Backup Exec 2010 has a DST (Daylight Saving Time) issue – the first run of every scheduled jobs that are with backup time window settings will miss due to ‘The job was scheduled to run, but the availability window closed before the job could start. There may not have been any destination devices available … Continue reading Daylight Saving Time Issue in Backup Exec 2010 →