I've been searching online, including a number of listserv posts, and what I'm finding is that the information I'm looking for seems pretty fragmented. I'm trying to figure out what the options are for backing up a VMware version 4 implementation in an all-Linux environment. I've determined that a proxy server is needed still for VADP/vStorage, just as for VCB. It appears that the proxy server must be run on Windows. I'm a bit confused about what's supported, though. So my questions are:
--In one place in the client manual, it says that file-level backups are only supported for Windows VMs. I read on another website that TSM only works with VADP for file-level backups as of now, and for full VM backups, VCB is still required. Does this mean that VCB must be present in order to back up Linux guests, and that only full VM backups are available? That doesn't seem right to me, but that's where the bits of information I've run across leads me. --If the answer to the above is yes, does anyone know if there will be more options for Linux VMs any time soon, and what it's likely to be? --Has anyone been able to locate a single, comprehensive resource describing what functions are available in what circumstances and what's required for TSM with VADP? Someone please tell me I'm missing something.... Thanks!
