In the very near future or just released, a TDP for VM's should be on the market. This was planned for ITSM 6.2.x
Regards, Maurice 2010/11/8 TSM User <user....@gmail.com>: > 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! >