The best thing to do is to make the investment in TBMR. The product is designed and supported to do exactly what you described with no special infrastructure or changes to TSM required. TBMR does the bare metal recovery adjusts the Windows OS to make sure all the drivers and preconditions are met and then puts back the TSM backup. I doubt you have the time to do all the things Andy mentioned. http://www.cristie.com/products/disaster-recovery/tbmr/windows/
On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 10:04 PM, Andrew Raibeck <stor...@us.ibm.com> wrote: > As I like to say: Try it and see! > > I do not speak for Microsoft, but my understanding is that if you run into > a problem that is OS related, they might provide "best effort" assistance > at best. > > Having said that, the best chance for this to work is to ensure that VMware > guest has its virtual hardware configured as similarly as possible to that > of your TSM Windows server. The most likely cause of problems will be > differences in hardware. Be sure to even consider the disk geometry when > matching the h/w configuration, e.g., number of sectors per track, number > of tracks per cylinder, etc., on the virtual h/w should match those of the > physical machine. Proper planning, test, test, test, revise as needed, and > more test, test, test, are keys to success. > > Best regards, > > Andy Raibeck > IBM Software Group > Tivoli Storage Manager Client Product Development > Level 3 Team Lead > Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Hartford/IBM@IBMUS > Internet e-mail: stor...@us.ibm.com > > IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support web page: > > http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/Overview/Software/Tivoli/Tivoli_Storage_Manager > > "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@vm.marist.edu> wrote on 2012-11-15 > 19:33:49: > > > From: Tim Brown <tbr...@cenhud.com> > > To: ADSM-L@vm.marist.edu, > > Date: 2012-11-15 19:36 > > Subject: tsm windows 2003 physical server restore to vmware > > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@vm.marist.edu> > > > > Is it possible to restore a physical windows 2003 server to a > > windows 2003 image running under vmware via tsm > > > > Thanks, > > > > Tim Brown > > Supervisor Computer Operations > > Central Hudson Gas & Electric > > 284 South Ave > > Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 > > Email: tbr...@cenhud.com<mailto:tbr...@cenhud.com> > <<mailto:tbr...@cenhud.com > > >> > > Phone: 845-486-5643 > > Fax: 845-486-5921 > > Cell: 845-235-4255 > > > > > > "This message contains confidential information and is only for the > > intended recipient. If the reader of this message is not the > > intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for > > delivering this message to the intended recipient, please notify the > > sender immediately by replying to this note and deleting all copies > > and attachments." > > > -- Ken Bury
