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Re: TSM on a virtual machine?

2006-10-20 13:38:26
Subject: Re: TSM on a virtual machine?
From: Mark Stapleton <mark.s AT EVOLVINGSOL DOT COM>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 12:37:51 -0500
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Keith Arbogast
>Is anyone running a production TSM server on a virtual machine?  If
>so, what has been your experience, good and bad?

The idea of virtualized vs. physical HBAs gives me a slow chill up the
back.

More important (and I think this information is current), neither Tivoli
nor VMWare will support any issues arising from a TSM server running on
a guest within VMWare ESX. 

That alone is enough for me to say, "Er, no. Thanks."

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Mark Stapleton (mark.s AT evolvingsol DOT com)
Senior TSM engineer

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