Hi Eric,

Look at the redbook:  TSM 5.4-5.5 Technical Guide SG24-7447

Read the chapter on TSM 5.5. support for VMWare VCB backups.
The TSM 5.5 client integrates nicely with VMWare VCB to do the snapshots and
take file-level backups.
The TSM 6.1 client (which you can use with a 5.4/5.5 server) adds integrated
support for fullvm backups (the entire image of the vmdk file).

Wanda



On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 9:03 AM, Loon, EJ van - SPLXM <Eric-van.Loon AT klm DOT 
com
> wrote:

> Hi TSM-ers!
> Our windows department is looking at different backup products for
> backing up their server.
> They have two major problems with TSM. One I cannot solve: the TSM
> client license is processor based, so quite expensive for the majority
> of small servers. I think we all agree that the TSM client license
> should be capacity based, but IBM aint listening here...
> The other problem is that they state TSM cannot backup running VM's.
> They now use a product called DPM to make snapshot copies of running
> VM's.
> I'm not really familiar with Window server management, especially when
> it comes to virtualization, but I know one thing: TSM is one of the
> leading, cutting edge backup products, so I doubt TSM is not supporting
> this feature.
> Does anybody know whether it is possible to make snapshot backups with
> TSM of running VM's?
> Thank you very much in advance for any reply!!!
> Kind regards,
> Eric van Loon
> KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
>
>
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