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[ADSM-L] full backup and restore of VMware virtual machines using TSM client 6.2.2 and vStorage API

2011-02-22 12:32:51
Subject: [ADSM-L] full backup and restore of VMware virtual machines using TSM client 6.2.2 and vStorage API
From: TSM <tsm AT PROFI-AG DOT DE>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 18:29:00 +0100
Hello,

we are testing full backup and full restore of VMware virtual machines
using TSM client 6.2.2 and vStorage API with VMware 4.0.
We installed a extra physical backup proxy server with SAN and LAN
connection to VMware and LAN connection to the TSM server.
Sometimes the data goes over the SAN between the backup proxy server and
VMware and sometimes the data goes over the LAN between the backup proxy
server and VMware.
We don't know, how to control it (SAN, LAN). Any Ideas?

Our tests:
Backup using command-line: SAN
Restore using command-line: LAN
Backup using gui: sometimes LAN, sometimes SAN

Thanks in advance
Andreas.