Only when there are no tape drivers involved.

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Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] NPIV for LAN-free backup of SQL server in VMware

>> IBM doesn't support the TSM server or a storage agent on the VMware platform.

Are you sure about that? The link from Del earlier asserts that TSM Server *is* 
supported on VMWare.

David McClelland
London, UK

On 27 Jul 2011, at 20:37, Stefan Folkerts <stefan.folkerts AT GMAIL DOT COM> 
wrote:

> Oops on the data, SQL was stated, missed that one! :-)
> 
> Sure, you can install it and get it running, don't expect any support 
> from IBM on it on the other hand, that's why you can't use it for any 
> serieus production use.
> IBM doesn't support the TSM server or a storage agent on the VMware 
> platform.
> 
> 
> On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 8:20 PM, Remco Post <r.post AT plcs DOT nl> wrote:
> 
>> On 27 jul. 2011, at 20:13, Stefan Folkerts wrote:
>> 
>>> Lan-free requires the installation of a storage agent, this software 
>>> is
>> not
>>> supported on the VMware platform so it's not possible to make 
>>> lan-free backups from a client on the VMware platform.
>>> 
>> 
>> there is a lan-free agent for windows, which is of course the OS 
>> running SQL server. I'm convinced that you can install the agent on 
>> that OS without any problems. As said, it's the tape via NPIV in a VM 
>> environment that is a support issue, mainly because it's not tested 
>> by IBM, not because it's guaranteed not to work.
>> 
>>> What kind of data is it and where is it coming from?
>> 
>> MS SQL server ;-)
>> 
>>> Maybe we can figure out some other solution..
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 11:34 AM, Mehdi Salehi <ezzobad AT gmail DOT com>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hi
>>>> The question is how to use TDP for SQL in a VMware environment. As 
>>>> the
>> data
>>>> is multi-terabyte, LAN-free is necessary.
>>>> Is NPIV a supported method to present SAN resources to VMware 
>>>> clients? A friend says that tape access is not possible and I 
>>>> wonder if SANergy is supported or not.
>>>> 
>>>> Thank you,
>>>> Mehdi
>>>> 
>> 
>> --
>> Met vriendelijke groeten/Kind Regards,
>> 
>> Remco Post
>> r.post AT plcs DOT nl
>> +31 6 248 21 622
>>