Re: [Veritas-bu] netbackup and vStorage question

Ed’s right, vStorage API is a VMware component of vSphere 4.0 Standard and above and it is written and supported by VMware. It is up to the backup app vendor to conform to this API to leverage its functionality. With vStorage API and NBU 7 you don’t need to install any VMware software on the NBU Media server (and you no longer need to copy the vmdk to a staging area prior to the backup). Everything required to use vStorage API from the NBU 7 side is built in to the base NBU install. With NBU 6.5 you had to install the VCB framework on the Media server. The VCB framework is written and supported by VMware so typically the VMware admins would install and support this part but as with anything that varies from shop to shop.

From: veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu [mailto:veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf Of smpt
Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 1:04 AM
To: 'Ed Wilts'
Cc: VERITAS-BU AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] netbackup and vStorage question

Yes, NBU 7 seems to be very good. Especially because I do not have to see the puredisk GUI again J.

I’m trying to test the FA and that’s why I have the “fight” with the wmware team.

I just need to confirm that I’m right

From: veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu [mailto:veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf Of Ed Wilts
Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 3:35 AM
To: smpt
Cc: VERITAS-BU AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] netbackup and vStorage question

I'm not a VMware guy but I believe that vStorage is part of VMware. It's up to NetBackup to use those APIs to do the backups. That's all part of NetBackup 7 which has gone FA and is due to go GA in another week or so. It looks really, really good and once we get NBU 7 installed (probably March or April for us), then I'll have a serious look at the new backup interfaces to VMware.

.../Ed

On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 8:25 AM, smpt <smpt1 AT peppas DOT gr> wrote:

Hi to all,

The last few days I have a “fight” with my company’s Vmware guys about vStorage.

Can anyone tell me what is vStorage and how I can get it?

Is vStorage a VMware product or a third party API?

Who must install and configure vStorage, the backup team or VMware team?

Any other info will e useful

Thanks

Stefanos

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