Author: Robert Ouzen <rouzen AT UNIV.HAIFA.AC DOT IL>
Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 12:57:51 +0000
Hi Wanda No quite sure at least in Vsphere 5 (maybe Vsphere 5.1) , I always check with the command: dsmc show VM all and the parameter : changeTracking: Off About the first backup will take only the
Author: "Stackwick, Stephen" <Stephen.Stackwick AT ICFI DOT COM>
Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2013 01:15:09 +0000
According to this: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21641914&myns=swgtiv&mynp=OCSS8TDQ&mync=E TSM4VE backs up the whole disk. And that's been my experience. Steve STEPHEN STACKWICK |
Author: Stefan Folkerts <stefan.folkerts AT GMAIL DOT COM>
Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2013 16:49:46 +0200
I don't think this is correct, TSM for Virtual Environments (and even just the BA client with a simple full backup) will only backup the blocks that are in use inside the .vmdk file, this information
Author: "Huebner, Andy" <andy.huebner AT ALCON DOT COM>
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 16:21:24 +0000
I suspect it backs up used blocks based on what VMWare knows, not the guest OS. Andy Huebner --Original Message-- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of Micha