All,

My team & I would be interested in speaking with anyone who has been
successful in using TSM to backup/restore what the database folks would call
a "hot" backup of VMWare guest machines (i.e. backing up the .vmdk files
while the guest is in redo mode).

We have run several test backup/restores, some less successful than others.
We are using ESX 2.5 currently.

If you have gotten this to work consistantly and would be willing to share
your experience, please email me directly: steve_schaub AT bcbst DOT com
<mailto:steve_schaub AT bcbst DOT com>

thanks.

Steve Schaub
Systems Engineer, WNI
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
423-752-6574 (desk)
423-785-7347 (cell)



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