On 6 mrt 2009, at 02:52, Gee, Norman wrote:

How does one backs up a non Windows OS in a VMware environment?  The
TSM
client (5.5.1) in the VCB explicitly states that the BACKUP VM command
will only backup a Window OS.  Would one install the appropriate TSM
client inside the VM and schedule the VM directly?  Any other options?

Hi,

I guess it should be possible in theory to have file level incremental
backups of Linux and Solaris in VMware, but no solution I know can
actually do it.

With VMware 4, which is about to be released, it will be possible to
make block level incremental backups of your VMDK. Now I know it's not
the same as a fie level incremental. Also I know that StorServer will
by that about time have their VCB agent updated to take advantage of
that possibility (Kelly?).

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