Andreas,
A full proxy backup will typically choose SAN if is able. I would double-check 
to make sure all of the VMWare host luns are zoned to the proxy correctly, this 
is typically what causes these backups to drop back to LAN.
Steve Schaub
Systems Engineer II, Windows Backup/Recovery
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee

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TSM client 6.2.2 and vStorage API

Hello,

I forgot to tell: The Backup using the SAN is 3 times faster (15 to 45
MB/sec); so we want to force using the SAN.
Any ideas?

Thanks in advance!

Andreas.




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22.02.2011 18:29

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        Thema:  full backup and restore of VMware virtual machines using
TSM client 6.2.2 and vStorage API

Hello,

we are testing full backup and full restore of VMware virtual machines
using TSM client 6.2.2 and vStorage API with VMware 4.0.
We installed a extra physical backup proxy server with SAN and LAN
connection to VMware and LAN connection to the TSM server.
Sometimes the data goes over the SAN between the backup proxy server and
VMware and sometimes the data goes over the LAN between the backup proxy
server and VMware.
We don't know, how to control it (SAN, LAN). Any Ideas?

Our tests:
Backup using command-line: SAN
Restore using command-line: LAN
Backup using gui: sometimes LAN, sometimes SAN

Thanks in advance
Andreas.
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