Hi Guys

TSM Server 7.1.1 AIX,  TSM VE 7.1.1 linux X64

This shop has issues with us using the vSphere plugin as it requires too many 
permissions. We cannot move to later VE clients with expanded facilities 
because of a dependency on vCenter 5.5

So far, we have been managing by editing the dsm.sys files, but that is getting 
to be unsustainable.  The docs describe a VMCLI interface that may suit when 
scripted.  The idea would be to write Powershell/python scripts to query vmware 
for a list of vms, apply some filters that would allow includes and excludes 
from a database or maybe json files and generate a list of VMs to backup 
invoked by vmcli.

Is anyone using vmcli this way?  Any war stories to tell? Maybe its working 
well for you.

Please let me know

Thanks

Steve

Steven Harris
TSM Admin/Consultant

Canberra Australia



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