You do not need multiple SPP servers for multiple vCenters.



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"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 05/03/2018 
03:54:29 PM:

> From: Remco Post <r.post AT PLCS DOT NL>
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Date: 05/03/2018 03:56 PM
> Subject: Re: Backup up multiple vcenters with one TSM4VE ?
> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
> 
> > Op 3 mei 2018, om 21:21 heeft Tom Alverson 
> <tom.alverson AT GMAIL DOT COM> het volgende geschreven:
> > 
> > In the past with TSM4VE 7.1.2 we had manually set up our backup 
schedulers
> > and we could have different scheduler services point to different 
vcenter
> > servers.  Now we are getting vcenter 6.5 virtual appliances that need 
to be
> > backed up and the docs say we must have at least version 8.1 of TSM4VE 
to
> > support vcenter 6.5.  When you install the newer versions of TSM4VE 
you
> > specify a single vcenter at the beginning and it is not clear to me if
> > there is any way to have a single TSM4VE server backing up more than 
one
> > vcenter?
> 
> It all depends on what you want I guess. Running the BA-client with 
> an alternate dsm.opt is quite simple, but if you want the benefits 
> of the TSM4VE GUI, then you’ll most likely wind up with multiple 
> VM’s running TSM4VE, one for each vCenter.
> 
> > 
> > Perhaps this is a good time to explore Spectrum Protect Plus 10 
(TSM4VE
> > virtual appliance)?  Has anyone switched to that yet?
> > 
> 
> Without much knowledge of SPP, I would bet 10 cents that you’ll need
> multiple SPP servers for multiple vCenters.
> 
> > Tom
> 
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> 
>  Met vriendelijke groeten/Kind Regards,
> 
> Remco Post
> r.post AT plcs DOT nl
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>