We have installed the 8.1 client on most new VM Guests (Linux and Windows) for basic backups with no issues I am aware of and we don't run VE.
On Tue, Mar 14, 2017 at 3:19 PM, Alford, Ben <[email protected]> wrote: > The IBM site: www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEQVQ_8.1.0/ > client/r_new_for_version.html<http://www.ibm.com/support/ > knowledgecenter/SSEQVQ_8.1.0/client/r_new_for_version.html> says: > Discontinued functions > The following functions are discontinued in this release: > Virtual machine operations on the backup-archive client > Virtual machine operations are available only if you are using the client > as a data mover for the IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments > products (Data Protection for VMware or Data Protection for Microsoft > Hyper-V). > You can no longer run virtual machine operations without installing IBM > Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments. > What does "Virtual machine operations" mean? Do TSM's basic > backup/archive functions stop if the 8.1 client is running as a VM guest > and Spectrum Protect for VE is not installed??? > Ben Alford > IT Manager, Office of Information Technology > The University of Tennessee > -- *Zoltan Forray* Spectrum Protect (p.k.a. TSM) Software & Hardware Administrator Xymon Monitor Administrator VMware Administrator Virginia Commonwealth University UCC/Office of Technology Services www.ucc.vcu.edu [email protected] - 804-828-4807 Don't be a phishing victim - VCU and other reputable organizations will never use email to request that you reply with your password, social security number or confidential personal information. For more details visit http://infosecurity.vcu.edu/phishing.html
