Here is what you would do if you wanted to backup up the images themselves with tivoli.. you will have to add a virtual path to the dsm.opt file to see where is this going
vmware-cmd /root/vmware/winNetStandard/securID.vmx addredo scsi0:0 cd /vmfs/Local-Vmfs cp securID.vmdk securID.vmdk.bak vmware-cmd /root/vmware/winNetStandard/securID.vmx commit scsi0:0 0 1 -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of William Boyer Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 11:13 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] TSM for VMWare ESX Question - Where can I find the storage agent for TSM? Vmbk.pl is the correct search. Here's the site: http://www.vmts.net/vmbk.htm Bill Boyer "Some days you're the bug, some days you're the windshield" - ?? -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Salak Juraj Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 8:31 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: AW: TSM for VMWare ESX Question - Where can I find the storage agent for TSM? Nancy, performing Google vmbkup.pl returns exactly your response (below) :-))) Juraj > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag > von Meadows, Andrew > Gesendet: Dienstag, 18. April 2006 21:34 > An: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Betreff: Re: TSM for VMWare ESX Question - Where can I find the > storage agent for TSM? > > Google vmbkup.pl this will make copies of the guest while up so you > can back them up with the tsm client. > > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> > Sent: Tue Apr 18 14:10:45 2006 > Subject: Re: TSM for VMWare ESX Question - Where can I find the > storage agent for TSM? > > You "might" be able to run the linux tsm client directly on the esx > server, to get guest os backups. However even if that did work, it > would be whole image backups (not file level), and you'd need to bring > down the virtual machine before running it's backup. I think the more > typical solution is to just run the tsm backup client within the os of > each virtual machine. > > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 4/18/2006 2:01:52 PM >>> > TSM Background: > TSM Version 5.3.2.2 > OS AIX 5.3 Mod 3 > > ESX Version - 2.5 then eventually upgrade to 3 > > > Is there a TSM agent(for windows) to backup the guest os > files, and if yes where is it located on the ftp site? > > > > > Nancy Backhaus > Enterprise Systems > HealthNow, NY > 716-887-7979 > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email message and any > attachments are for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) > and may contain proprietary, confidential, trade secret or > privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, > disclosure or distribution is prohibited and may be a > violation of law. If you are not the intended recipient or a > person responsible for delivering this message to an intended > recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and > destroy all copies of the original message. > > > Confidentiality Notice follows: > > The information in this message (and the documents attached > to it, if any) is confidential and may be legally privileged. > It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this > message by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not the > intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or > any action taken, or omitted to be taken in reliance on it is > prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this > message in error, please delete all electronic copies of this > message (and the documents attached to it, if any), destroy > any hard copies you may have created and notify me > immediately by replying to this email. Thank you. > > ******************************************** > This message is intended only for the use of the Addressee > and may contain information that is PRIVILEGED and CONFIDENTIAL. > > If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby > notified that any dissemination of this communication is > strictly prohibited. > > If you have received this communication in error, please > erase all copies of the message and its attachments and > notify us immediately. > > Thank you. > ******************************************** >