TSM for VE will connect to any VCenter server you specify. When we did our test, the VMWare team built a new VCenter instance and I built a new datamover, connected it to the fresh VCenter and started restoring VMs.
A word of caution, however, if your data is on tape and you don't have any fulls to restore you should be prepared to wait a very long time. We were doing IFincr backups and saw restore speeds in the KB/s. The documentation isn't kidding around when it recommends that a periodic full strategy is best for tape copypools. Matthew McGeary Technical Specialist PotashCorp - Saskatoon 306.933.8921 From: "Schneider, Jim" <jschnei...@ussco.com> To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Date: 08/27/2014 11:51 AM Subject: [ADSM-L] tsm for ve DR config question Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> Hi, folks; I have an upcoming disaster recovery test and will be asked to restore VE data for the first time. I can't run tests because the hardware/network is not in place. Will the DR VE backup proxy server have to connect to a duplicate of the current production vCenter server, or just A vCenter server on the correct network? Are there any other quirks recovering VE during a DR? Thanks in advance, Jim Schneider United Stationers ********************************************************************** Information contained in this e-mail message and in any attachments thereto is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please destroy this message, delete any copies held on your systems, notify the sender immediately, and refrain from using or disclosing all or any part of its content to any other person.
