We looked into using Tivoli FastBack but were completely surprised when it didn't support ext4 filesystems or filesystems >2TB! From the "*FastBack Client and BMR Hardware Requirements"*
Linux Client only supports Simple & Simple LVM volumes. File system supports: EXT2, EXT3 and Reiser FS On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 4:01 AM, Grigori Solonovitch < grigori.solonovi...@ahliunited.com> wrote: > Hello Eric, > We are using CBMR (without TSM initially) and TBMR now for many years > without any problems. We have restored a few production servers after real > crash including dissimilar configuration. > After moving to VMware there is no problem at all. We have just uploaded > TBMR ISO images to all VMware hosts to speed up recovery (without CD-ROM > drive). > Support from UK is very good. Licenses and support are not free, but they > have some specially license policy for VMware to reduce cost in comparison > with standalone licenses. > In addition, they have presented Recovery Simulator recently. It allows to > simulate recovery in VMware environment (backup testing without touching > real VMs) for most valuable VMs or keep it scheduled at all. > I have no experience with FastBack and couldn't compare products. > Kindest regards, > > Grigori Solonovitch, Senior Systems Architect, IT, Ahli United Bank > Kuwait, www.ahliunited.com.kw > > > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of > Loon, EJ van (ITOPT3) - KLM > Sent: 18 11 2014 11:30 AM > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: [ADSM-L] Cristie BMR vs Tivoli Fastback for BMR > > Fellow TSM-ers, > We are looking for a bare machine recovery, primarily for Windows and > Linux servers. There seem to be two main products on the market when using > TSM: Tivoli's own Fastback for Bare Machine Recovery and the third party > product Cristie Bare Machine Recovery which seems to be tightly integrated > into TSM. > As far as I can judge from reading documentation, some YouTube video's and > a live demo of the Cristie product the latter seems a lot easier to use and > implement, but I haven't had any hands-on experience of course. > Has anyone compared the two products, maybe in a live situation? What are > their pros and cons? > Thank you very much for you reply in advance! > Kind regards, > Eric van Loon > AF/KLM Storage Engineering > ******************************************************** > For information, services and offers, please visit our web site: > http://www.klm.com. This e-mail and any attachment may contain > confidential and privileged material intended for the addressee only. If > you are not the addressee, you are notified that no part of the e-mail or > any attachment may be disclosed, copied or distributed, and that any other > action related to this e-mail or attachment is strictly prohibited, and may > be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail by error, please notify the > sender immediately by return e-mail, and delete this message. > > Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (KLM), its subsidiaries and/or its > employees shall not be liable for the incorrect or incomplete transmission > of this e-mail or any attachments, nor responsible for any delay in receipt. > Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (also known as KLM Royal Dutch > Airlines) is registered in Amstelveen, The Netherlands, with registered > number 33014286 > ******************************************************** > > > Please consider the environment before printing this Email. > > ________________________________ > > CONFIDENTIALITY AND WAIVER: The information contained in this electronic > mail message and any attachments hereto may be legally privileged and > confidential. The information is intended only for the recipient(s) named > in this message. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified > that any use, disclosure, copying or distribution is prohibited. If you > have received this in error please contact the sender and delete this > message and any attachments from your computer system. We do not guarantee > that this message or any attachment to it is secure or free from errors, > computer viruses or other conditions that may damage or interfere with > data, hardware or software. > -- *Zoltan Forray* TSM Software & Hardware Administrator BigBro / Hobbit / Xymon Administrator Virginia Commonwealth University UCC/Office of Technology Services zfor...@vcu.edu - 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
