I don't understand the need for real metal servers other than when you connect tape or need to do lan-free transport to tape (again, to have supported connection to tape). Tape libraries connected to VMware vSphere are not supported (don't know the current state) but the rest is just software running on an OS, why would Spectrum Protect need to run on dedicated metal when other software doesn't?
In my lab setup I even run tape connected on VMware and that works fine since version 5.5 of VMware, but that isn't supported so don't try and do that, you can and probably will run into problems at some stage, I have seen purple screens of death and have seen entire vSphere hosts go down due to library issues on versions prior to 5.5 in my lab setup :-) I have implemented Spectrum Protect servers virtualized, it's supported and it runs fine, just make sure you give it enough resources, you can't treat it like some small VM and I do give it dedicated storage (both for metadata and for data capacity and I mean controllers and storage, not just disks) but then it runs just fine. The advantage is that you automatically have increased availability due to VMware HA and have super fast backups for the machines running on the same physical box. When it comes to reporting/monitor software I wouldn't think twice about it if it isn't stated that it is unsupported. On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 9:51 PM, Vandeventer, Harold [OITS] < harold.vandeven...@ks.gov> wrote: > I fully understand the need for real metal for the TSM/Spectrum Protect > node-backup and Operation Center servers. > > Is anyone running something relatively benign like 7.1 > Monitoring/Reporting on a VM? > > I've got an old physical box, but need to add RAM. > > My management is pushing the "why not VM" solution. > > > > [Confidentiality notice:] > *********************************************************************** > This e-mail message, including attachments, if any, is intended for the > person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential > or privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, or disclosure > is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact > the sender and destroy the original message, including all copies, > Thank you. > *********************************************************************** >
