File-level restore Tivoli Storage
Manager for Virtual Environments provides
a variety of configurations for performing file-level restore, instant
restore, and disk / block device exposure.
Self-contained application protection overview Data Protection for VMware protects Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SQL Server, and Active
Directory Domain Controllers that run inside VM guests.
Data Protection for VMware command-line interface
Use the Data Protection for VMware command-line interface to back up, restore, or
view configuration information in a vSphere or vCloud environment.
Protecting Microsoft Exchange data hosted in VMware environments
For Microsoft Exchange workloads running in a VMware ESXi
virtual guest machine, you can use Tivoli Storage
Manager software
to take application consistent backups of virtual machines hosting
Microsoft Exchange Server data. You can also recover the backup from
the virtual machine.
Protecting Microsoft SQL data hosted in VMware environments
As many workloads are being virtualized, the methods that
are deployed to protect those applications are evolving to take advantage
of the virtualized infrastructure. Take the example of Microsoft SQL
Servers that are deployed in VMware ESXi virtual guest machines.
Backing up VMware data
Use Data Protection for VMware to store backup
versions of your VMware virtual machines on the Tivoli Storage
Manager server.
Restoring VMware data
Use Data Protection for VMware to restore backed up
versions of your VMware virtual machines on the Tivoli Storage
Manager server.
Troubleshooting
Solutions to Data Protection for VMware vSphere GUI and Data Protection for VMware command-line interface issues are provided.