IBM Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for VMware, Version 4.1

Backing up and restoring virtual machines from Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for VMware GUI

The Tivoli® Storage FlashCopy® Manager for VMware GUI accesses VM data on the vCenter Server. You can use this GUI to back up and restore VMware virtual machines with IBM® Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for VMware. The Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for VMware GUI is an extension of the VMware vSphere Client.

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There are two methods to access this GUI:

A plug-in that integrates with the VMware vSphere Client. This plug-in is accessed as a vCenter Client extension in the Solutions and Applications panel of the vSphere windows client or the Classic Solutions panel in the vSphere Web Client.
A stand-alone web browser GUI. This GUI is accessed through a URL bookmark to the GUI web server. For example:
```
https://guihost.mycompany.com:9081/TsmVMwareUI/
```
Note: The port number to access the GUI web server is specified during the installation.

The language that is displayed is dependent on the preferred language that is set for your browser.

To back up virtual machines, you can use the GUI with Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for VMware to create storage hardware snapshots of virtual machines. In addition, it can work with IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments to send the snapshots to the Tivoli Storage Manager server. You can also restore virtual machines or datastores by using the Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for VMware GUI.

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