Protecting VMware data using Open Snap Store Manager

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To protect VMware data using Open Snap Store Manager (OSSM), you must install and configure the OSSM component on the IBM Storage® Protect server.

You must register the OSSM storage server with IBM Storage Protect Plus to backup virtual machine snapshots as an alternative to using vSnap server.

Review the following restrictions and tips:

  • A site defined on IBM Storage Protect Plus can only contain one IBM Storage Protect server and OSSM server. Also the vSnap storage and OSSM storage cannot be mixed in the same IBM Storage Protect Plus site.
  • You can select one site per SLA. Selecting multiple sites for a single SLA is not supported.
  • The OSSM storage server supports multiple VADP proxies in a site but can allocate only one storage per site.
  • For OSSM backups, virtual machines are always placed on dedicated volumes. The global preference for grouping virtual machines does not apply to vSnap storage.
  • You can replicate backup data from an OSSM storage on a primary site to as OSSM storage on a secondary site. The replication process is run by IBM Storage Protect server using storage rules.
  • Establish replication partnership between OSSM storage hosts. You must create replication partnership from the IBM Storage Protect source server to IBM Storage Protect target server.
  • The OSSM storage server does not support replication groups running concurrently. Prior to 8.1.17, there was no overlap in job schedules. Beginning with 8.1.17, the overlapping job schedules is supported. However, the secondary schedule or SLA will only start after the primary job is completed.