Protection for in-guest applications

Data Protection for VMware protects Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SQL Server, and Active Directory Domain Controllers that run inside VMware VM guests in a VMware vSphere environment.

Microsoft Exchange Server data protection in VMware environments
For Microsoft Exchange Server workloads that are running in a VMware ESXi virtual guest machine, you can take application-consistent backups of virtual machines that are hosting Microsoft Exchange Server data. By using IBM® Tivoli® Storage FlashCopy® Manager software, you can recover database-level and mailbox-level backups from a virtual machine.
Microsoft SQL Server data protection in VMware environments
For Microsoft SQL Server workloads that are running in a VMware ESXi virtual guest machine, you can take application-consistent backups of virtual machines that are hosting Microsoft SQL Server data. By using Tivoli Storage Manager software, you can also recover backups from the virtual machine.
Application protection for Active Directory domain controllers
Data Protection for VMware provides back up and restore protection for VMs that host Microsoft Active Directory Domain Controllers in both stand-alone and clustered environments. A clustered environment contains multiple domain controllers that participate in Active Directory. This protection prevents USN rollback.