TSM V7.1 : Understanding TSM for VE Flashcards
what is a virtual machine?
a software computer that, like a physical computer, runs an operating system and applications
what is a guest operating system?
an operating system that runs on a virtual machine
what is vCenter Server?
a centralized platform that manages Virtual Machines that run on hosts or clusters.
what is a datacenter (VMware definition)
a set of hosts and clusters that run Virtual Machines…
what does the VMware vSphere client do?
manage a single host or multiple hosts through a vCenter server.
2 GUI ‘s for TSM DP for VE, which ones?? and what other interface is available?
1) vSphere GUI (as a standalone webinterface (new in TSM for VE 7.1) & as a plugin for vSphere client .
2) vCloud GUI (for vApps), via standalone webinterface (url) only.
3) Dataprotection for VMware Recovery Agent (to recover individual files and (near instant) volumes)
what type of “ restore” is new in TSM V7.1?
full vm instant access
what is the difference between full VM Instant restore and full VM instant access ?
access: the VM is not restored, but simply made available, it is “mounted’ ; TSM functions as a datastore that you read from directly, no physical restore is done.
what is a “proxy” ?
This is the (physical or virtual) server that performs the offloaded backups and is also called the vStorage backup Server (VBS). It has the TSM backup archive client installed that performs the VMware backup function.
What is a datamover?
An individual backup process that performs the VMware guest backups. It moves the VM data from the datacenter. Each datamover is associated with one or more Tivoli Storage Manager backup schedules.
A single datamover instance can create multiple, concurrent backup sessions. Each proxy host will have at least one datamover configured.
How is file level recovery supported in TSM for VE ?
use the Dataprotection for VMware Recovery Agent Interface to choose a snapshot that was made + the VM that you want. You can then mount that VM onto a diskdrive and access the diskdrive, browse through it and then choose the file, so that you can copy it to the restore location; TSM functions as the datastore for this VM.
Mention a few new features in TSM for VE 7.1?
- more reports
- full vm instant access + ???
The Dataprotection for vSphere plugin is started how?
from within the vSphere client (via “home” and under “ Solutions and applications” )
what is the difference between “ full vm restore” and “ full vm instant restore” ?
With full restore the VM becomes available only after the full restore. In case of “instant restore” the VM becomes available as soon as it is mounted and the recovery comtinues in the background.
The standalone vSphere Gui url looks like:
https://localhost:9081/TsmVMwareUI
