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Installation and User's Guide

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|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||b. If there are any restore processing failures, view the Tivoli Storage Managererror log for more information.Tip: The log file is saved to c:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\baclient\dsmerror.logc. If there are any VMware Converter tools errors, look in VMware restorelogs that are displayed at the final status message of the Converter tool toresolve the errors.4. If you selected the option Save local copy of Full VM files in datastore afterbackup, delete the virtual machine image that was backed up to the stagingdirectory.Tip: You specified the staging directory in the Preferences Editor.5. Optional: Install a Tivoli Storage Manager client on each virtual machine guest.When installing the Tivoli Storage Manager client use the default optionsettings.Related reference“Asnodename” on page 303“Backup VM” on page 552“Vmbackdir” on page 507“Vmbacknodelete” on page 507Running full virtual machine backupsA full virtual machine (VM) backup is a backup of an entire export of a virtualmachine snapshot. It is like a Tivoli Storage Manager image backup.The proxy backup server must be configured as described in “Preparing theenvironment for VMware backup processing” on page 144.1. Configure the backup Tivoli Storage Manager client on the proxy backup serverusing the following steps:a. From the welcome page of the Tivoli Storage Manager client, click Edit >Client Preferences.b. Click the tab VM Backup.c. Select VMWare Full VM.d. In the Domain Backup Types list, select Domain Full VM.e. In the Host field, enter either the host name of each ESX Servers or the hostname of the Virtual Center. Enter the user ID <strong>and</strong> password information.Note: Enter the Virtual Center host name. If you specify the Virtual Centerhost name, you can back up virtual machines from any of the VMwareservers that are managed by the Virtual Center.f. In VM Full Backup Type section, select VStorage.g. Click OK to save your changes.2. Verify that your system is configured correctly by running a backup of one ofthe virtual machines using the following steps:a. At the comm<strong>and</strong> line of the proxy backup server, enter the comm<strong>and</strong>:dsmc backup vm my_vm_name -vmbackuptype=fullvmwhere my_vm_name is the name of your virtual machine.b. When the comm<strong>and</strong> ends, verify that it completed without errors. Thefollowing message indicates that the comm<strong>and</strong> completed successfully:148 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Windows Backup-Archive Clients: <strong>Installation</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>User's</strong> <strong>Guide</strong>

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