BE 2012 VMware agent backup directly to tape.
Hi,
I have ESXi VSphare 5 (three server).
Alll the VM were in the EMC VNX storage server.
VCenter server.
I have VMware agent (Three) , one windows agent and tape library option (for extra Drive).
We were planning to take VM backup directly to tape.
As I have seen the "Best Practrice" for VMWare agent backup where its states that the backup to take on the disk rather to tape.
Here is the link:-
http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO74443
So , If I take backup directly to tape what could be the issue.
Any Ideas.
Thanks.
Hi
Is your tape drive connected to a seperate a Media server which is a physical server or Media server is virtual machine running on ESX
Else tape drive is connected to ESX then it is considered as Alternate configuration in simple words not a supported configuration
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH70246
If your Media server is a seperate server with tape drive connected, then there are no issue and only need to know that whenever you to a GRT restore like a file restore from a virtual machine it would stage the whole virtual machine locally on the Media server local drive and then would restore data and that in comparison to disk the same restore if you attempt would be a direct a restore
Thanks