Protection for in-guest applications
Data Protection for VMware protects Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SQL Server, and Active Directory Domain Controllers that run inside VM guests.
- 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.