topic Re: SMO support for VMDK/VMFS in Data Protection

SMO support for VMDK/VMFS

REGIS_GARRUCHET — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:08:42 GMT

Hello,

While checking in the SMO matrix if it is supported in a Windows GuestOS on VMWARE with DB on VMDKs,

I can't find anything explicitely saying whether it is now supported or not.

It is explicitely said that RDM luns are OK (with ESX 3.5 !), but nothing about VMFS.

As well, it is said that all topics not covered should be found in Snapdrive matrix.

I only found a document for SMO (date: january 2011) which states that vmfs is not supported.

Thank you

Regis

Re: SMO support for VMDK/VMFS

himanshp — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 10:35:45 GMT

Hello Regis,

NFS volumes or RDM LUNs should be provisioned directly from the Storage to the VM. Having DB on VMware file system is not a supported configuration with SMO.

Regards,

Himanshu

Re: SMO support for VMDK/VMFS

REGIS_GARRUCHET — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:33:59 GMT

Thank you very much

Re: SMO support for VMDK/VMFS

lagenevoise — Wed, 29 May 2013 02:57:45 GMT

Hello Himanshu,

I suppose that's mean SM-SAP 3.3 or 3.2 does not supports VMware vmdk too?

Regards.

CGA

Re: SMO support for VMDK/VMFS

himanshp — Fri, 31 May 2013 09:12:20 GMT

That's correct. Neither SMO nor SMSAP supoorts VMDK.

Regards,

Himanshu

Re: SMO support for VMDK/VMFS

elic_co — Wed, 24 Jul 2013 17:12:44 GMT

Hey Himanshu,

Is SMO on VMDKs on the roadmap towards being supported?

Is it planned to support it? The same for SMSAP although SMO is much more important

Thanks,