Integration with VMware environments

The IBM® Storage Support for Microsoft VSS and VDS supports full integration with VMware ESX or vCenter server environments.

The IBM Storage Support for Microsoft VSS and VDS uses physical Raw Device Mapping (pRDM) to physically attach an entire volume to a virtual machine.

To manipulate pRDM disks during the snapshot operation, the IBM Storage Support for Microsoft VSS and VDS interacts with VMware ESX or vCenter servers through the vSphere API that runs on the server as a web service.