VCB can be used for image level and file level backup. File level backup is possible only with microsoft OS. The main tools for VCB are mountVM and VCBmounter.
It enables third party backup tools to protect virtual machines and their contents from a centralized backup server rather than directly from an ESX Server.
Complete these steps to restore full VM backups that were created by using VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB) running on IBM Storage Protect 6.2.0 or earlier.