Quantum esXpress™ User’s Guide, 6-66583-01 Rev B, August 2009, Made in USA.
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Table of Contents
Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 1
Product Overview ............................................................................................. 1
Purpose ............................................................................................. 1
Quantum Branding ............................................................................................. 1
Documentation ............................................................................................. 2
Webpage URLs ............................................................................................. 2
System Requirements ............................................................................................. 3
esXpress Explained........................................................................................................... 5
Overview ............................................................................................. 5
FULL and DELTA Backup Archives ............................................................................. 5
Installation......................................................................................................................... 6
Operational Overview...................................................................................................... 6
Default Backup Rules for VMDKs and VMs ......................................................... 6
Getting Started............................................................................................................... 10
Planning ........................................................................................... 10
Program Files and Locations .................................................................................... 12
Command Line Options ........................................................................................ 13
Running the esXpress text menu system........................................................... 14
The esXpress Main Menu.......................................................................................... 14
The esXpress Setup Quick Menu ................................................................................. 16
Configuration and Usage via the esXpress Text Menu interface........................... 19
esXpress Configuration Menu ................................................................................. 19
Configuration Menu: O - Main Scheduling Options.............................................. 2
Configuration Menu: G - General Options ............................................................ 10
Why enable throttling?................................................................................................. 11
Configuration Menu: V - VM Selection Options................................................... 15
Using an egrep match:.......................................................................................... 19
Configuration Menu: B - Backup Options ............................................................. 19
Configuration Menu: D - Auto Delete Options..................................................... 23
Configuration Menu: H - Configure Virtual Helpers ............................................ 27
Virtual Helper Menu: B – Helper
Virtual Helper Menu: B - Backup Helper Network Options ............................ 30
Virtual Helper Menu: E - Email Helper Netw
Configuration Menu: S - Configure Snaps on Snaps (Backing up VMs with
Snapshots) ........................................................................................... 32
Configuration Menu: F - Configure FLB (File Level Backup) Options................ 35
Configuration Menu: U – Quorum Configuration................................................ 37
Quorum Configuration: U – Quorum Status..................................................... 38
Quorum Configuration: C – Configure Quorum Options ............................... 39
Quorum Configuration: S – Search for esXpress Quorums ............................ 40
Quorum Configuration: H – Help
Configuration Menu: N – Edit Local VM Configuration...................................... 41
Configuration Menu: T - Configure Backup Targets (NET/SSH/SM
Options .......................................................... 28
ork Options................................ 31
on esXpress Quorums................................ 41
B)................ 42
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Target Configuration Options.............................................................................. 43
Backup Target Theory............................................................................................ 45
Configuration Menu: C –Restore Options .............................................................46
Configuration Menu: M – Configure SMTP.......................................................... 47
SMTP Menu: O – Configure SMTP Options .......................................................48
SMTP Menu: S – Configure SMTP Server ...........................................................52
SMTP Menu: N – Test SMTP with Notify Status Script .................................... 53
SMTP Menu: F – Test SMTP with Backup Target Report ................................. 55
SMTP Menu: T – Tail Backup Log ........................................................................56
Configuration Menu: L - Configure License Menu............................................... 56
Configuration Menu: R – esXpress Backup Readme............................................ 59
Configuration Menu: A – About esXpress............................................................. 59
Configuration Menu: Q – Quit................................................................................. 60
Main Menu: L - Lock Status...................................................................................... 60
Main Menu: D - Daily Backup Reports ................................................................... 62
Main Menu: A - Backup ALL VMs Now (Delta/Full).............................................. 65
Main Menu: T - Tail backup Log.............................................................................. 66
Main Menu: C – Configurations Options............................................................... 66
Main Menu: R – Reports Menu................................................................................ 67
Reports Menu: – Current Running Status.......................................................... 68
Reports Menu: D – Daily Backup Report............................................................ 69
Reports Menu: L – Daily Backup Log History .................................................... 71
Reports Menu: V – View Backup Log - /var/log/esxpress.log.......................... 71
Reports Menu: T – Tail Backup Log..................................................................... 72
Reports Menu: N- Send Daily Report to SMTP.................................................. 72
Reports Menu: F – Send Backup Target Report to SMTP ................................ 72
Reports Menu: B – Show Backup Target Reports............................................. 73
Reports Menu: U – Show VBA Usage Report .................................................... 75
Reports Menu: R – Backup Report per VM........................................................ 76
Maintenance Menu: G – Stop GUI Helper ......................................................... 78
Maintenance Menu: D – Validate Snapshots.................................................... 79
Maintenance Menu: T – Trim Backup Targets Now ......................................... 83
Maintenance Menu: P – Search and Delete empty PHD folders.................... 84
Maintenance Menu: R – Re-index Backup Targets for restores ..................... 86
Maintenance Menu: W – Wipe Indexes, for
Maintenance Menu: E – Edit Local CFG per VM............................................... 87
Maintenance Menu: S – Create a STUB File for an existing VMDK ............... 88
Maintenance Menu: N – Test SMTP with Notify Status Script....................... 90
Maintenance Menu: F – Test SMTP with Noti
Target Report.......................................................................................................... 90
Maintenance Menu: C - Copy CONFIG from another Host ............................91
Maintenance Menu: L - Copy License File from another Host ....................... 92
Main Menu: E – Restoration..................................................................................... 94
esXpress Global Web GUI............................................................................................. 95
File Level Backups Configuration................................................................................. 95
Automatic Backup Ordering ........................................................................................97
esXpress Ordering Text in VI3 client....................................................................... 97
Local Configuration ........................................................................................... 97
ce Full on next backup.............. 86
fy Status Script with Backup
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Snapshots and esXpress ............................................................................................... 98
Snapshot Overview ........................................................................................... 98
esXpress Backups and Snapshots............................................................................ 99
Disk Free Space and other Snapshot Considerations ........................................ 101
FAQ - Troubleshooting Snapshots ........................................................................ 101
FAQ – Backing up RDMs with esXpress ...............................................................102
I. Log on to the ESX host............................................................................................ 104
II. Remove esXpress resources from the GUI ..........................................................104
III. Remove esXpress rpm files via the CLI................................................................ 106
IV. Remove esXpress residual files via the CLI......................................................... 109
Contacts......................................................................................................................... 110
Getting More Information or Help ....................................................................... 110
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Introduction
Product Overview
Quantum esXpress software provides high-availability virtual appliances for
protecting VMware virtual infrastructures and data to Quantum’s DXiTM-series
deduplication systems. Quantum esXpress combined with Quantum DXi-series
deduplication and replication appliances provides a comprehensive, scalable
but simple and complete data protection solution for a VMware environment.
The esXpress product has revolutionized data protection for virtual
environments by using the virtual environment itself to back up more data in
less time. esXpress uses “virtual backup appliances” (VBAs) – small virtual
machines – to perform autonomous, fault-tolerant backup and restoration of
your virtual environment directly to a DXi-series with no additional hardware or
software required, and minimal impact to VMware servers, the service console
or network performance. It scales easily across an enterprise’s entire virtual
infrastructure.
This Quick Start Guide is designed to provide a brief overview of the system
requirements, installation check list and step by step instructions to install the
esXpress software product.
Important: esXpress is designed for the VMware administrator who has
passed the VCP (VMware Certified Professional) exam or has equivalent
experience. Installation and administration of the esXpress software
requires that the administrator have a core understanding of ESX server
configuration, virtual machines, basic networking and VMNET, and using
VMware Virtual Center. This product is meant to be customer installable
assuming the customer is a VMware administrator. The VMware
administrator is for the purpose of this document the “user” and or
“customer”.
Purpose
The purpose of this guide is to detail the configuration options available with
esXpress and explain the advantage of each. esXpress is easy to install, modify,
upgrade and uninstall. This guide will cover all configuration options and
topographies support by esXpress.
Quantum Branding
Quantum’s version of esXpress has been modified specifically to work in an
optimized fashion with the DXi Deduplication appliance. In order for the
Quantum DXi data deduplication and replication appliance to function most
efficiently, it has been designed to process data that is unencrypted and
uncompressed. As a result Quantum esXpress passes data images and deltas
directly and unaltered to the DXi-Series system. For best results the DXi
performs optimal deduplication and compression within DXi itself. When
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replication is in use the DXI performs encryption during the data transfer. To
ensure economy of scale the DXi is designed to be the central repository for all
your virtualized and traditional data center needs. esXpress as delivered by
Quantum is intended for use with the DXi family of products as the intended
target storage device. Optional storage targets are not supported.
Documentation
The following documents are available for esXpress:
Document Number Document Title
6-66627-01 Quantum esXpress VM Based Backup and Recovery
Release Notes
6-66582-01 Quantum esXpress VM Based Backup and Recovery
Quick Start Guide
6-66625-01 Quantum esXpress VM Based Backup and Recovery
Restoration and Disaster Recovery Guide
6-66624-01 Quantum esXpress VM Based Backup and Recovery
File Level Backups
6-66737-01 Quantum esXpress VM Based Backup and Recovery
Configuration and Deployment Guide
Webpage URLs
• esXpress product page: www.quantum.com/esxpress
• registration/activation: www.quantum.com/esxpress/activation
• esXpress Quantum branded download:
www.quantum.com/esxpress/download
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