Quantum ESXPRESS 3.5 User Manual
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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