Quantum ESXPRESS VM User Manual
Release Notes
Product
Version
Date
Purpose of Document
This document provides an overview of the changes made to esXpress for the version
3.6-11 release. It contains a list of additions, changes, known issues, and fixes for each
component.
esXpress 3.6 zip file has two main components:
o esxpressVBA-3.1-1.esx.i386.rpm
o esxpress-3.6-x.esx.i386.rpm
Quantum esXpress
3.6-11
February 2010
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VM Based Backup and Recovery
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TRADEMARK STATEMENT
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property of their respective owners.
esXpress Overview
Out of the box, esXpress provides automatic, daily backups of all running virtual
machines. It can also perform individual backups that can be scheduled or initiated
immediately. The easy installation ensures a simple but powerful backup solution for
your virtual infrastructure.
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Quantum esXpress software provides high-availability virtual appliances for protecting
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VMware virtual infrastructures and data to Quantum’s DXi
-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.
esXpress also provides in-depth reporting features including statuses, virtual machine
name and size and the effective speed in both GB/hour and MB/second. esXpress can
automatically compile and send these reports via email to systems administrators or
managers.
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”.
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System Requirements
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Operating Environment
ESX Server Version 3.5, vShphere 4.x
esXpress Version 3.6.x
Note: VMware Lab Manager and ESXi are not supported
IE 7.0 or greater
Supported Browsers
Firefox 3.07 or greater
*Other browsers such as Netscape, Safari, AOL or others are
not supported
Hardware System Requirements
DXi Requirements
DXi6500 Series Version 1.3-65 or greater
DXi7500, DXi7500 Express Version 1.1.1 or greater
DXi3500, DXi5500 Version 1.7.1 or greater
DXi2500-D Version 1.1.3_25 or greater
System / VMware Requirements
Memory
Storage Requirements
VMware version
VBA Storage
Requirements
Supported Browsers for
GUI Interface
Other Requirements
*Refer to the VMware ESX Server 3 Installation Guide for VMware ESX system requirements
ESX Service Console
Memory Requirement
256 MB of memory allocated for each running VBA
A minimum of 8GB of disk space is required on a VMFS partition
available to the ESX host to import the compressed GUI VMDK file.
ESX Server version 3.5 (ESX 3.5i is not supported) *. ESX 3.5 or
vSphere 4.x versions are supported.
3 GB minimum of vmfs space for each running VBA during backups.
Minimum Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 3.0.7
VMware Virtual Infrastructure Client 3 (VI3) ore greater
Minimum requirement is 800MB, The default was 227MB – Require
ESX reboot
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Downloading the Latest Version of Quantum esXpress
To download the latest version:
1 Navigate to the www.Quantum.com/esXpress/download Web site and fill out the
download request forum.
Note: You will need your DXi serial number.
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Download the esXpress 3.6-11 zip file to a location where the ESX server has
access.
Note: This is a large file and will take time to download.
Updates for this Release
Configuration and Deployment GUI Appliance
Quantum customers have version 3.5-8 and should upgrade to the 3.6-11 version by
simply selected the “Check for Updates” option from the esXpress text menu. Below is
a list of changes and updates from version 3.5-8 up to and including the 3.6-11
release. All changes listed below are incorporated into the 3.6-11 build. There is no
need to upgrade individual releases; 3.6-11 is a complete rollup of the individual
releases.
3.6-10 and 3.6-11
• No changes in these releases.
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