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

VM Based Backup and Recovery

6-66895-01, Rev A, February 2010

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TRADEMARK STATEMENT

Quantum, the Quantum logo and StorNext are registered trademarks of Quantum Corporation and its affiliates. DXi is a trademark of Quantum Corporation. esXpress is a trademark of PHD Virtual Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks are the 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.

esXpress 3.6-11 Release Notes

6-66895-01 Rev A

February 2010

Quantum esXpress software provides high-availability virtual appliances for protecting

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”.

System Requirements

esXpress 3.6-11 Release Notes

6-66895-01, Rev A

February 2010

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

esXpress 3.6-11 Release Notes

6-66895-01 Rev A

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.

February 2010

esXpress 3.6-11 Release Notes

6-66895-01, Rev A

February 2010

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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