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esXpress 4.0 Documentation

esXpress Training Videos

esXpress v4.0 Videos

• What's New in esXpress version 4.0?

Installation Videos

Existing customers, upgrade to esXpress 4.0 using the Management Appliance's Check for Updates option.

• Upgrade to esXpress 4.0

New or existing customers installing esXpress v4.0 for the first time can use a Windows installer program to deploy the esXpress Appliances.

• Deploy the esXpress Appliances with the PHD esXpress installer (ESX 4.0 vSphere)
• Deploy the esXpress Appliances with the PHD esXpress installer (ESX 3.5)

After the appliances are deployed, use the Setup Wizard to finish the configuration and install esXpress to your hosts.

• Use the Setup Wizard to finish the esXpress configuration

New Features

Add hosts to the Management Appliance by importing them directly from vCenter.

• Add hosts from vCenter

Use the Management Appliance's Restore Now page to restore your backups.

• Use the Restore Now page to restore backups

esXpress v3.6 Videos

Installation Videos

Will you be using esXpress' DeDupe Appliance? Our Source Side DeDuplication yields an average 25:1 compression ratio, increases backup performance, reduces network bandwidth, and eliminates the need to create full backups weekly. Decide whether you will backup to VMFS, NFS, or SMB/CIFS (Windows Shares), then watch and deploy with the video below.

• Deploying esXpress DeDupe Appliance with NFS Shares
• Deploying esXpress DeDupe Appliance with SMB/CIFS (Windows Shares)

Would you like Centralized configuration of Backups with our Management Appliance? Our Management Appliance allows you to install and configure backups on your hosts, all from one location.  Independent of vCenter, the esXpress Management Appliance makes future upgrades and deployments of esXpress easy.  The next four videos take you through the prerequisite steps, deployment, and then configuration in minutes.

• Prerequisites for hosts using the GUI Appliance
• Deploying the esXpress GUI Appliance
• Configuration of the esXpress GUI Appliance for DeDupe Backups
• Configuration of the esXpress GUI Appliance for Full/Delta Backups

Restore Videos

What good is a backup without fast and easy restores? Our backup process gives you flexibility in restoring data, including File Level Restores from Block Data via the De-Duplication Appliance. Watch:

• File Level Restores with the DeDupe Appliance

Access your data via a Windows Share or export it to tape easily with our video:

• Configuring Dynamic Exports with the  De-Duplication Appliance

Restore a VMDK or VM with esXpress' console. Use VBAs for 16 concurrent restores per host with our De-Duplication Appliance or restore small VMs via the Service Console.

• Restores using the Service Console
• VBA restores of De-Dupe data

Replication Videos

Would you like to replicate VMs to a DR Site? Replicate VMDK files to other ESX servers for VMs that are ready to run in case of a DR event.

• Using esXpress to replicate VMs