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  • 1.  esXpress v3 Virtual Backup Appliance

    Posted Nov 16, 2007 10:16 PM

    Our esXpress Virtual Backup Appliance (VBA) has been added to the VMware Appliance Marketplace.

    http://www.vmware.com/appliances/directory/1087

    pete@esxpress



  • 2.  RE: esXpress v3 Virtual Backup Appliance

    Posted Nov 17, 2007 01:14 AM

    Correct me if i am wrong. Virtual appliance is self contained VM machine not a rpm file that is offered on your site.



  • 3.  RE: esXpress v3 Virtual Backup Appliance

    Posted Nov 17, 2007 01:59 AM

    Hey isolo,

    The RPM files you see is the Virtual Appliance/VBA itself with rpm being the installation method we chose. We could have used an ISO, a Windows installer, etc., but we felt RPM was the cleanest, fastest method for ESX. When the VBA starts up and begins a backup, it is a completely self contained virtual appliance, meaning it is a virtual machine with a VMDK file, an installed operating system and a programed instruction set. Don't think it is much different than a NAT appliance, or a DHCP appliance, etc. There is a small piece of our application that does run in the console but that is mainly for scheduling and passing backup instructions to the VBA.

    Pete@esxpress



  • 4.  RE: esXpress v3 Virtual Backup Appliance

    Posted Nov 17, 2007 07:26 PM

    so.. instead of running esxpress on a backup proxy and have it pull the data through vcb, it now uses small virtuall appliances on an esx box that pull the data from other vms and push it over the network to an esxpress server? what exactly does this do.. and what about licenses?

    curious..



  • 5.  RE: esXpress v3 Virtual Backup Appliance

    Posted Nov 17, 2007 07:46 PM

    Hey brugh,

    You are correct esXpress does not work with VCB. The virtual appliances run as VMs on your host to perform the backups. Nice thing is you can run multiple VBAs on your hosts to run multiple backups at one time. Backups are sent to a target ( network ftp/ssh/smb or network less to vmfs ). You can run our software for Free, no licenses needed which will provide 100% complete VM image Full backups. We do also have licenses features ( delta backups/file level backups/template backups/archive management/encryption etc ), licenses are per host. For more information it would be best to contact our sales and support staff. Information is on the web site.

    Pete@esxpress



  • 6.  RE: esXpress v3 Virtual Backup Appliance
    Best Answer

    Posted Dec 23, 2010 06:15 PM

    Could you post exact link for download please.



  • 7.  RE: esXpress v3 Virtual Backup Appliance

    Posted Jan 03, 2011 01:29 AM

    This is our  main download link from the web site

    http://www.phdvirtual.com/all_downloads_page

    Pete@PHD Virtual