XSIBackup-App Files

  File: XSIBackup-App_1.1.0.9.tar.gz
   MD4: 245000f04afd78bee31f9feae47146c3
   MD5: daa2cab375361c31fde10d654e177d6a
 SHA-1: e8a9df730a779c89a39e858cebd400e44f49a263

Change log: https://33hops.com/xsibackup-app-change-log.html

This appliance contains ©XSIBackup, which is capable of backing up VMs 
in any ©ESXi server reachable over IP/SSH. The set of arguments and flags 
is exactly the same as in previous versions of (c)XSIBackup-DC/ Pro, but 
some new arguments have been added to allow accessing and backing up VMs in 
other hosts.

This is the manual for (c)XSIBackup, all commands apply.
https://33hops.com/xsibackup-dc-full-manual-home.html

Please read this post where specific arguments are explained:
https://33hops.com/xsibackup-2-what-is-new.html


CONSTRAINTS

Duplicate disk names can't be handled when doing replicas. Disk names must be 
unique for a given VM. Support in case of --backup action is limited from 
version 1.0.1.0, the .vmx file will need to be edited manually to point to 
the renamed disk/s after restoring. Using unique disk names prevents any 
issues and eases restoring.


INSTALLATION

The virtual machine is Hardware Version 9, you should be able to uncompress 
and register the .tar.gz package directly to any ©ESXi version above or 
equal to 5.1.

You can use any command line Linux SCP client or some Windows tool such as 
WinSCP, Filezilla, etc... able to use SCP or SFTP.

SCP the .tar.gz file to the root of some data store you want to install the 
appliance to and run the script below from the root of that data store:

tar -xvf XSIBackup-App_1.1.0.9.tar.gz

The appliance will be uncompressed in its own folder. Register it, add a VMXNET3 
NIC with default values and switch the VM on. Answer you copied the VM (this 
is to generate a new UID and MAC) when prompted.

You can update the software from within the appliance by running 'xsi-update' 
if you are a registered user, so that you don't need to re-download it.

(*) VMXNET3 NIC offers 10GB connectivity. Do not forget to add the NIC to a 
network that has IP access to the ©ESXi hosts you want to backup and also to 
the servers you want to place the backups/ replicas to. You can also add more 
NICs if you need them.

(**) The appliance comes preconfigured with 2 CPUs and 2 GB of RAM. This will be 
enough for most scenarios with small to rather big sized VMs (up to 10-12 TB).


USAGE:

The default root password is 'xsibackup'.
Run the binary invoking 'xsibackup'.
Run the nCurses GUI invoking 'gui' or 'xsibackup-gui'.

1/ Add one or more backup hosts, namely: ©ESXi hosts to be backed up.
2/ Add one or more backup servers "Link (Add remote IP servers)" menu entry.
3/ Create some job.
4/ Run the job from the GUI.
5/ Schedule the job in the cron.

You should learn how to use the software from the command line by invoking 
xsibackup followed by some arguments (example simple backup to a.b.c.d):

xsibackup --backup "VMs(MyVM1)" root@a.b.c.d:22:/path/at/remote/host \
--backup-host=w.x.y.z:22

(*) Jobs running detached from a TTY run faster than jobs run in the shell.
(**) Jobs run from the shell (command line) run faster than jobs run 
from the GUI.


LICENSING:

Trial license allows to use all functions for a limited period of time. The  
free period end date will depend on when you downloaded the appliance. Once 
the trial period is over you will still be able to backup VMs up to 100GB 
to local storage.

Licensing an installation is also the same as doing it in ©XSIBackup 
directly installed in ©ESXi. The only consideration is that you also have to
indicate the backup host for which you want to generate your request.key file.

xsibackup --request-key --backup-host=a.b.c.d

Upload the request key file to your license panel, wait 10 minutes, download 
the license key file and place it in the root of the /home/root/.xsi/lic folder.

From ©XSIBackup-DC 1.7.0.5 DC & ©XSIBackup-App 1.0.0.8 licenses are compatible 
and interchangeable. Previous versions need to have the license keys reissued. 

You can use the appliance's license files in multiple instances of it, or 
©XSIBackup-DC at the same time. Each license covers a host from anywhere.