How to Start – Basic Configuration
This Basic Configuration section will help you get started with setting up your DPX environment, understanding its key components, and configuring backup and restore operations.
Catalogic DPX Suite Components
Data Protection Management: DPX Master Server The central control unit for managing and monitoring all backup and restore operations. Typically, the DPX Master Server is deployed from an .OVA as a dedicated virtual machine.
Backup Agents/Connectors:
DPX Client Agent software installed on the systems that are being backed up. DPX Client executes backup and restore tasks on the client machine.
Hyper-V Agent Agent software installed on Hyper-V hypervisor to communicate with VMs during backup and restore tasks. With Hyper-V Agent, there is no need to install DPX Client software on individual Hyper-V machines.
DPX Proxy Server A dedicated intermediary for backup and restore operations in VMware environments. The DPX Proxy Server helps in offloading tasks from the Master Server and optimizing data flow between backup sources and storage devices.
Storage: vStor vStor is a virtual storage appliance consolidating backup data into a scalable, efficient storage solution. vStor is smoothly integrated with the Catalogic DPX environment. It supports deduplication, compression and encryption, optimizing storage usage and data security. (other non-Catalogic storage solutions compatible with DPX are possible, such as tape libraries, DiskDirectory, cloud storage or NetApp)
Security: GuardMode Provides early detection of possible ransomware events and data anomalies to protect backups from being compromised. It monitors file systems on backup clients, identifying potential threats and alerting administrators to ensure the integrity of backup data, employing strategies such as blocklist monitoring, honeypot files, and threshold monitoring to detect and mitigate possible ransomware activities.
Backup Types and Requirements
File/NDMP/Image Backup
DPX Master Server
DPX Client on source machine
Storage device (tape library or DiskDirectory)
Block Backup
DPX Master Server
DPX Client on source machine
Storage device (vStor or NetApp)
Application Backup
DPX Master Server
DPX Client on source machine (DPX Client automatically detects supported applications)
Storage device (tape library, Disk Directory, vStor or NetApp)
VMware Backup
DPX Master Server
VMware hypervisor (Agent installation not required)
DPX Proxy Server
Storage device (vStor or NetApp)
Hyper-V Backup
DPX Master Server
Microsoft Hyper-V Agent installed on the hypervisor
Storage device (vStor or NetApp)
Other Requirements
Firewall Settings
Ensure ports required by DPX are open:
6123 on DPX Master Server, DPX Client, DPX Proxy Server for communication
9101 on DPX Master Server for autoupdates
9104, 9202 on DPX Client for autoupdates
Network Configuration
Stable network connectivity between all components
DNS resolution for all servers and clients (recommended)
Storage Configuration
Sufficient storage space for backups
Properly configured storage devices and pools
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