The Catalogic DPX Proxy Server virtual appliance includes the web (HTML5-based) interface. It allows the user to operate and monitor the proxy server from the web browser. The user can also access the Linux shell in the web browser window instead of using an SSH client.
In most cases, you can access the Linux shell of the DPX Proxy Server from your web browser. Log in to the web interface as instructed in the Connecting to the DPX Proxy Server Web Interface and select Terminal from the side panel.
If you want to connect to the Linux shell via SSH, use the same credentials as for the web interface.
Note. You will be prompted to change the default password when you log in for the first time.
After creating the Catalogic DPX Proxy Server virtual appliance in the VMware environment, you can access its web interface from your web browser.
From a web browser on your workstation, open the following URL:
Note. You must allow connections between your workstation and the Catalogic DPX Proxy Server via TCP 9090.
On the log-in page, enter the default user name and password for the Catalogic DPX Proxy Server:
User name: dpxadmin
Password (only for the first time): dpxadmin
See also. This graphical interface is based on Red Hat Cockpit. For more information, see cockpit-project.org.
You can open the following pages from the navigation pane:
You can see the system information and resource monitors for the machine’s health, CPU utilization, system information, and configuration. You can also restart or shut down the system.
In the Logs page, you can view the records of the Linux system log (/var/log/messages). You can specify the time range, event severity, and service such as kernel and systemd.
Note. The timestamps in the Logs page use our browser’s time zone (TZ), typically the system TZ of your workstation. For example, set the system TZ to the US Eastern Time (America/New_York) when you deploy this virtual appliance from VMware vSphere Client, open the Logs page from a workstation in San Francisco, and you see the time stamps in Pacific Time which is 3 hours behind Eastern Time.
Monitor the throughput of the sending packets and receiving packets. You can also see the Networking Logs for network-related services such as NetworkManager and firewall.
Do not enable the firewall from this page or you will lose access to the Cockpit interface immediately. To disable the firewall and regain access to the Cockpit interface, log in to the Linux shell and stop the firewall by using the following command:
Manage accounts such as root and dpxadmin in this Linux system. You need to log in with the privileged access to use this page.
View a list of system services that are usually managed by systemd. Click either service and you can see the details of this system service such as the status: active, inactive, and so on. You can also start, stop, or restart the system service.
Attention! Do not make any changes to these system services unless instructed by the Catalogic Technical Support Team.
You can browse and view files in this Linux system.
See and manage all applications installed or available on this Linux system.
You can download the system files and log files that are usually helpful to troubleshoot system issues. These files are archived and compressed in tar.xz format.
DPX Proxy
You can see the product information of the Catalogic DPX Proxy server application on this virtual appliance: the product version number, the patch level, and so on. In addition, you can check the server status, stop the server, and start it again.
Software updates
Check for system update status and automatic update settings.
Terminal
Access the Linux shell from your web browser without using the machine monitor or an SSH client.
See also. For more information about every function in Red Hat Cockpit, see the Red Hat Customer Portal: Managing systems using the RHEL 8 web console.
DPX Proxy Server is a component used in VMware environments for processing VMware backups without the need to install backup agents on VMs. It creates backup snapshots and transfers data to the specified destination, communicating with the master server. From version 4.8.1, it can be deployed as a virtual appliance. You can still use proxy server applications installed with the DPX Client on client nodes in the VMware environment, but it is recommended to deploy proxy servers for each vCenter as virtual appliances.
Unlike the application edition, the DPX Proxy Server virtual appliance includes a web interface, allowing the user to operate and monitor the proxy server from a web browser. You can also access the Linux shell in the web browser instead of using an SSH client.
Note. DPX does not support proxy servers for Microsoft Hyper-V.
Before deploying the OVF template for the DPX Proxy Server virtual appliance on your VMware environment, ensure that you have enough hardware resources in the VMware ESXi server. The following is the default configuration of the virtual appliance:
Default hardware configurations of the DPX 4.10 Proxy Server virtual appliance for VMware
| System component | Default configuration |
|---|---|
Log in to the Catalogic MySupport website.
Go to the DPX 4.10 product page and download the OVA file for the DPX Proxy Server.
The file name is structured as shown:
dpx-proxy-<version-number>-<build-number>.ova
Once the file is downloaded, log in to vSphere.
Right-click on the folder where you want to deploy your virtual machine.
Follow the instructions in the Deploy OVF Template wizard. In the License Agreements page, read the Software License Agreement (SLA), select I accept all license agreements if you agree, and proceed to the next steps.
In the Customize template page, enter the following values:
Hostname Configurations
Hostname: The hostname of this DPX Proxy Server virtual appliance. The hostname must be unique.
Connection Configuration
Network IP Address: Enter the static IPv4 address of this virtual appliance. Or, leave it blank so that the dynamic IPv4 address is given via the DHCP.
Network Prefix: Enter 24 for the network prefix of this network interface if you are using the static IPv4 address.
Default Gateway
DNS Servers
Keyboard Language Configuration
Keyboard Language: Select either one of the keyboard layouts for the Linux shell from US English (us), UK English (uk), German (de), French (fr), Chinese (cn), or Polish (pl). The default keyboard layout is US English.
Timezone Configuration
Timezone: Enter the time zone (TZ) value for the Linux operating system. The default TZ is the US Eastern Time (America/New_York).
See also. Refer to a list of TZ values, e.g. from WorldTimeAPI Timezones page.
DPX Proxy Configuration
DPX Master FQDN/IPv4 Address
DPX Master Node Group: DefaultGroup
DPX Master UI Username: A user name of the DPX Management Interfaces. The user must be in the Administrator role. The default user is sysadmin.
DPX Master UI Password: The password for this user.
Review the configurations and launch the deployment of the virtual appliance of the DPX Proxy Server for VMware. Ensure that the new VM for the DPX Proxy Server has been created in VMware vSphere Client. Click Next.
Review all the data in the final Ready to complete screen and click Finish.
Upon successful deployment, power on the DPX Proxy Server virtual appliance. The appliance should be visible as a node added to the Master Server specified in Step 7.
Note. It may take several minutes for the DPX Proxy Server to be visible as a node in Master Server. If you cannot see the node, you may add it manually from the Master Server. See Adding a Client Node from the Master Server Level.
Tip. Add the Proxy Server node as DPX Client.
CPUs
Two virtual CPUs
Memory (RAM)
16 GB
Operating system
CentOS Linux 7.9
Hard disk
70 GB
