The DPX Master Server is deployed as an Open Virtualization Format (OVF) template in a VMware environment. The recommended method for installing DPX Client and OSS is to download an .ISO file from the MySupport customer service website, mount the .ISO at a shared network location, open the .ISO file, and launch the appropriate installer. If an .ISO image is not suitable for you, request physical DVDs from the Catalogic Software Data Protection Technical Support.
You can deploy the Catalogic DPX Master Server virtual appliance on either VMware or Microsoft Hyper-V by using the template file (.OVA or .ISO, respectively). The default deployment template will include the following configuration:
DPX Master Server can be deployed either using VMware’s vSphere, or Microsoft’s Hyper-V solutions:
CPU
Four virtual CPUs
Memory (RAM)
16 GB
Operating system
AlmaLinux 8.8 for Catalogic DPX Master Server (included in the package)
Data Disk Subsystem
Required: 270 GB HDD space
Network adapter
Recommended: 10 Gbps Minimum: 1 Gbps
Your DPX is ready to use the moment you log in to it for the first time. However, there are two things worth configuring, namely your password (if you haven’t changed it already) and e-mail settings.
Restrictions. Currently, only insecure e-mail servers are supported, i.e. servers using SSL/TLS protocol cannot be used.
Changing your password:
Click on the user name on the top menu bar and then click Change Password.
The new password must:
contain from 6 to 48 characters,
contain at least 1 number and 1 letter,
not contain username or keyword ‘admin’.
After changing the password, you won’t need to log in again; you will be taken to the DPX dashboard.
Adding Administrator E-mail Settings:
Click the Settings ( ) button on the top menu bar. You will be taken to the Enterprise Information panel.
Select Administrator E-mail Settings and click Add.
To change the password or edit Administrator E-mail settings:
Select Configure from the tab menu.
From the Configuration Operations menu on the left, click on Enterprise.
Select Edit Enterprise from the Enterprise Tasks menu below.
the Edit Enterprise menu will open on the right. There, you can change the password and edit Administrator E-mail Settings.
Remember that the new password must:
contain from 6 to 48 characters,
contain at least 1 number and 1 letter,
not contain username or keyword ‘admin’.
Click Apply.
See also. For more information about the administrator e-mail settings, see Administrator E-mail Settings.
Tip. DPX Master Server can be deployed before or after installing the DPX Client. It does not interfere with the process in any way.
The following instructions assume you have a dedicated virtual machine host and are not deploying on your personal computer, which is used only to deploy DPX on the host.
Download the OVA file from the Catalogic MySupport page:
Login to Catalogic MySupport using the provided credentials.
From the product list, select DPX 4.10.
Click DPX Server and Clients under Software.
Click the link to start downloading the .OVA file.
Once the file is downloaded, log in to vSphere.
Right-click on the folder where you want to deploy your virtual machine.
Deploy OVF Template wizard will initiate.
Select an OVF template In this step, provide the .OVA file destination, either as a URL to a remote server or by downloading the file. In our scenario, we’ve downloaded the file. In such case, select “Local file” and browse to the file location. Click Next.
Select a name and folder Specify the name for your virtual machine and its location. Please remember machine names on vCenter must be unique. Click Next.
Select a compute resource Select the computer resource that will be available to your virtual machine. Click Next.
Review details Verify the template details. Click Next.
License agreements In this step, you must accept the license agreements. Check the checkbox and click Next.
Select storage Define where the virtual machine’s disk will be stored, and choose between thin and thick provisioning. This setting determines whether all disk storage defined for the machine will be exclusively available (thick), or only the disk space actually occupied is used (thin). Click Next.
Select networks Select the network for your virtual machine. Click Next.
Customize template Here you are required to fill in some parameters.
Click Next.
Ready to complete This screen contains a summary of the previous steps. Please review all the information before you click Finish.
You have now completed the deployment of DPX.
Currently, Catalogic DPX offers access either through the web (HTML5-based) interface from your browser or through the desktop (Java-based) application requiring a Java environment installed on the machine you are accessing the Catalogic DPX from. The desktop application is older and will be soon deprecated. The web interface is continuously developed and currently supports all typical Catalogic DPX functionalities, as well as some new features that will never be available using the desktop interface.
You may log in to the DPX Master Server through either of the user interfaces, as described below.
See also. For more details concerning logging in and detailed handling of either user interface, go to the respective documentation sections:
To launch the Catalogic DPX Master Server web interface, do the following:
Open a web browser on a machine with access to the same network the Master Server has been deployed in.
Type the Master Server IP address into the web browser’s address bar and press Enter.
In the login screen, enter the username and password for the Catalogic DPX Master Server. The default login credentials are:
Click the Login button. The DPX Master Server Dashboard will appear.
When logging in for the first time, you will be prompted to change the password. Your new password must:
contain from 6 to 48 characters,
contain at least 1 number and 1 letter,
not contain your username or the keyword admin.
After changing the password, you won’t need to log in again; you will be taken to the DPX dashboard.
To launch the Catalogic DPX Master Server desktop interface, you need to have a Java environment installed on your machine. We recommend downloading the OpenWebStart framework to open the .jnlp file (see below).
If you are launching the desktop interface for the first time, select Run the DPX Java User Interface. This will start the download of the dpx.jnlp file which is used to launch the desktop interface app. If you already have the file downloaded, proceed to step 2.
Run the dpx.jnlp file. It is an executable file, so for security reasons, you may be prompted whether you still want to launch it. Select OK.
Restrictions. In some versions of Java, the application might be blocked by Java Security. In such case, follow the Java environment provider’s instructions to change the security settings or add the application to the exceptions list.
In the Connect to DPX window, enter the server name or IP address (you can also select it from the list, if you have logged into the server in the past), then provide the username and password for the Catalogic DPX Master Server.
The default login credentials are:
Click the Login button. The DPX desktop dashboard will appear.
Note. Further instructions concerning interactions with the DPX interfaces are presented in the form of selectable tabs, describing the same action for each interface separately.
Step-by-step instructions for the web interface.
Step-by-step instructions for the desktop interface.
You can deploy the Catalogic DPX Master Server virtual appliance in the Microsoft Hyper-V environment.
See also. To deploy the Catalogic DPX Master Server virtual appliance for VMware, see .
Take the following steps to deploy the Catalogic DPX Master Server for Microsoft Hyper-V:
From your workstation, open a web browser and log in to the Catalogic website.
Go to the product page for DPX v.4.10 and see the section DPX Master Server appliance template. Download the Microsoft Hyper-V template file.
Log in to Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V to deploy the Catalogic DPX Master Server virtual appliance. Copy the .ISO file to the system.
Attention! Do not attempt to deploy the Catalogic DPX Master Server virtual appliance on your regular workstation for daily tasks. Always use a dedicated machine.
Verify the file integrity of the .ISO file by comparing the MD5 checksum values. Open either Microsoft PowerShell or Microsoft Windows PowerShell. You can use a command similar to the following example:
Compare this value with the original MD5 checksum value in the product page.
In Microsoft File Explorer, open the folder to which you downloaded the .ISO image file.
Right-click the .ISO image file and click Mount.
Open the disk image drive DPX, and open DPX-setup.exe as Administrator to open the DPX 4.10 Setup Wizard window. Click Next to proceed.
Read the Software License Agreement. If you accept this agreement, select I accept the agreement and click Next.
Ensure that the product directory is set to the default path: C:\Program Files\DPX\. Or select another empty folder to install the product.
Select one of the Virtual Switches in the list and click Next.
Configure the network settings of the virtual appliance.
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Click Next to proceed.
Specify the keyboard layout and time zone (TZ) of the Linux operating system for the Catalogic DPX Master Server.
In the Keyboard Language field, enter either one of the available keyboard layouts for the Catalogic DPX Master Server: us for US English, uk for UK English, de for German, fr for French, pl for Polish, or cn for Chinese. Or leave the default value us.
Enter the time zone (TZ) variable for the system. The default value is America/New_York for the US Eastern Time. You can use either one of the TZ values that are listed on the WorldTimeAPI website: .
Click Next to proceed.
In the Ready to Install page, click Next to start installing the Catalogic DPX Master Server programs for Microsoft Windows.
Open Microsoft Hyper-V Manager. Ensure you can see the new VM for the Catalogic DPX Master Server virtual appliance.
Hostname Configuration
Hostname
Please remember that hostname must be unique within the network, domain and Enterprise.
Connection Configuration
Provide all parameters for static IP address. Leave all blank in case of DHCP.
Network IP Address
Fill in, if you want to have a static IP address.
Network Prefix
If you want to have a static IP address, you must provide all connection parameters, including network prefix.
Default Gateway
The default gateway address for this VM.
DNS Servers
Comma-separated domain name servers for this VM.
Keyboard Language Configuration
Keboard Language
Type in two-characer language code.
Timezone Configuration
Set to “America/New_York” by default. Can be changed afterwards.
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Hostname | Enter the host name or fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the virtual appliance. The default value is |
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Network IP Address | Assign a static IPv4 address of the virtual appliance. Or, leave this field blank so that a dynamic IPv4 address is automatically assigned via the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) in the network. |
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Network Prefix | Enter the subnet prefix for IPv4 and the Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) notation. Or, leave this field blank so that a dynamic IPv4 address is automatically assigned via the DHCP in the network. |
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Default Gateway | Enter the IPv4 address of the gateway in the network. Or, leave this field blank so that a dynamic IPv4 address is automatically assigned via the DHCP in the network. |
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DNS Servers | Enter the IPv4 addresses of the domain name system (DNS) servers. You can enter multiple addresses by separating these with a comma |
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