{"id":21562,"date":"2017-07-19T07:00:39","date_gmt":"2017-07-19T05:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/?p=21562\/"},"modified":"2020-03-15T18:15:10","modified_gmt":"2020-03-15T17:15:10","slug":"hpe-vm-explorer-6-5-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/hpe-vm-explorer-6-5-released\/","title":{"rendered":"HPE VM Explorer 6.5 released"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21574 size-full\" title=\"vmexplorer65released01\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/vmexplorer65released01.jpg\" alt=\"vmexplorer65released01\" width=\"602\" height=\"202\" \/><\/p>\n<p>HPE released the new VM Explorer 6.5, a\u00a0VM backup and replication solution for VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V environments.<\/p>\n<p>The application comes in three editions:<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Free Edition<\/strong> - the product is fully working with some limitations<\/li>\n<li><strong>Professional Edition<\/strong> - efficient backup\/replication solution starter pack includes 4 physical CPU sockets, unlimited additional CPU sockets can be purchased.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Enterprise Edition<\/strong> - advanced backup, replication and recovery solution, starter pack includes 6 physical CPU sockets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>What's new<\/h2>\n<p>The new release 6.5 brings some new enhancements that make VM Explorer the right solution for <strong>SMBs and ROBOs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>HPE StoreOnce Catalyst support<\/h4>\n<p>VM Expolorer 6.5 introduces the support for the <strong>HPE StoreOnce Catalyst<\/strong> (firmware version 3.16.x or later) storage providing the capabilities to backup, copy backup (using Catalyst Copy) and restore.<\/p>\n<p>To setup the new storage, select <strong>Storage System &gt; Deduplicating Storage<\/strong> from main menu.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21565 size-large\" title=\"vmexplorer65released02\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/vmexplorer65released02-600x255.jpg\" alt=\"vmexplorer65released02\" width=\"600\" height=\"255\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click on\u00a0<strong>Add a new HPE StoreOnce Catalyst storage<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21566 size-large\" title=\"vmexplorer65released03\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/vmexplorer65released03-600x226.jpg\" alt=\"vmexplorer65released03\" width=\"600\" height=\"226\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Insert a <strong>Display Name<\/strong> and specify the storage address with the correct credentials. Click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21567 size-large\" title=\"vmexplorer65released04\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/vmexplorer65released04-600x420.jpg\" alt=\"vmexplorer65released04\" width=\"600\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If everything works as expected, the <strong>Test Connection Result<\/strong>\u00a0field shows as result\u00a0<strong>Success<\/strong>. Click <strong>Finish<\/strong> to save the configuration.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21568 size-large\" title=\"vmexplorer65released05\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/vmexplorer65released05-600x420.jpg\" alt=\"vmexplorer65released05\" width=\"600\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The HPE StoreOnce Catalyst storage has been configured.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21569 size-large\" title=\"vmexplorer65released06\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/vmexplorer65released06-600x280.jpg\" alt=\"vmexplorer65released06\" width=\"600\" height=\"280\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>User Interface enhancements<\/h4>\n<p>Navigation and the user interface are constantly improved making the application intuitive and user friendly.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>E-mail report<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A new wizard to create an\u00a0<strong>e-mail report<\/strong> has been introduced.<\/p>\n<p>Access the <strong>E-mail Default Settings<\/strong> section from <strong>Admin &gt; Settings<\/strong> menu to define the e-mail settings.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21570 size-large\" title=\"vmexplorer65released07\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/vmexplorer65released07-600x409.jpg\" alt=\"vmexplorer65released07\" width=\"600\" height=\"409\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Got to <strong>Tasks &gt; Scheduled Tasks<\/strong> to define the e-mail reporting settings. Select a configured task and click <strong>Add<\/strong> button on the right side.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21571 size-large\" title=\"vmexplorer65released08\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/vmexplorer65released08-600x321.jpg\" alt=\"vmexplorer65released08\" width=\"600\" height=\"321\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click the <strong>E-mail Report<\/strong> button under <strong>Other<\/strong> area.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21572 size-full\" title=\"vmexplorer65released09\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/vmexplorer65released09.jpg\" alt=\"vmexplorer65released09\" width=\"492\" height=\"418\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select <strong>Create e-mail report task using default settings<\/strong>\u00a0option then click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21573 size-large\" title=\"vmexplorer65released10\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/vmexplorer65released10-600x467.jpg\" alt=\"vmexplorer65released10\" width=\"600\" height=\"467\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Check <strong>Sender &amp; Receiver<\/strong>\u00a0then click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21575 size-large\" title=\"vmexplorer65released11\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/vmexplorer65released11-600x467.jpg\" alt=\"vmexplorer65released11\" width=\"600\" height=\"467\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Check <strong>Server Settings<\/strong> and click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21576 size-large\" title=\"vmexplorer65released12\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/vmexplorer65released12-600x467.jpg\" alt=\"vmexplorer65released12\" width=\"600\" height=\"467\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Specify the <strong>Report Type<\/strong> and click <strong>Save<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21577 size-large\" title=\"vmexplorer65released13\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/vmexplorer65released13-600x467.jpg\" alt=\"vmexplorer65released13\" width=\"600\" height=\"467\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The report\u00a0has been configured.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21578 size-large\" title=\"vmexplorer65released14\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/vmexplorer65released14-600x475.jpg\" alt=\"vmexplorer65released14\" width=\"600\" height=\"475\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An example of report received via e-mail.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21579 size-large\" title=\"vmexplorer65released15\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/vmexplorer65released15-600x591.jpg\" alt=\"vmexplorer65released15\" width=\"600\" height=\"591\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Refresh VMs<\/strong><br \/>\nNow you can refresh all Virtual Machines on your system by clicking the <strong>Refresh All<\/strong> button in Datacenter view.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21580 size-full\" title=\"vmexplorer65released16\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/vmexplorer65released16.jpg\" alt=\"vmexplorer65released16\" width=\"401\" height=\"294\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Improved filtering capabilities<\/h4>\n<p>Backup and replication sessions can be now grouped depending on their type: <strong>full or incremental<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>From main menu select <strong>Management &gt; Backup\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"fontstyle0\"><strong>Explorer<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle2\">or\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\"><strong>Replication Explorer<\/strong>\u00a0and under <strong>Show<\/strong> area select <\/span>which type of backups\/replications you want to see.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21581 size-large\" title=\"vmexplorer65released17\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/vmexplorer65released17-600x518.jpg\" alt=\"vmexplorer65released17\" width=\"600\" height=\"518\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Upgrade VM Explorer<\/h2>\n<p>If you have a previous release installed, when you open VM Explorer, a message informs you a <strong>new version<\/strong> is available.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21584 size-large\" title=\"vmexplorer65released18\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/vmexplorer65released18-600x395.jpg\" alt=\"vmexplorer65released18\" width=\"600\" height=\"395\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Download <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trilead.com\/download\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HPE VM Explorer 6.5<\/a> and run the installer. Click <strong>Next<\/strong> to begin the installation. During the upgrade process all existing <strong>settings are retained<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21585 size-full\" title=\"vmexplorer65released19\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/vmexplorer65released19.jpg\" alt=\"vmexplorer65released19\" width=\"509\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Accept the EULA and click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21586 size-full\" title=\"vmexplorer65released20\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/vmexplorer65released20.jpg\" alt=\"vmexplorer65released20\" width=\"495\" height=\"310\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Leave default location then click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21587 size-full\" title=\"vmexplorer65released21\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/vmexplorer65released21.jpg\" alt=\"vmexplorer65released21\" width=\"509\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Install<\/strong> to proceed with installation.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21588 size-full\" title=\"vmexplorer65released22\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/vmexplorer65released22.jpg\" alt=\"vmexplorer65released22\" width=\"509\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p>VM Explorer is being installed in the system.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21589 size-full\" title=\"vmexplorer65released23\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/vmexplorer65released23.jpg\" alt=\"vmexplorer65released23\" width=\"509\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When the installation has completed successfully, click <strong>Finish<\/strong> to exit the wizard.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21590 size-full\" title=\"vmexplorer65released24\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/vmexplorer65released24.jpg\" alt=\"vmexplorer65released24\" width=\"509\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Insert the correct credentials to access VM Explorer and click <strong>Login<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21591 size-full\" title=\"vmexplorer65released25\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/vmexplorer65released25.jpg\" alt=\"vmexplorer65released25\" width=\"302\" height=\"310\" \/><\/p>\n<p>VM Explorer 6.5 <strong>Dashboard<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21592 size-large\" title=\"vmexplorer65released26\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/vmexplorer65released26-600x336.jpg\" alt=\"vmexplorer65released26\" width=\"600\" height=\"336\" \/><\/p>\n<p>HPE VM Explorer 6.5 is available as <strong>30-day trial<\/strong> for testing purposes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"signature\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/firma.jpg\" alt=\"signature\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HPE released the new VM Explorer 6.5, a\u00a0VM backup and replication solution for VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V environments. The application comes in three editions:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":21574,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"linkedin_93tdZWzMZc_93tdZWzMZc":"","facebook_2879994398731222_17841400390232720":"","twitter_113568041_113568041":"","mastodon_115463926174894442_115463926174894442":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[903,2138,1484],"tags":[579,1716,582,1632],"class_list":["post-21562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vmware-en","category-backup-en","category-microfocus-en","tag-backup-en","tag-hpe","tag-replication-en","tag-vmexplorer","has_thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21562"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21562\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}