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141BTSA for Windows Hosts
TSA for Windows Hosts runs on a target system. The feature improves performance in
writing disk images compared to writing to Windows shared folders. It is especially
effective for capturing images in flat format, where initial allocation of disk space can
take significant time when done over the network.
The agent opens TCP port 422 and waits for an incoming connection from the Drive
Capture Tool that runs on the source. Once the connection is established, the agent writes
received data into the disk image format that you selected.
The transfer is performed by 64K blocks. If an entire block is filled in by the same byte
value—for example, it contains zero bytes—the whole block is replaced by a telegram 5
bytes in length for traffic reduction.
142BTSA for VMware ESX Server
TSA for VMware ESX Server is used to create disk images and write data to the images
residing on VMware ESX Server 3.0.x and 3.5. The feature must be run in COS running
xinetd daemon.
The CLI Tool package cannot install the TSA for ESX Server. You must install the agent
manually or through the GUI by accessing Preferences→ESX Server→Add.
Warning: TSA for VMware ESX Server uses its own authentication scheme, which
differs from the one used in COS.
The default login credentials are:
Username: root
Password: vmware
To change these credentials, you must run a utility that is included in the TSA bundle.